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klein-archive · 2 years

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On the prophylactic value of play

17th May 2022

In my last blog post I shared some of Melanie Klein’s notes on friendship, found in file PP/KLE/C.9 of the archive. The material I’ve unearthed this time comes from the same file, but here we see Klein reflecting on the importance of play in the early relationship between the mother and her infant/child, and that between the infant/child and other important individuals in his or her life, including siblings. Klein’s focus here is the impact of the child’s experience of play on their development and overall happiness, and she draws on her work with an adult patient to highlight the suffering that may follow when a mother doesn’t play with her child.

We can see Klein reflecting carefully upon the subtle interplay of external and internal or constitutional factors, which has such a bearing on the infant and, later, child’s subjective experience of the world, environment, and other people. She takes into account, for example, the infant’s ‘responsive attitude’, as well as the capacity of the mother or others to really engage with the infant, for instance by getting down and playing ‘on the nursery floor’. She also points to the mitigating function of happy play, which helps an individual to bear conflict and worry, and lessens the sense of a gap between the generations.

As with many of her notes, those reproduced here are typed up, though clearly still in the process of being thought through and developed, with handwritten annotations, corrections and sometimes lines drawn through words and passages.

The first play therapy – a prophylactic one – starts with the mother’s playing with her child. The baby early responds to a playful attitude on the part of the people around him, and much is gained by this responsive attitude of the baby. Play between mother and baby contributes greatly to their happy relation. Furthermore, the playing together of children in the home, and next, with other playmates in the kindergarten – all the settings in which children play together or grown-ups play with children – are of great prophylactic value.

In the psycho-analysis of grown-ups one can see how these memories of happy play with mother or brothers and sisters or friends make up for much worry and conflict of different kinds, and produce a very strong tie between members of the same family. A home where there is no play in common remains cold, and there will be a wide gap between the child and his parents.

An adult patient of mine, a man who was not liable to cry, had an outburst of tears and cried an hour through when he remembered that his mother had never played with him on the nursery floor. She had been very fond of him, and he had been accustomed to go into the drawing room and was allowed to play there for a while. But that to him was never real play. On the nursery floor one could behave much more freely, need not take so much care to keep clean – actually, one could more readily express one’s phantasies.

Klein notes the important role of play, as well as imagination, in liberating unconscious phantasy. Without such a liberation of phantasy within an environment that can receive and not be too alarmed by it, the personality may remain, or become, significantly constricted. Klein continues:

Play in common increases love and trust, improves human relationships, and helps the child to overcome fears. For instance, let us take the game of a child who is pretending that he is shooting lions in the jungle (represented by a few chairs), or who is harpooning whales, from a couch which represents the ship. If the mother can join in such a game (and she may be asked to do so if the relation between herself and her child is good enough) then not only does she share pleasure with him but she is felt to be a helper, a good figure, as it were, against the bad and dangerous beings of his phantasies, which are represented by lions and whales…. (File PP/KLE/C.9; Images 42/, 43/ and 44/76)

Such experiences of play with trusted others, Klein writes, are:

… of the greatest importance for future relationships to people… It is an invaluable gain for the child’s mental and intellectual development, and for his happiness, if by means of play he can liberate his unconscious phantasies and express his impulses of various kinds. (Image 46/76)

Klein continues:

Every child is in the greatest need of a really understanding love as a support against his fears derived from internal sources. The mother’s love and understanding can hardly be expressed in a more suitable way than by becoming a good playmate to her child. In doing so she no doubt achieves something of which she may very well not be at all aware, that is, that she really understands her child, by which I mean that she unconsciously feels what goes on in the child’s unconscious… Furthermore, the gratifications which the child shares with the people who play with him help him to gain trust in them, and thus become the foundation for an improved relation between the child and grown-ups in general. The grown-up person who plays with the child in a way which responds to the child’s mind… puts himself on a level with the child and does away with the great gap which exists between the[m.] (Image 48/76)

Finally, on imagination and play, Klein writes:

The connection between the child’s imagination and his play is an obvious one. One can easily observe how the child can make a plaything of any object, and that he is guided by his imagination when doing so. That the child’s imagination is more strongly at work than that of the adult has probably always been understood, and the relation between play and imagination more or less recognised. But it has been left to psycho-analysis to discover the wealth and depth of the child’s phantasy life and also the importance of these phantasies for his whole development. Psycho-analysis has found that the child’s phantasies can be developed and play an important part in his later activities and sublimations. So true is this that one can say that a too strong repression of his phantasies inhibits the development of activities and sublimations and impoverishes his whole personality. It appeared that whatever can be seen and observed of the child’s imaginative life is on the whole a very small and weak expression of what goes on in the depths of his mind. (Images 60/ and 61/76)

#melanie klein #psychoanalysis #child therapy #infant play #child development #early relationships #wellcome library #unconscious phantasy

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teeth--king · 1 month

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Wait! The baby toss being able to crit gives me a reason to share this edit of one of my pieces I made a while back!

I need to see the baby toss crit so bad, I need to send Rosemary to space.

#yeah rosemary is still in the infant stage. I haven't been playing much...#stardew valley #my tablet can't upscale well so it's very blurry sorry

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livisart · 7 days

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literally all i can imagine seeing ryoshu's new ID:

#limbus company #heathcliff limbus company #ryoshu limbus company #nelly limbus company #canto vi spoilers #canto 6 spoilers #my art #WHO decided to trust ryoshu with an infant is my question #like i wouldnt trust most of the sinners with a baby but ryoshu has to be one of the worst picks #she'd teach the baby to play with knives. maybe that's why erlking heathcliff is so strong because ryoshu trained him in the art of combat #also this is a silly shitpost but ngl i got kinda emotional drawing nelly taking care of heathcliff.... i rly love nelly.

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scodeeyodee · 1 year

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Functional Graco Pack n' Play CC

(NOW PUBLIC!!)

12 Swatches

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#graco #pack n play #pack and play #ts4cc #sims 4 simblr #sims 4 custom content #ts4 #ts4 simblr #the sims 4 #sims 4 cc #simblr #sims 4 #sims 4 growing together #sims 4 infant update #sims 4 infant cc #sims 4 infants #baby crib

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simminmybestlife · 5 months

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NEW TS4 CC RELEASE: BLUEY PLUSH (FUNCTIONAL TOY)

And who doesn't love BLUEY!? Now your little simmies can fan out w/ their favorite character!!

THIS SET INCLUDES:

Bluey Plush (Functional Toy)

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CC DETIALS:

All meshes are ORIGINAL and created by ME (Simmin' My Best Life)

CUSTOM ICONS: Each item has its own custom icon for easy finding while in build mode!

This Item is base game compatible!

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buglaur · 4 months

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updated gp roster

#ts4 #can you tell i hate gameplay with toddlers and infants 💀#i have one more house to fill and know who i want in there but i can't get them from my head into cas #i did change kits hair #i thought this one was so gorgeous on them though 🥺 couldn't not use it #i miss having a queue going so i'll probably play for 2 weeks straight after christmas #and then start queueing it when i go back to college #i successfully made my own font override for the gp as well 😎#this is queued for while i'm sleepin

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cerubean · 3 months

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it's been raining nonstop in brindleton bay...

#kinda obsessed w/ brindleton rn i wish more of the worlds were as nicely detailed #ts4 scenery #sims 4 #s4mm #simblr #s #alsoo i made another new hosuehold and this one is a single-ish mom w/ a frat boy bd its so fun and super challenging bc-#homegirl has 2 jobs is in college and has an infant like!! IM stressed #i rlly wish i had a better computer so i could do lets plays i feel like thatd be so fun just having a slice of life kind of series where-#i play diff households each time in the same save like rotationally <333 one day #first tag rambling of the year everyone!! mark ur calendars

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coolwhipp22 · 1 year

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Hey y’all😅 it’s 2023!

It’s the Black Hottie Simmer ❤️‍🔥, Coolwhipp22💕 and I’m back with a build that I ate tf up🍴

I BUILT A FUNCTIONAL HIBACHI RESTAURANT WITH CUSTOM FOOD AND WITH A FUNCTIONAL TEPPANYAKI GRILL. THE CHEF COOKS IN FRONT OF YOUR SIMS😭🥢 ITS SOO CUTE😍

💕🚨ISSA FREE BUILD🚨💕

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❤️‍🔥VIDEO YOU SHOULD WATCH BEFORE DOWNLOADING ❤️‍🔥

✨ALL LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THIS BUILD ARE IN THE DESCRIPTION BOX OF THE YOUTUBE VIDEO INCLUDING LINKS TO THE CUSTOM FOOD I USED AND THE OUTFITS IN THE VIDEO! SUBSCRIBE!! WE ARE SO CLOSE TO 1K SUBSCRIBERS HELP ME GET THERE!❤️‍🔥✨

If anyone is having trouble with the grills counting or showing up as chef stations, make sure that you don’t have two teppanyaki files in your mods folder!!! ✨ Make sure you have the one that ends in “AsChefStation.package” I doubled checked and a lot of people are saying they had to delete one of the grill packages but I could have sworn I only put one teppanyaki file in the build download but who knows!😂, but please double check yourself. ✨💕 I’m so sorry about this!✨

❤️‍🔥Hibachi sign from: @keyyskorner @keyskorner

@insimniacreations i used your food for this particular restaurant. I hope you see this and make some hibachi food 😅😍

💕Find this build and many more on the gallery💕

✴️ORIGIN ID: COOLWHIPP22✴️

🖤All credits go to the CC Creators. I love and admire you all!!🖤

💕Enjoy and send me pics💕

#youtube #black sims #black sims 4 #theblacksimmer #sims 4 urban cc #sims 4 builds #sims 4 lets play #sims 4 urban sims #the black simmer #sims 4 download #sims of color #sims 4 mods #sims 4 infants #sims 4 growing together #sims 4 dine out #sims 4 restaurant

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im-totally-not-an-alien-2 · 1 year

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Halloween prompt no. 31 (part 6)

Gotham Knights au where the bats crash at a safe house and hear noises coming from the cabinet above the stove. Sneaking up to it they fling it open to find a very startled child around 4 or 5 years of age eating cereal out of the box.

Dick recovered first,"So uh, whatcha doin' there?"

The kid hugged the box to his chest, almost as if he was afraid they'd take it away from him before giving a muttered, "...nothing..."

Tim got between Jason and the kid, blocking the view of the larger man and giving him the chance to put away the gun he had drawn without the kid noticing it. "Dont worry kid." He said softly, "We won't take it away. You must have been pretty hungry, huh? Is that why you broke in?"

"Kinda?"

It was Jason's turn to ask a question, "Well why are you in there then?"

"I wanted to see my daddy."

The three looked at eachother before Dick, barely holding back laughter asked, "Who's your daddy?"

The kid didn't think twice before pointing at Tim, "I'm Danny and I'm your clone!" Tim bluescreened in response.

#fanfiction prompts #prompts #danny phantom #danny fenton #dp x dc #robin #tim drake #red hood #i think #jason todd #nightwing #dick grayson #ive never played a batman game before have mercy #if you add infant ellie tim with crash altogether

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lamatisse · 7 months

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hello :o

idk how long its been but GOOD LORDDD

#i wanna start playing the sims again :D #i feel bad so lets start by actually updating my cc 🧍‍♀️#if im not mistaken only the default skins have been affected by the infant update??#(YES ITS BEEN THAT LONG SDJKFGHDF)#has anything else broke after that ???#anyway henlo #chitchat

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peanutty · 5 months

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bun in the oven <3

#playing around with relight :)#u better be looking respectfully....#andy anderson #willa ballantine #ballantine 1 #postcard legacy #postcard legacy challenge #the farmer #ts4 gameplay #ts4 legacy #sims 4 #ts4 #simblr #maxis match #I CANNOT WAIT TO FINALLY PLAY WITH INFANTS YAYAYAYCBDNKKDLEWD

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krystal91sims · 6 months

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Way-To-Play Playmat 01

I don't know about you, but I never know how to match this item in my baby sims' rooms 😅 so I decided to make this recolor of 10 swatches. Also I made it base game compatible so everyone can use it!! 😉

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#My CC #Sims 4 Playmat #TS4 Playmat #Sims 4 Infants #TS4 Infants #Sims 4 Play Mat #TS4 Play Mat #Growing Together #Base Game Compatible #Base Game #Sims 4 CC #TS4 CC #Sims 4 Objects #Sims 4 #TS4

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softerhaze · 1 year

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some of infant lomi’s greatest hits before she ages up 💌👶🏽

#ts4 #*ts4gameplay #*sunday save #*sunday save gen 2 #z #*paloma #she's still an infant in my game lol but i'm hoping to have some time to play later today ;-----;#q'd

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memoirsofasim · 1 month

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Bessie inherited her mothers skin tone and hair colour, and her fathers blue eyes. As an infant she had the Sunny trait, she loved being held, loved wake up time and was a snuggly sleeper.

#The Sims 4 #TS4 #Sims 4 #Westbrook #I thought I wanted to play infants #but I forgot how much they cry :\#Anyway speeding thru some of the life stages #So I begin the occult legacy challenge

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puretopia · 8 months

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a few more snippets of the house, I made a play room downstairs although Oona isn't old enough to make maximum use out of it yet.

#also realising i used so much cc in the play room only to clone it for her actual nursery ;-;#O WEL #i dont have tons of infant/toddler stuff #ts4 #the sims 4 #sims 4 #ts4 interior

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florwal · 20 days

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yeah some people are just mean cause they can, you've done so much and you don't owe anything to anyone

+ i'm so happy you've been enjoying jut playing the game for yourself, i've just cleaned all my mods folder (don't ask how.) and planning to fell in love again with the game that i've been loving since i was 10 😭

if you wanna share some pics of what you're doing i'm super curious, but if you dont: just fuck them all 💋💋💋💋💋💋 kisses and hugs

i’ve been trying to play the complete opposite of what i normally would but i’m actually enjoying it a lot! i just cleaned my mods folder too it was A CHORE

the dad erik is a construction worker and he’s into all the outdoorsy stuff. he goes fishing a lot. he has the goofball trait and tries to be “the cool dad.” because in my head the parents were in the grunge/alternative scene when they were younger

the mom vivienne is a freelance writer and to make things easier for me she has the family oriented/neat traits because erik is a slob and makes the house dirty as fuck and i feel bad cuz she is ALWAYS cleaning up after him but their marriage is going great and they never fight so ? she seems happy to do it i guess lmao

they have a teenage daughter named bristol that’s super angsty and has the live fast aspiration from hsy so she sneaks out and gets into trouble at school a lot. she has a crush on her best friend marjane who’s been having a stay over at the house for a sims week so i’m like 👀 waiting to see if any autonomous romance will happen with them BUT bristol also has a crush on another girl from school so idk which one i want her to go to prom with and it’s stressing me out!!!

#house is by alerionjkeee! i have like all of her builds in my game #i let the game randomize their names #like their last name is briggs lmao #but i love them so much :’)#im excited for the baby so i can play with infants #also thank you you’re so sweet

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