Louise J. Kaplan Quotes

A collection of quotes by Louise J. Kaplan.

Louise J. Kaplan is a psychoanalyst, author, and scholar in the field of child development and psychotherapy. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of early relational experiences and their impact on human development. Kaplan has authored several influential works, including "Oneness and Separateness," exploring the importance of the mother-infant relationship, and "Personality Development: Normality and Pathology," providing insights into psychodynamic perspectives. Her work has been highly regarded and has shaped the field of psychoanalysis.

Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only af

Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.

Louise J. Kaplan

Sympathy

Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.

Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.

Louise J. Kaplan

Teen

The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The

The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.

Louise J. Kaplan

Teen

Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a strugg

Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future.

Louise J. Kaplan

Future