Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Winnicott's term, Good Enough Mother, refers to a mother who meets her child's needs in this way. parenting that is good enough takes many forms, but all of them meet a child's emotional or physical need in any given moment. #2 Emotionally neglectful parents are those who fail their child in some critical way in a moment of crisis, causing the child a wound that may never be repaired. Alternatively, they are chronically tone-deaf to some aspect of a child's need throughout his or her childhood development. #3 The importance of emotion in healthy parenting is best understood through attachment theory. Attachment theory describes how our emotional needs for safety and connection are met by our parents from infancy. #4 Zeke was upset by the incident with his teacher, and he needed to feel empathy from his mother. He also needed to learn what was expected of him by his teachers in order to succeed at school.