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Archive for conceptual blending

Has the “Fembot” Transmogrified Into the “Kidbot”?—Quick Look

In my September 22nd, 2011, post, I mention a 2008 book by Hara Estroff Marano entitled A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting. This book was mentioned in an article entitled Less Play Time = More Troubled Kids, Experts Say. I made these references in the context of looking at parentification, adultification, […]

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How Much Do You Know About What You Don’t Know?

Q – How much do you know about what you don’t know? OK, is this a trick question like, “Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?” Actually, it’s a legitimate question. Let me see if I can explain using myself as an example. As many of you know, I suffer from migraine headaches. Many migraine sufferers will […]

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Farmer Freud and Farmer Bowlby—Ploughing the Same Field?

As most of you know, John Bowlby, arguably the father of attachment theory, wrote three volumes on the subject (often referred to collectively as Bowlby’s trilogy). The main title for each volume was Attachment and Loss. The subtitle for each volume was different and set the tone for what was to come: vol. I – […]

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