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Dr. Margaret A. Mahler is a leading child psychiatrist whose theory of the psychologica birth of the human being has been influential for many years. According to Mahler, the physical birth of the infant does not coincide with the psychological birth.
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William Ayers is the Educational Director of BJ's Kids Day Care Community in New York City.
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Ayers, W. A parent-teacher conference: Interpreting Margaret Mahler. Early Childhood Educ J 12, 10–11 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01620049
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