We need to always deal with the child in front of us, not the child of our fantasies. Auteur: Madeline Levine Copy Quote More from Madeline Levine “Our children cannot be assumed to follow in our footsteps, assuage our losses, …” “There’s probably no better example of the throttling of creativity than the dif…” “There is no parent more vulnerable to the excesses of overparenting than an unh…”