You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solve… - Erik Erikson

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You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what's wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatever's in them rises to the surface in free play.

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About Erik Erikson

Erik Homburger Erikson (15 June 1902 – 12 May 1994) was a Danish-German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on social development of human beings, and for coining the phrase identity crisis.

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Native Name: Erik Homburger Erikson
Alternative Names: Erik H. Erikson
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