Lectures by the famous English child psychiatrist and psychoanalyst are addressed to pediatricians, therapists, obstetricians-gynecologists, nurses and, of course, parents. For parents - future and current mothers and fathers - such a book is infinitely important, because it relieves groundless worries and instills confidence. She describes and analyzes motherhood as it is, without horror or embellishment. For example, a feeling of complete absorption with a newborn, bordering on the disappearance of one’s own personality, depression and irritation, fear of being a “bad mother”, incomprehensible behavior of the child... Professionals will be pleasantly surprised or, on the contrary, puzzled and somewhat shocked, but will receive food for thought. Recommended by the course of psychotherapy and clinical psychology of the Faculty of Postgraduate Professional Education of the MMA named after. Sechenov as a textbook in the specialty “Psychotherapy and Medical Psychology”