In the beginning was upbringing

The author shows the mechanisms of hidden cruelty in raising children and the roots of violence. Analyzing a number of life stories - a drug-addicted patient, juvenile killers, and Adolf Hitler - Miller reveals the origins of extreme personal destructiveness in these individuals during their early childhood: as children, they were subjected to abuse and humiliation, which affected their personality traits. The main principles of "destructive pedagogy" - oppressive and crippling child-rearing - are formulated.

For psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, and anyone interested in childhood issues.