TheCollectedWorksofD.W.WinnicottVolume6,1960-1963bringstogethertheinfluentialwritingsofBritishpsychoanalystDonaldWoodsWinnicottduringapivotalperiodinhiscareer.Thisvolumecaptureshisevolvingideasonchilddevelopment,themother-infantrelationship,andtheconceptofthe"transitionalobject."Itincludeskeypaperssuchas"TheTheoryoftheParent-InfantRelationship"and"EgoIntegrationinChildDevelopment,"whereWinnicottfurtherelaborateshisgroundbreakingtheoriesabouttheimportanceoftheholdingenvironmentandthedevelopmentofthetrueself.TheworksinthisperioddemonstrateWinnicott'sdeepeningclinicalinsightsandhisuniqueabilitytobridgepsychoanalytictheorywithpracticalpediatricobservations.ThiscollectionisessentialforunderstandingthematurationofWinnicott'sthoughtduringtheseproductiveyears.
