MARGARET MAHLER

Margaret Schonberger Mahler was born in 1897 in a small border district in western Hungary. Schooled in Hungary and Germany, she specialized in pediatrics and gained respect for her work with severely disturbed and psychotic children. In the stimulating academic and intellectual environment of Heidelberg, Mahler broadened her interest in psychology and trained in psychoanalysis, all the while honing her observational skills to better understand early childhood development in normal, severely disturbed, and autistic children... The Margaret S. Mahler Child Development Foundation was established in 1970. The Foundation's work is aimed at increasing understanding of a child's psychological and emotional development, particularly as observed in the separation-individuation process, and communicating that understanding to parents, therapists, and childcare providers.

Primary location: Voorhees United States