Yes, in a sense, for while there are times when a warm holding in lap or rocker is the most appropriate action, there are others at which touching is too threatening or seductive. In addition, while genuine appreciation of the child’s art is often just the “gleam in the eye” that will be most useful to their shaky self-esteem (cf.Lochman-Chapin.2001), there are times when too much applause for creative products would promote an unhealthful narcissism and dependency on the responses of other.