Mirror Stage

"Mirror Stage" references Jacques Lacan's concept of the *stade du miroir*—the developmental moment when a child first recognizes herself in a mirror, grasping that she is a continuous being with an image that persists across time. This recognition is mediated by the parent, who holds the child before the mirror and says, "That's you."

This app literalizes that function: it holds up a mirror across time, helping a young child see herself as a continuous agent whose actions echo forward into consequences. The parent mediates this reflection, not as judge but as gentle narrator.