Navigating Liminal Spaces and Paradoxes

Liminal, from the Latin word limen, a threshold, describes the space between what is known and what is coming— physically, emotionally, or metaphorically. There are many liminal spaces in pediatrics, due to the nature of a child’s development towards adulthood. Paradoxes challenge our understanding. They may present as a contradiction, and often require us to expand our understanding of the world. How we navigate liminal spaces and paradoxes has ethical implications for our practice. Articles in this issue of the Journal of Pediatric Ethics discuss these issues.