I have spent my adult life trying to figure out why parents and society put themselves into a race -- what's the hurry? I keep trying to convey the pleasure every parent and teacher could feel while observing, appreciating and… — Magda Gerber Copy Share Image
RIE emphasizes the benefits of infants spending peaceful, uninterrupted time following their biological rhythms of falling asleep when sleepy and eating when hungry, rather than their having to adjust too soon to external schedules and unrealistic expectations. First, we have… — Magda Gerber Copy Share Image
I wish children could grow according to their natural pace: sleep when sleepy, wake up when rested, eat when hungry, cry when upset, play… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
Childhood is not a race to see how quickly a child can read, write and count. It is a small window of time to… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
An infant always learns. The less we interfere with the natural process of learning, the more we can observe how much infants learn all… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
By closely supervising our infants, by allowing them to do what they are capable of, by restraining ourselves from rescuing them too often, by… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
What infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them. — Magda Gerber Copy Share
Every baby moves with more ease and efficiency if allowed to do it at his own time and in his own way, without our… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
When you approach your baby with an attitude of respect, you let him know what you intend to do and give him a chance… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
When you hold an infant, hold him not just with your body, but with your mind and heart. — Magda Gerber Copy Share
Much harm has been done in the name of love, but no harm can be done in the name of respect. — Magda Gerber Copy Share
Remember, nobody can make another person fall asleep. How to relax and let sleep come is a skill your child, like everybody else, must… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
“If one were to list all the cruelties and maltreatments, both physical and emotional, that parents and adults inflict on children under the guise… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
We not only respect babies, we demonstrate our respect every time we interact with them. Respecting a child means treating even the youngest infant… — Magda Gerber Copy Share
Allow the child to be authentic, to move, to feel the way they move, appreciating them for what they are. — Magda Gerber Copy Share
