Wouldn't life be easier for both parents and infants if parents would observe, relax and enjoy what their child is doing, rather than keep teaching what the child is not yet capable of? — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
What infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them. — Magda Gerber Copy Share Image
All children accomplish milestones in their own way, in their own time. — Magda Gerber Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
When you hold an infant, hold him not just with your body, but with your mind and heart. — Magda Gerber Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
