What parents teach is themselves, as models of what is human - by their moods, their reactions, their facial expressions and actions. These are the real things parents need to be aware of, and of how they affect their children.… — 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
