Magda Gerber Quotes

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• Set aside predictable, regular times to give full attention without being distracted by other concerns while also creating a safe, familiar place for baby to…
• What infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them.
• The way we care for our babies is how they experience our love.
• When you hold an infant, hold him not just with your body, but with your mind and heart.
• Infancy is a vulnerable stage of development, therefore, it's not enough that babies receive good care, the care must be excellent.
• Educarers demonstrate love by showing and teaching respect.
• Childhood is not a race to see how quickly a child can read, write and count. It is a small window of time to learn…
• We not only respect babies, we demonstrate our respect every time we interact with them. Respecting a child means treating even the youngest infant as…
• When you approach your baby with an attitude of respect, you let him know what you intend to do and give him a chance to…
• The more we do, the busier we are, the less we really pay attention.
• Let the child be the scriptwriter, the director and the actor in his own play.
• Having Respect for the world is when you allow people to be what they are.
• All children accomplish milestones in their own way, in their own time.
• Allow the child to be authentic, to move, to feel the way they move, appreciating them for what they are.
• Predictability brings about security.
• Do less; observe more; enjoy most.
• Focus on quality and ease of movement, not on the age a milestone is accomplished.
• Much harm has been done in the name of love, but no harm can be done in the name of respect.
• What parents teach is themselves, as models of what is human - by their moods, their reactions, their facial expressions and actions. These are the…
• Every baby moves with more ease and efficiency if allowed to do it at his own time and in his own way, without our trying…

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