Activity Quote by Maria Montessori

The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.

— Maria Montessori

Except when he has regressive tendencies, the child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.

— Maria Montessori

The natural inclination of a child is to take pleasure in the use of the mind no less than of the body. The child's…

— Nathaniel Branden

Nature introduces children to the idea—to the knowing—that they are not alone in this world, and that realities and dimensions exist alongside their own.

— Richard Louv

A child's character develops in accordance with the obstacles he has encountered... or the freedom favoring his development that he has enjoyed.

— Maria Montessori

How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant…

— Maria Montessori

There is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce…

— Peter Gay

There must be provision for the child to have contact with nature; to understand and appreciate the order, the harmony and the beauty in…

— Maria Montessori

The child begins life as a pleasure-seeking animal; his infantile personality is organized around his own appetites and his own body. In the course…

— Selma Fraiberg

It is necessary, then, to give the child the possibility of developing according to the laws of his nature, so that he can become…

— Maria Montessori

“3. The child is allowed to experience and express ordinary impulses, such as jealousy, rage, sexuality and defiance, because the parents have not disowned…

— John Bradshaw

In nature, a child finds freedom, fantasy, and privacy: a place distant from the adult world, a separate peace.

— Richard Louv