Quotes from Magda Gerber

Much harm has been done in the name of love, but no harm can be done in the name of respect.

Having Respect for the world is when you allow people to be what they are.

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?

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 a unique human being, not as an object

An infant always learns. The less we interfere with the natural process of learning, the more we can observe how much infants learn all the time.

What infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them.

All children accomplish milestones in their own way, in their own time.

A positive goal to strive for when disciplining would be to raise children we not only love, but in whose company we love being.

Sadness, discomfort, frustration -- they are all valid human emotions. Why would we want to suppress them?

Focus on quality and ease of movement, not on the age a milestone is accomplished.

The way we care for our babies is how they experience our love.

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 and develop at the pace that is right for each individual child. Earlier is not better

Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I'll probably not remember. Involve me and I'll understand.