Whenever possible, the child has a tendency to render himself independent of the help of others, especially of the adult. Then, in acquiring this...

We do not know this spontaneous being: the child who tries to work constantly. If we did not recognise him as such before, it was because we put...

We give the child nourishing food so that his little body may grow, and in just the same way we must provide him with suitable nourishment for his...

If a child meets certain difficulties in his work the other children never spontaneously help him.... But if there is an accident when help is really...

To understand the needs of the child and to supply these so that his life develops fully, that is the aim underlying my method.

… the first thing his education demands is the provision of an environment in which he can develop the powers given him by nature. This does not mean...

The child’s conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his ‘natural development’.

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

The child has his own laws of growth, and if we want to help him grow, we must follow him instead of imposing ourselves on him.