The second period, six to twelve, is a peaceful period of a singular regularity. This age is a time of rest. The child of six is different from the...
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While language is formed from birth to one year, without the conscious will of the child being engaged, from one to two years of age language is...
The newborn child shows a sudden, energetic, marvelous development in the first period; after that, his development is less impressive. The greatest...
At the age of one, after this first intentional word, the child reaches another stage of consciousness which is of the greatest importance – he...
We must speak clearly to the child, give him the right words and repeat them often for him. In this way we can stimulate the explosion into language...
If we correct a child we must do so very gently. We must be his interpreter; this must be our first act of charity to the human being.
This explosion [of language] occurs all at once. Psychologists have counted one to three hundred new words in a week. The child becomes richer from...
If the children are free, we can see how they have this great desire, not only to eat and play, but for something elevating. Right from the beginning...