The hands help the development of the intellect. When a child is capable of using his hands, he can have a quantity of experiences in the environment...
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It is not that man must develop in order to work, but that man must work in order to develop. The work of the hand is the expression of psychic growth...
The child does not work in order to move or in order to become intelligent. He works to adapt to his environment. It is essential that he has many...
We must give him the means and encourage him. ‘Courage, my dear, courage! You are a new man that must adapt to this new world. Go on triumphantly. I...
Those whom nature has fitted to care for children see a change in them every day, almost every hour. They see these small changes as admirable. This...
The child sees the same action repeated at the same time every day in the same way. This attracts his attention. Children have a sense of the...
When we do something for a child (for example, give him a bath), [...] we must let him know that it is time for his bath. We must prepare the bath in...
We must respect the child and he must understand that he is respected. He needs to be prepared for everything that is going to be done for him.
Democracy begins at birth. The child must know what is going to happen to him, that he will not be seized suddenly, that his permission will be asked...