We grown-ups are inclined to think that no one really works but ourselves. It is we who earn a living, it is we who have built us the civilization we...

The child who has to sit still listening to a teacher is in the worst possible state of mind and body for learning. Likewise, the child whose life at...

If we change our whole attitude and say to ourselves, ‘My child knows what is best for him. Let us of course watch that he comes to no harm, but...

We are completely on the wrong track when we believe that expensive toys should keep a child happy, or that the child who has a nanny to do...

Grown-ups think of play as a purposeless occupation that keeps children happy and out of mischief, but actually when children are left to play by...

You will be surprised when I tell you that the greater part of what you call ‘play’ is really work.

I do say that ‘don’ts’ are far less effective – indeed they are often definitely harmful when they fill a young child with fear or resentment – than...

The characteristic of children under 6 years of age is that it is almost impossible to teach them; children of this age cannot take from a teacher...

We must give the child relaxation from the continuous direction of adults. So we give them the right environment, relaxation and freedom from orders...