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2 June 2021

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...

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26 May 2021

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...

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19 May 2021

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...

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12 May 2021

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...

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8 May 2021

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...

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7 May 2021

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

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5 May 2021

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...

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27 February 2021

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...

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23 October 2019

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

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