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Role of the Adult

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21 March 2022

Clearly, we have a social duty towards this future man, this man who exists as a silhouette around the child, a duty towards this man of tomorrow...

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19 March 2022

Adults must defend children. We adults must see the real humanity in children, the humanity which will take our place one day, if we are to have...

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11 March 2022

We must let the child walk and notice how he walks. His legs are short in comparison to ours and therefore he walks more slowly. Not only this, but...

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8 March 2022

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.

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7 March 2022

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...

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5 March 2022

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...

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4 March 2022

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...

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20 January 2022

Naughtiness will disappear if we give children the right environment at a sufficiently early age. This environment must provide a great deal of...

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2 January 2022

If we give children the right environment and this warm care [of the adult], we will see all their naughtiness disappear without any advice or the...

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27 November 2021

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.

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