Because the teacher respects each child and refrains from interference, the children treat one another with the same respect and kindness.

We make learning difficult for children by trying to teach them by means of grown-up methods; the natural and happy way for children to learn, however...

The spontaneous urge towards development, which is within the child, dictates its own pace. It is the part of a wise and loving parent to stand by, to...

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...

We can love our children so dearly that it makes us blind to what is best for them. We can desire so eagerly that they shall grow into fine men and...

Just as we cannot directly help the child’s body to grow into manhood, so we cannot form his mind or character for him. But we can supply his mental...

Children of three or four will concentrate for an hour at a time without effort, and we are careful not to destroy this new power by the arbitrary...

We can see clearly what is necessary to give in order to help the child. It is to give the possibility of independence, of living together and...

We give the child nourishing food so that his little body may grow, and in just the same way we must provide him with suitable nourishment for his...

Harmonious relation between adult and child does not depend only on their loving each other. Rather, mutual understanding and love depend on whether...