29 Quotes by Magda Gerber

Sadness, discomfort, frustration – they are all valid human emotions. Why would we want to suppress them?

An infant always learns. The less we interfere with the natural process of learning, the more we can observe how much infants learn all the time.

Predictability brings about security.

Every baby moves with more ease and efficiency if allowed to do it at his own time and in his own way, without our trying to teach him. A child who has always been allowed to move freely develops not only an agile body but also good judgment about what he can and cannot do.

We all need someone who understands.

The more we do, the busier we are, the less we really pay attention.

Remember, nobody can make another person fall asleep. How to relax and let sleep come is a skill your child, like everybody else, must learn all by herself.

Much harm has been done in the name of love, but no harm can be done in the name of respect.

Allow the child to be authentic, to move, to feel the way they move, appreciating them for what they are.