Predictability brings about security.

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

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.

When you approach your baby with an attitude of respect, you let him know what you intend to do and give him a chance to respond. You assume he is competent and involve him in his care and let him, as much as possible, solve his own problems. You give him plenty of physical freedom and you don't push development.

The way we care for our babies is how they experience our love.

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

If infants are ready to do something, they will do it. In fact, when they are ready, they have to do it.