Wouldn't life be easier for both parents and infants if parents would observe, relax and enjoy what their child is doing, rather than keep teaching what the child is not yet capable of?

A positive goal to strive for when disciplining would be to raise children we not only love, but in whose company we love being.

We all need someone who understands.

As I say so often, “Observe and wait.” Sometimes you may even find out that what you believed the infant wanted was only your assumption. It is natural to make mistakes and easy to misunderstand pre-verbal children. Nevertheless, it is important to keep trying

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

I have spent my adult life trying to figure out why parents and society put themselves into a race -- what's the hurry? I keep trying to convey the pleasure every parent and teacher could feel while observing, appreciating and enjoying what the infant is doing. This attitude would change our educational climate from worry to joy.

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.