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?

Predictability brings about security.

Let the child be the scriptwriter, the director and the actor in his own play.

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.

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

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

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