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.

Children do not play because they learn; They play because they play.

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

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

I wish children could grow according to their natural pace: sleep when sleepy, wake up when rested, eat when hungry, cry when upset, play and explore without being unnecessarily interrupted; in other words, be allowed to grow and blossom as each was meant to.

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

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.