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.

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

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.

Set aside predictable, regular times to give full attention without being distracted by other concerns while also creating a safe, familiar place for baby to spend time playing alone.

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

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

We not only respect babies, we demonstrate our respect every time we interact with them. Respecting a child means treating even the youngest infant as a unique human being, not as an object