Having Respect for the world is when you allow people to be what they are.

When you hold an infant, hold him not just with your body, but with your mind and heart.

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

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

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.

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

What infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them.