Sadness, discomfort, frustration -- they are all valid human emotions. Why would we want to suppress them?
Magda GerberIf infants are ready to do something, they will do it. In fact, when they are ready, they have to do it.
Magda GerberWhat infants need is the opportunity and time to take in and figure out the world around them.
Magda GerberRIE emphasizes the benefits of infants spending peaceful, uninterrupted time following their biological rhythms of falling asleep when sleepy and eating when hungry, rather than their having to adjust too soon to external schedules and unrealistic expectations. First, we have to let the child develop his own rhythm; and then later he can adjust more into adult life.
Magda Gerber