Child Development Quotes

“Emotional intelligence begins to develop in the earliest years. All the small exchanges children have with their parents, teachers, and with each other carry emotional messages.”

“Play is the work of the child.”

“One of the many interesting and surprising experiences of the beginner in child analysis is to find in even very young children a capacity for insight which is often far greater than that of adults.”

“The analysis of young children has taught me that the Oedipus complex begins at a much earlier age than we have been accustomed to suppose.”

“The projection of good feelings and good parts of the self into the mother is essential for the infant's ability to develop good object-relations and to integrate his ego.”

“Each child is an individual, and each child has a different temperament.”

“In the baby's mind, the 'internal' mother is bound up with the 'external' one.”

“Feelings of love and gratitude arise directly and spontaneously in the baby in response to the love and care of his mother.”

“It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.”