Интервью с Жан Ледлофф
...What we do in this culture, which is a mistake, is to follow the children around. I advise people who are at the end of the "in-arms" phase, when their infants start to creep, and then crawl, and then walk, to go about their own business doing useful, interesting things in and around the house. Don't just sit around in front of a computer or a book, but do the things that any reasonable hunter/gatherer would do like cooking, or gardening, or housework, or talking and laughing with your friends - things that a young child can see some kind of sense in. This way the child can follow you and watch you, which is the way nature intended. Then inevitably they will want to imitate you and help you. You don't have to ask them. They will automatically want to participate in the life that is unfolding around them, and they will naturally begin to move toward independence, just like any animal...
...You don't try to prevent cows, or sheep or pussycats from falling. They don't trip over the edges of cliffs. We think that homo sapiens are the only ones stupid enough to do that. We don't trust our children not to walk into a fire, but we trust puppy dogs and kittens. The truth of the matter is that we're much better at preserving ourselves than we realize...
...One of the worst things you can do to a child is to do for them what they can do for themselves. Even if the doing takes a bit longer. That's one of my little rules, though it doesn't sound very Liedlovian to have rules. If a child is trying to climb up on a chair, let her figure it out herself. Apart from the fact that she's testing and using her abilities, she's also, learning that her parents trust her...
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...You don't try to prevent cows, or sheep or pussycats from falling. They don't trip over the edges of cliffs. We think that homo sapiens are the only ones stupid enough to do that. We don't trust our children not to walk into a fire, but we trust puppy dogs and kittens. The truth of the matter is that we're much better at preserving ourselves than we realize...
...One of the worst things you can do to a child is to do for them what they can do for themselves. Even if the doing takes a bit longer. That's one of my little rules, though it doesn't sound very Liedlovian to have rules. If a child is trying to climb up on a chair, let her figure it out herself. Apart from the fact that she's testing and using her abilities, she's also, learning that her parents trust her...
http://www.spinninglobe.net/intwjean.htm