“In the care of the newborn, and to do everything one can for him, you have to keep his psychic life very present in mind ... The child, throughout his incarnation, is a spiritual embryo that has to grow at the expense of the environment. But just as the physical embryo needs its own special environment, such the mother's womb, in which to grow, so this spiritual embryo needs to be protected in its external environment, animated, warm with love, rich with nourishment: where everything is done to accommodate and nothing to hamper.” Il Segreto dell'Infanzia, p. 39 & 47 (Garzanti)
"Education must no longer be based on a pre-established program but on an understanding of human life. In light of this conviction, the education of a newborn is of the utmost importance." La Mente del Bambino p. 12 (Garzanti)
