Emmi and me

Live and work with children, adults and myself

Pikler – Pedagogy very practical

How does that work??

So that’s how "piklerisch" to be with the child?

I’ll do it.

Leave it there.

"Let us not do anything for the infant that he is capable of, e.g. when he reaches for something that he can achieve himself when he makes an effort; he will also find out everything how he can achieve it. The less we interfere in his experiments, the more eager and persistent he will be to continue experimenting" (Pikler 1982: 42ff.)

Wrapping up in dialogue

Before it got mobile, we put a thin cloth on it so that the wood is not too cold. However, with increasing movement, the cloth became superfluous because it only disturbed. From the beginning we explained every move, because we did with her and made it possible for her to help in her measure. So that your attention is not distracted from being with me or your loved one, we have refrained from hanging mobiles over the changing table or offering toys when changing diapers. It was and is important that we have prepared the changing area and that everything we need is within easy reach. So we can always get involved with them and do not have to quickly search for anything or get something. At the changing table she gets undivided attention and everything we do with her happens with respect and respect for her statements, individual preferences and her own pace of development.