Book The rhythms and rituals of the child

The child likes to go, every morning, to watch the trucks pass by on the national road. And to get home, he always wants to take the same path. For breakfast, he likes his four slices of toast to always be prepared the same way...Small and large rituals are part of everyday life, they participate in the construction of this famous “comfort zone”, wrongly decried. Because the child only sets out to discover the vast world, only goes to meet the new when he or she has a home port. And it is his rhythms and rituals, as well as those of the adults around him, which offer him this space of tranquility and security, which gives him the freedom and enthusiasm to explore. The child is, by nature, a giant of potential, and the more we trust him, the more he will be able to express it. Let’s forget our expectations and preconceived ideas, change our perspective and let ourselves be guided by the child, for more peaceful parenting.Initiator of the Childhood Ecology movement, the author ANDRÉ STERN offers us a poetic and inspiring journey, to the heart of small and large children's stories, far from ready-made advice and the injunctions of parenthood.