"It is necessary that we believe that the child is very intellegent, that the child is strong and beautiful and has very ambitious desires and requests. This is the image of the child that we need to hold. Those who have the image of the child as fragile, incomplete, weak, made of glass, gain something from this belief only for themselves. We don't need that image of children. Instead of always giving children protection, we need to give them recognition of their rights and strengths."

Loris Malaguzzi