Pikler® pedagogy and the importance of the gestures of our hands

'The Future is in OUR hands', by Elsa Chahin, President & CEO, Pikler/Lóczy USA. Please enjoy her PED Talk at EECERA (European Early Childhood Education Research Association) Conferen ce. "Hands constitute the infant's first connection to the world. Hands pick her up, lay her down, wash and dress her. What a different picture of the world an infant receives when quiet patient, careful yet secure and resolute hands take care of her- How different the world seems when these hands are impatient, rough or hasty, unquiet and nervous." Dr. Emmi Pikler