Keeping wonder alive — Kids need to figure it out by themselves.

Childhood is a whisper in time — Childhood is just a whisper in time. All the sudden they’re going to be 5 and they’re going to be 10 and you’re going to wonder how that happened. It is a whisper, just a whisper, and it will be gone.

Children need experiences to attach words to — Kids have experience to attach words to.

Adaptable open-ended toys — the difference between tools and toys

Reinventing the extended family — When you have a brand new baby it’s really, really sweet to sit and talk to somebody who’s been through this.

The first place to be – nature — One of the things that I know about children is that the first place they need to be is in nature. It’s in the outside. It’s in the sand, the dirt and the water and the leaves and spinning and running, and running full bore. And that’s what I don’t see any more. What I see is they’re programmed.