Your child deserves
love, not fear.

No. The book is currently available in German only. An English edition is not available at present. This page is an English translation of the website so that you can learn about the book and the author's work. The e-book, printed book and free original PDFs are in German.

Parents, grandparents, godparents, aunts, nursery educators and teachers who want to accompany children with empathy, dignity and respect. The book and the free PDFs are in German; this page provides English information.

This is a personal, spiritually influenced introduction to humane pedagogy inspired by Shalva Amonashvili, with further philosophical and educational influences. It is not a scientific specialist publication or a therapeutic guide.

Yes. After payment in the linked shop, the German-language PDF is available immediately. You can read it on a phone, tablet or computer. The book is also available on Amazon Kindle.

The printed book is produced with CO₂-neutral printing in Switzerland, using quality materials in a small print run. Paper, printing, binding and shipping create costs that do not apply to the e-book. The permanent e-book price is CHF 7.90; the printed book is CHF 38.–.

This landing page offers a voluntary 14-day money-back guarantee for the e-book. For the printed edition, the publisher's stated policy does not offer reimbursement for dissatisfaction due to production costs. Please also read the terms in the linked shop before purchasing.

The e-book is delivered immediately after purchase. According to the publisher, the printed book is dispatched within 48–72 hours; delivery typically takes 2–5 working days depending on location. Shipping charges depend on the destination.

The supplied digital original contains 106 PDF pages. The printed first edition from 2025, ISBN 978-3-033-11383-1, is described as 103 pages in the official library catalogues. We distinguish the digital file's page count from the printed edition's bibliographic description.

Kevin Huber is a father, author and co-founder of the Humanistische Schule Schweiz association, not its sole founder. He introduces ideas from Amonashvili's humane pedagogy to German-speaking parents and teachers, alongside his own experiences. He also writes the children's stories featuring Spuki the dragon.

The book is recorded in Helveticat at the Swiss National Library, the German National Library catalogue and Zurich's swisscovery catalogue with a holding at Zentralbibliothek Zürich. The German and Zurich records currently describe the publication as being processed. Catalogue inclusion is not an endorsement or professional certification.

Yes. Chapter 3, ‘Love as the highest force in education – heart rather than method’, is available as a complete six-page original PDF excerpt in German, with no registration or purchase. The full two-page original table of contents is also available.

Natalia Huber is president of the Humanistische Schule Schweiz association; Kevin Huber is a co-founder and initiator. Publishing and commercial book sales are handled by TreeoL Verlag c/o Klee Collection GmbH. Book purchases in the linked shop are contracts with the company, not donations to the association.

Humanistische Schule Schweiz offers courses and workshops for adults. According to the publisher, after purchasing the e-book through humanisticeducation.org, the shop automatically displays a code for 20% off further e-books. There is no discount code for this already reduced e-book.