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Ever since birth, children are looking up to their parents, trying to repeat everything they see. They want to take part in household chores and to manage the majority of tasks without the assistance of an adult. Practical exercises form a very important base for further development of the child. Into this category, falls everything that an adult does repeatedly every day - for instance washing up, putting on clothes, greeting people and so on... According to Maria Montessori, instead of the world of ideas and fantasies, children are predominantly interested in the real world, with practical knowledge and information, and how to navigate it. Children do not need to "play act", they love real things, which is why they love to spill, decant, fill up, sweep up, brush up, polish shoes, set tables, dine, use, sort, fold the sheets, undo buttons, zippers, tie shoe-laces and so on. Show the whole text...
