Montessori - Children Prefer Work to Play

One of the greatest surprises for Dr. Montessori was the discovery that children preferred work to play. Sometimes adults tend to think children only want to play and not to work. However, Dr. Montessori found that play was a substitute for what the children really wanted to do but couldn't. For example, children like to play "house". They may pretend to cook, to bake pies, to clean house, etc. However, if given a choice, the children prefer to be in the real kitchen with their mother (or father) learning how to prepare "real" food.

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Reference :Montessori World Educational Institute www.montessoriworld.org