| According to Montessori, a child's bad temper or | | | | child's first step needs a lot of concentration on his |
| stubbornness reflects an unfulfilled necessity. This is | | | | part. That is why, when a child is picked up by his |
| known as a child's sensitive periods. | | | | parent when he is trying to walk towards a table, he |
| At the age of six, a child develops his senses. | | | | becomes frustrated. The parent interrupted the child's |
| According to Montessori, a child's bad temper or | | | | focus. It is better to allow the child to move freely, only |
| stubbornness reflects an unfulfilled necessity. This is | | | | disturbing him when he is at risk of hurting himself. |
| known as a child's sensitive periods. This is considered | | | | Children sense order in their environment the same as |
| as the most crucial stage in a child's life. Children go | | | | everyone else. When a certain happening is done |
| through this stage without a parent knowing what it is | | | | routinely, he becomes accustomed to it. This is how he |
| or how to handle it. | | | | learns, understands and adapts his environment inside |
| There are three important sensitive periods. These are | | | | his own brain. A child notices daily routines. He |
| sense for language, movement and order. | | | | observes that a few minutes after he wakes up, his |
| Children pick up the noises and voices around them | | | | parent feeds him. Moreover, a child notices the |
| and this is how they learn to talk. He imitates these | | | | different sizes, smells, texture and color of the things |
| sounds in order to create his own. At an early age, he | | | | around him. A child learns from his surroundings. |
| listens to them. A few months after, he tries to imitate | | | | In sum, a child develops his own character from the |
| them. And, at two, he starts to talk, non-stop. He learns | | | | surroundings around him. It is important to expose him |
| to speak in due time. A child is curious about the | | | | to a few different setting in order to let him explore |
| people in his surroundings. Montessori said that only | | | | and learn. A child passes through the absorbent mind |
| human being has to learn to move. He can't control | | | | stage and the sensitive periods. These stages must be |
| hands and feet from the moment he is born. He | | | | carefully acknowledged. These develop the child into a |
| uncontrollably moves his body. | | | | complete human being. |
| But about twelve months, he starts to learn to walk. A | | | | |