The child of this age sets out to do a certain task, perhaps an absurd one to adult reasoning, but this matters not at all; he must carry out the...

It is after this that the child, who can now walk and feels confident of his strength, begins to notice the actions of those about him, and tries to...

...it is not imitation. This may be shown even in the way that the child uses the material: he becomes so attentive to what he is doing and so...

A child is an eager observer and is particularly attracted by the actions of the adults and wants to imitate them. In this regard an adult can have a...

It is a recognised fact that this is an age of maximum effort, which should be supported, and further that children show an instinct of imitation.

So the logic of natural development is seen: first the child prepares his instruments, hands and feet, then he gets strength by exercise, and next...