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When expensive Montessori materials sit unused while your child plays with boxes

I spent fifteen thousand dollars on Montessori materials and my four-year-old only wants to play with cardboard boxes and I feel like an idiot who fell for expensive marketing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Our investment in methods can blind us to the simple truth that children learn through authentic engagement with whatever calls to them.

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