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When it comes to the child’s intellectual explorations, the child-centered approach trusts the child’s own sense of what is important. On some level, children know what they need to learn in order to grow. As Ralph Waldo Emerson put it, “It is not for you to choose what he shall know, what he shall do. It is chosen and foreordained, and he only holds the key to his own secret.” Thus, parents watch for children’s spontaneous interests and give the child opportunities to pursue them.
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William Crain
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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