we can think of obedience as coming in three stages.

This is because the child under three years of age is in the Sensitive Period for order.

The first environment to prepare for practical-life exercises is the kitchen.

The parents’ challenge is to establish a home environment that encourages the development of concentration from the child’s infancy and that supports flow experiences for all family members.

Prepare each bathroom in the house further, with a diaper pail with water for soiled pants, a basket of clean underpants, a small mop, wash cloths, and—for the parents’ access only—a bottle of Natures Miracle (available at pet shops) or other carpet stain remover.

“points of interest.”

The exercises of practical life should involve manual activities that the child sees adults engaged in on a regular basis in daily life.

Today, although some of us enjoy the greatest affluence the world has ever known, we find that developing a home environment that serves the human spirit, a home of beauty, order, and simplicity, remains a very challenging task.

the end of a counter or on the wall, we hang other materials for daily clean up: a small broom, dustpan and dust broom, wet mop (with bucket below), and towel for drying the floor. A wash cloth is a good size for a child to use as a towel. †The parent introduces these items—broom, dustpan, mop, and towel—one at a time to the child over a period of