All work and no play

You've heard me say it before, and I'll probably say it again.  When children play with toys, dress up in fantasy costumes, build with blocks, or have tea parties with bears, they are doing nothing less than their job as children.  This is why at FPH, and at any Montessori school, the children's activities are referred to as work, not play.  Not that there is anything wrong with the concept of play.  Many of us adults could probably benefit from more time playing, and more time being playful.  But sometimes, when parents talk about children playing, there is an implication that we do not take what they are doing seriously.  We love that they play, we think it is adorable, but it is only play, after all.  

But remember, it is not that children get to play instead of work, it is that they love their job.