"To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom." Dr. Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind Freedom within limits is a perennial topic of conversation in Montessori circles. The popular Montessori phrase, follow the child , is often misconstrued by some who take this as permission to let a child do whatever they please. But Montessori guides know this to mean that we, the adults, must follow the child's deve