Taught By His Tumbles

"We all know the natural conditions under which a child should live; how he shares household ways with his mother, romps with his father, is teased by his brothers and petted by his sisters; is taught by his tumbles; learns self-denial by the baby's needs, the delightfulness of furniture by playing at battle and siege with sofa and table; learns veneration for the old by the visits of his great-grandmother; how to live with his equals by the chums he gathers round him; learns intimacy with animals from his dog and cat; delight in the fields where the buttercups grow and greater delight in the blackberry hedges." -Charlotte Mason


* Special thanks to Phyllis for posting this quote on her wonderful blog! (You will especially enjoy her blog is you are home schooling special needs students...I love seeing what they are up to in their home!)  I remember reading this quote years ago, and seeing it again inspired me to pull out some of my Charlotte Mason books again. Very encouraging and inspiring reading for moms and teachers!