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What Are Sensitive Periods?
Before the age of six, human beings are in a unique period of learning and development.
At this time in our lives, certain information is absorbed by our personalities without conscious effort.
Young children learn to walk, talk and do hundreds of things without formal instruction or being aware of learning. Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952), an Italian physician, described these stages as sensitive periods of development.
Sensitive periods are characterized by five observable behaviors.
