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Do you find yourself tidying up while children are playing? It might feel like a mess but to the children this is their play. This is their hard work. They are fully absorbed in what they’re doing and to them this isn’t chaos or a mess. Perhaps they are in their own imaginary world and the child is deeply engaged in their play. As soon as we start to tidy up around them this play and concentration is broken. When we start picking up their play materials and moving them away while they are playin