ABSTRACT
As a baby begins to get about he finds himself suddenly confronted with new situations which are puzzling and often frightening, such as loss of balance when trying to walk; bumping into furniture; pulling things which then fall on him and so on. Babies always show great delight at being played with. Getting to know others of the same age, at this stage, is a very complicated business and requires much help, guidance, and patience from the mother or nurse. By planning the space in which small children spend their waking hours it is possible to eliminate a great deal of friction between child and adult, and fear and frustration for the child through accident. As soon as normal small children are mobile, they spend all the waking time left over from eating and being forcibly washed, changed or dressed, in investigating their environment. Inactivity is as unbearable during wakefulness as is the result of overactivity.
