Montessori at home: order and freedom in raising children from birth

The first duty towards children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that.

Set thine house in order.

A close watch must be kept on the children, and they must never be left alone anywhere, whether they are in ill or good health. This constant supervision should be exercised gently and with a certain trustfulness calculated to make them think that one loves them, and that it is only to enjoy their company that one is with them. This will make them love their supervision rather than fear it.