Handwork is an integral part of child development. Neurophysiologist Professor Matti Bergtrom explains: "The brain discovers what the fingers explore... If we don't use our fingers, if in childhood we become "finger blind", the rich network of nerves is impoverished - which represents a huge loss to the brain and thwarts the individual's all around development. If we neglect to develop and train our children's fingers and the creative form building capacity of the hand muscles, then we neglect to develop their understanding of the unity of things; we thwart their aesthetic and creative powers. Those who shape our age old traditions always understood this." Waldorf Education and philosophy also recognizes the importance of this concept in their schools.

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