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In, out, and again: the container stage
Why emptying the same basket twenty times is serious work, and how to feed it.
Part of Categories & Sequences
Somewhere around nine to twelve months, babies become fascinated with putting things inside other things. It looks repetitive because it is: each repetition tests whether the result stays the same.
Give it good material: a box with a slot, a wooden sorter, a set of nesting cups. Then let the tipping out happen without tidying mid-game.
Parenting guidance
Sorting, stacking and the very first sense of order.
Read the parenting guide for this jump