This 18 month-old is chopping mushrooms for a quiche. What a gift: the concentration, hand-eye coordination, the real, practical activity for accomplishing her immediate goal (the chopped mushrooms) and the value of an ultimate purpose of service (contributing to the quiche she and her family will share at dinner).
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