From low beds to open shelves and clothing racks children can reach, more and more pieces of furniture for toddlers and up are enabling children to do more on their own. The thinking behind these designs is to encourage children to be independent from an early age, based on the Montessori principle. This kind of furniture aids children’s development by enabling them to handle basic things on their own. “The furniture is geared to the size of the children,” says Andrea Donath, a Berlin-based Montessori expert. A lot of the furniture was created in line with this educational concept which begins…