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Weaning Chair and Table
Recently I've been getting requests from readers for pictures and measurements for the weaning chair and table my husband built for Zach. We got the measurements from a dear friend and Montessori consultant, Jeanne-Marie Paynel of Voila Montessori. She has graciously made these resources available to parents everywhere at this link. Please consider donating to support her efforts and help her continue to share her amazing knowledge. I hope this helps!!
Playing Catch Up
THEIR NEEDS AND ABILITIES CHANGE SO DARN FAST!!! AAARRGGGHHH!!!
I spent almost two hours observing through a one-way window in my son's Toddler Community. What I saw was amazing. And disconcerting.
Because the environment I worked so hard to set up for my one-year old just a few months back? Yeah, completely useless now.
My baby, the one who was con…
Floor Bed Round-Up
Zachary on his floor bed at 5 months of age.I've been getting a few questions about floor beds, so I thought I'd do a quick round-up of what I've written so far and share my experiences... Hope someone finds it helpful!
Floor bed and infant development:
http://www.voilamontessori.com/en/guest-post-the-floor-bed/
With a floor bed, the child calls (some of) the shots:
http://www.voilamontessori.com/en/guest-post-the-floor-bed-part-2/
Quick overview of sl…
Hands Behind Your Back
Flas…
Montessori: No Holds Barred Education
One young 7-year old, a lover of history, was especially engaged with his project, pouring over books to hunt down dates for the sinking of the Titanic, the discovery of America, the building of the Great Pyramids, and the end of W…
Try This At Home
At a recent parent education meeting at the school where I work, we asked parents to share their parenting challenges and provided some Montessori-based tools that can help bridge the gap between school and home. It can be confusing for a child to move between two sets of expectations: punishment at home vs. consequences at school; praise at home vs. acknowledgment at school; one set of limits at home and another at school... When the expectations at school and at home are similar, the child wi…
Stop Doing Montessori, Start Living Montessori
The time has come to put away your wallet, laminating machine, and hot glue gu…
Let Them Eat Dirt
Watching Zachary take a tumble and get back up again without complaining, she turned to me and said: "I am going to raise my child like you are raising Zach. I'm going …
How to Montessori Your Home
Let's begin in the kitchen. When I started being strong enough to open the drawers on my own, my mom had to do some re-arranging. She moved all the chemicals to the bathroom (the only cabinet in the house with a child-proof lock). She …
Say It and Mean It
Do you know someone who makes promises (be they good or bad) and never delivers? How do you feel about that person? When we use empty promises or threats to get our children to comply, in their eyes we become that person.
Sure, manipulation works really well. But only for a while. And it comes at a terrible cost: your child's willingness to trust and believe you.
What would happen if we were forced to follow through on every single promise and threat we made to our children? We'd pay a lot m…
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