One thing that is helping now more than ever is having a regular rhythm in your day. And at last I have permission from the publisher to share with everyone the beautiful routine cards made by Hiyoko Imai for my book The Montessori Toddler. How to use the cards When you find yourself struggling with the […]
The Montessori Toddler – 2020/2021 Calendar
For those of you who have been following along for some time, you’ll remember that one year ago Workman Publishing bought the rights to The Montessori Toddler from it’s humble crowdfunding beginnings and have helped to get the book into Amazon and bookstores around the world. So to celebrate, they created a new calendar for […]
They know they are not allowed to. So why do they do it?
Have you ever thought, “They know they are not allowed to climb on the table/run away from the table with food/push their brother or sister/pull the leaves off the plant…”? Children indeed have a very good memory. That said, they are also very impulsive and their impulse control is still developing. So even if they […]
Some advanced Montessori
For those of you following along for a long time, I wanted to take you a little deeper into the Montessori approach. Even after more than 15 years working in Montessori, I still feel like a beginner with so many things to learn. And I had many moments of reflection, reminders and takeaways from finally […]