Gift Giving – Questions a Montessori Parent should ask For this blog, I would like to share an interesting article, published by psychotherapist and parenting coach Debbie Pincus, MS LMHC, titled ‘Anger, Guilt and Spending on Kids: 8 Questions to Ask Before Buying Anything’. You can read the article in full by visiting the web…
Holiday celebrations – The Montessori Way Our Montessori classroom transformation Children in a Montessori classroom embrace celebrations of the seasons in a cross-curricular, more involved, and less obtrusive way. In the weeks prior to a holiday of importance, the Practical Life shelves may reflect the colors and symbols of the season in the pouring, sorting,…
Potty Training with your toddler – The Montessori Way The first question to ask yourself before you start the process of potty training with your child is, ‘Is my child ready to use the potty or toilet?’ While learning to use the toilet is a natural process, it begins when your child develops a desire…
Every year, we look forward to a special event in the fall, our Harvest Parade, an event that allows each of our friends to show off their unique costumes in time for Halloween. It is an event where we invite our families to join their children in taking a journey through all the classrooms to…
Why is it so important to model behavior? As adults, we may not always be aware that our children are watching us all the time. Dr. Maria Montessori would probably tell us that our children not only hear everything, but they also see, imprint, and even mirror our behaviors. And from the day our children…
The Montessori Peace Place – A special place of peace in the classroom September is an important month each year to celebrate peace, especially when we can be a part of celebrating the International Day of Peace, just like many thousands of people across the world. For this blog post and in celebration of world…
