In Montessori, we try to avoid confining a child unless necessary. When the girls were born, I had a broken arm and strollers were the only way I could get…
Category: Respect
TODDLER: SO, YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE TO THE BEDROOM–SOME TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL
Oh, the toddler bedtime routine--if you are successful in creating one (here's ours) that works well for you and your family, life is good--actually, it's amazing! So why would anyone…
MY THUMB-SUCKING TODDLER VISITS THE DENTIST
(Click HERE to read a previous post on how we prepare to visit the dentist.) Both E and V are thumb-suckers, but E definitely does it more than V. It's…
MONTESSORI PARENTING: I’M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH_____, NOW WHAT?
Whenever I share E and V assisting with picking up glass, stirring near the stove, or cutting up veggies with their own knives I always receive messages saying that I'm…
GENTLE-PARENTING, MONTESSORI, AUTISM (PDA) AND BOUNDARIES/ RULES SUCCESS
Wow, what a title, huh. I think there is a common misunderstanding that when you practice a form of gentle-parenting, Montessori, or have a PDA Autistic child that you can't…
TODDLER TWINS: MOVING FROM ONE ROOM TO TWO
It was time that E and V each had their own bedroom. Is this preferred? Nope. We don't have a big house and have lost our movement room--but it was…
TODDLER PARENTING: BALANCING STRONG EMOTIONS IN PUBLIC AND RESPECTING OTHERS
As we start to venture out more into the world and enjoy a little bit more public places, albeit outdoors, we have experiences a strong emotion in a public place…
MONTESSORI TODDLER: SHARING AND TURNS
We don't enforce sharing, but we do encourage taking turns. However, if you give one of the girls two of something, she will immediately seek out her sister to give…
MONTESSORI TODDLER: A THUMBSUCKING UPDATE
E and V are thumbsuckers; it's a way that they self-soothe and has been since they were young infants (more about it here). Since they suck their thumbs out of…
TODDLER MEALS AND THE DISCRIMINATING PALATE
"How did you get the girls to prefer fresh vegetables? Mine will only eat macaroni and cheese!" First, a fed toddler is a happy toddler. So don't judge yourself too…
