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…
Category: Respect
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…
THE INDEPENDENT TODDLER: WHEN ASSISTANCE ISN’T AN OPTION
I love how independent toddlers are! Once they are interested in learning something or doing something on their own, nothing will come between them and performing that act. Talk about…
MONTESSORI CONCENTRATION–BEGINNING AT BIRTH
“The expression on the child’s face was one of such concentrated attention that is seemed to me an extraordinary manifestation”.--Dr. Maria Montessori (The Advanced Montessori Method, 1965) What is so important…
MONTESSORI TODDLER: “NO”
Last week E and V have started to use THAT two-letter word: NO. It's a word that my husband and I try to use sparingly, only when necessary as it's…
MONTESSORI INFANT: TEACHING GENTLE TOUCH AND RESPECTING OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
Since birth, the girls have been around animals--we have two pets; our cat, Nala, and dog, Kaida. We have modeled gentle touch towards our four-legged loved ones with E and…
CHILDREN AND APPROPRIATE TOUCH–STARTING AT BIRTH
Touch is important. It can improve your immune system and decrease the risk of certain diseases. As a licensed massage therapist, I know how it can greatly affect a person's…
NORMALIZE APOLOGIZING TO CHILDREN AND HELPING TO TEACH A PROPER ONE
To some, apologizing to a child may not seem like an odd concept. Someone told me that it's like a boss apologizing to an employee and just shouldn't be done…