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: Twins
A MONTESSORI BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
E and V turned three! This year we celebrated their birthday in a more, traditional, Montessori way--through Celebration of Life. So how did we celebrate? We had a Birthday Walk!…
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…
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 FAMILY: PRAISE AND NATURAL REWARDS
I shared a small post about this on Instagram but after receiving a few DMs, so I thought I would emphasize here. In Montessori, we don’t praise children. We want…
MONTESSORI 15 MONTH-OLD TWINS: WHAT WE’RE UP TO
E and V have both started fast walking and that was fast, haha. One moment they just began kind of walking and the next they are quickly finding and running…
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: THEIR KITCHEN SET-UP AND SHARING ONE
At 23-months old E and V are starting to get a little cramped when using their learning tower together. While they are still able to use it, it was time…
TWINS’ BEDTIME ROUTINE AT 18 MONTHS–WITH TIP TO HELP PREVENT NIGHT FEARS
"How do they go to bed without trouble?"--one of the most common questions I'm asked. And, honestly, it comes down to their routine. They've had a bedtime routine for a…
IT’S OK FOR CHILDREN TO GET UPSET
First, I need to clarify that nobody wants to see a child upset, especially a young one--I know I don't like it. I'd also like to point out that I…
