Practical Ways to Help Three Year Old Children at Home

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Category: Montessori at Home

Last Modified: 12 September 2012

Three year old children are now able to have more control with their fine motor skills and have more understanding and heightened curiosity about the world. Parents as the educators can pass on values with small activities and help the child increase their self confidence in their daily lives.

The following are a few general examples to be implemented in the home.

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Montessori Activities at Home Environment

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Category: Montessori Activities

Last Modified: 19 July 2012

The following are Montessori activities or simply ways of teaching children how to do things properly. When presenting those Montessori activities, it is good to remember:

- Children learn from observation of what adults are doing. With their limited physical abilities we, adults have to show the children how to do the activities easier way.

- Those Montessori activities also have to be ordered or sequenced in such a way that they will be easy for children to follow. It is recommended to divide the activities into smaller steps.

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Toilet Learning vs. Toilet Training

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Category: Self Development

Last Modified: 17 July 2012

Toilet learning differs from Toilet training. Child toilet training is something that is adult directed; toilet learning is when the child is involved in their own learning. Toilet training may involve a time pressure on your child which seems to be a quick fix but may have consequences. Toilet training involves an attitude of having to do it now because the adult chooses so. The difference between toilet learning and toilet training is the adult’s attitude which can make a big difference for the child.

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