Many parents are curious about baby sign language. Sign language was made popular by the movie “Meet the Fockers” where Robert De Niro’s character was teaching his grand child to communicate.

So the question is: Is sign language effective and helpful to non speaking children or is it just a novel child minding strategy that is popular at the moment?

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Having moved to another country on the other side of the world and not having my mum around to give all the advice that you sure need when you have your first baby, looked like a very hard task at the time. My daughter was 10 months when I decided to go back to work, as the idea of being at home with no friends and family around was very difficult, so I was very, very lucky to get a job where they had Childcare in the premises and where they run a program called MONTESSORI, which I never heard of.

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Famous PEOPLE Educated at Montessori schools:

Larry Page and Sergey Brin - founders of Google
Jeff Bezos - founder of Amazon.com
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis - former first lady (John F. Kennedy)
Sean ‘P.Diddy’ Combs - singer
Prince William and Prince Harry

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Here are our favourite Maria Montessori Quotes. Feel free to add your favourite Maria Montessori Quote.
Maria Montessori Quote 1:

“It is true that we cannot make a genius. We can only give to each child the chance to fulfill his potential possibilities.”

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In line with Montessori philosophy here are some suggested toys & gifts for the different age groups and also some developmental considerations.

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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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Weaning is the process when a baby moves from breastfeeding or bottle feeding to non milk meal. The sensitive periods for weaning are about 5-6 months. Before this period the parent needs to prepare the baby for this process. This starts at the age of 3-4 months when the baby is introduced to different flavours by letting the baby have a taste of fruit juice form a tiny spoon.

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Every parent has experienced the phenomenon of separation anxiety in children. It is a normal behaviour that is part of child development seen mostly in babies and toddlers. It can most often be seen in babies from 8 months old to about 2 years.

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Creativity may seem important only for people who are involved in the artistic trade. Yet more and more in our society we see the real value of it. There have been links between creativity and problem solving abilities and increasing the ability to “think outside of the box”.

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No one can emphasize enough the importance of brain development in early childhood education. Today’s developing technology and research have allowed us to learn more about the brain, how it works and the critical periods for its development.

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