Brain Development No one can emphasize enough the importance of brain development in early childhood education....
Children Separation Anxiety
Every parent has experienced the phenomenon of separation anxiety in children. It is a normal behaviour that is part...
Montessori & Children Creativity
Children Creativity 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 (Moyles, 1999) and increasing...
Weaning From Breastfeeding
Recommendations on breastfeeding from some of the leading organisations: The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) “The AAP recommends that babies be exclusively breastfed for about the first 6 months of life. This means your baby needs no additional foods (except...
How To Teach Young Children To Eat Independently
Learning how to eat by themselves is a purposeful and essential skill. Most often we do not allow young children to feed themselves with the premise that it will get too messy or that they cannot do it themselves. Montessori will say otherwise and the following are...