This book offers a practical approach to Montessori for children at home. It gives activities that mainly can be done at home and for older children.
The Discovery Of The Child
In ‘The Discovery of the Child‘, Maria Montessori describes the nature of a child and introduces her method of education.
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...
Cloth Or Disposable Nappies / Diapers
Q: I have a month old baby and my husband and I are wondering whether to use cloth or disposable nappies? A: It is recommended to use cloth nappies / diapers for several reasons. Disposable nappies / diapers are a modern invention for the convenience of parents that...
Cot To Bed Problems
Q: We have just taken our 17 month old out of her cot and into a low bed and we have had more problems since doing this. She used to sleep 11 hours at night, only waking twice a week but sometimes for up to 2 hours. Where we would go to her and try and settle her, we...
Down Syndrome
Q: My great grand-daughter has down syndrome. Is there a home program for special needs? Thank you. A: You can still apply some of the Montessori activities on the site. Your great granddaughter though may need a bit more practice and more repetition than most...
Handling Temper Tantrums
Q: How do you know if your child is throwing too many tantrums? What stages of terrible twos should I be expecting? How to discipline a child? A: As always these stages are dependent on each child and their personality. But eventually every child will push attempt to...
Toddler Hitting Children
Q: Every time my child sees a toddler at the park or home he starts pinching or hitting. I say ‘no’ but should I be giving a time out and if so it means I would have to carry him to the side and probably hold him for about 30 seconds? I am not sure if this is going...
Who Are Famous Montessori Educated People?
There are many 'famous' people that attended a Montessori school in some stage of their life. While one can argue, that there are many successful people who were not exposed to Montessori education, interesting is that many of those who attended Montessori school...
Practical Ways To Help Three Year Old Children At Home
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...
My Experience With Montessori Education At Home
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,...
Baby Sign Language
Sign Language for Kids - baby sign language 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 using sign language. So the...
Bilingualism – Bilingual Children
Raising Bilingual Children The world is getting smaller globally and families that are of mixed cultures are becoming more common. Both parents then want their culture and language transferred to their children even in a country that speak a different language away...
Language To Use When Talking To Toddlers
Toddlers & Language By this stage as you have already established wonderful conversations with your child, you can now stop talking in ‘motherese’ - the high pitched tone that you used when they were babies. That can impede in their language development in...
Montessori Materials And ‘Toys’ For 0-6 Months
The following are a few simple ideas for Montessori Materials and 'Toys' for 0-6 month old babies. A simple wooden A-frame would suffice for a child to look up and try to grasp. There is no need for fancy plastic ones that may break easily. Fluffy toys, cloth books,...
10 Montessori Home Parenting Tips For Children Under 3
The following are tips for parents on how to holistically raise your child the Montessori way at home.
Language To Use When Talking To Infants
When talking to infants, talk to them in ‘motherese’ which is the way we talk in a high pitched voice to a baby.