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Mar 31, 20203 min

Family Meetings

We started holding family meetings when the first two children were two and three years old – and held family meetings for most of thirty...

Mar 31, 20200 min

The Easter Story

Mar 31, 20202 min

Practical Life at Home

Maria Montessori identified the period from birth to age six as The Absorbent Mind. First the child attaches and bonds with caregivers,...

Mar 31, 20141 min

Toy Rotation and Pick-up

At first, the adult picks up everything. Ideally, the child watches as the adult cleans up. Try not to look as though you are suffering....

Mar 31, 20136 min

Home Responsibilities for Children

As I prepare for a talk next week on Montessori home environment, I thought I would share my handout on children's responsibilities and...

Jul 31, 20113 min

Peaceful Mornings

Children in our society are often rushed and ordered around, especially in the mornings. Parents tell me this is the time they are most...

Dec 31, 20103 min

Craving Spinach

Craving Spinach: Understanding and Resolving Psychological Reversal Some years back, sitting in the sun outside a Montessori conference,...

Oct 31, 20102 min

Favorite Toys and Materials

Favorite Toys and Materials As a Montessori educator and mother for 23 years now, I have developed a fondness for certain toys and...