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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...

The Easter Story

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,...

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....

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...

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...

Craving Spinach

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

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...