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- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 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...
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 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,...
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- Mar 31, 2014
- 1 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....
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- Mar 31, 2013
- 6 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...
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- Jul 31, 2011
- 3 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...
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- Dec 31, 2010
- 3 min
Craving Spinach
Craving Spinach: Understanding and Resolving Psychological Reversal Some years back, sitting in the sun outside a Montessori conference,...
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- Oct 31, 2010
- 2 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...
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