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What We Started Doing After the Montessori Congress
Lately, I’ve been uninspired. I’ve done everything with my children that I learned during my 0-3 training and they’re ready to move on. I start my AMI 3-6 training at Montessori Institute Northwest in...
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How to React to an Angry Toddler Who Spits and Throws Things
It was bathtime. B and M are sitting in the bathtub while I’m reaching in to brush M’s teeth. She shakes her head from left to right and back again to dodge the toothbrush. I give up. She then takes...
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We’re All Starting School!
Mark, the newest Montessorian in the family B and M are starting school! It took us six months to find a Montessori school that we like and has space to take two children. Even though Portland has a...
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Your Brain, Your Child’s Brain and What To Do About It
B rinsing a scrub brush with a garden hose The young child has a brain different from ours – like, totally different. And yes, it’s scientifically-proven. Here’s an example: if given the right...
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From Caterpillars to Butterflies, Literally!
A couple weeks ago, I ordered some caterpillars from Insect Lore, an online company my friend Shiying told me about. I love that you don’t have to worry about feeding the caterpillars because they come...
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Raising a Disciplined Child (Or At Least One Who Listens!)
B dancing in her swimsuit Recently, I’ve been obsessively reading Montessori books. I came upon a whole chapter on discipline in The Discovery of the Child, which I loved. “One of the greatest...
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Being the Youngest Child In a Montessori Class
When a 5-year-old helps a 2-year-old For the last two weeks, I’ve been observing in a classroom at a Montessori school. As a student, consultant and teacher-to-be, I learned a tremendous amount...
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Toddler Discipline: How Do I Get My Child To Clean Up and Do What I Ask?
One evening, B and M (3 years, 1 month) decided to take everything off their kitchen shelf and put it into their backpacks. Plates, bowls and utensils jangled around loudly in their backpack as they...
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If Your Child Hits, Bites, Screams or Throws Tantrums
M (3 years, 1 month) hammering a screwdriver into a piece of plaster to find dinosaur bones Parents ask me about discipline more than any other questions. What do I do if my child hits, screams, cries...
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Wanna Nurture Will, Determination and Concentration? Help Your Child Find His...
In Montessori, we talk about the child ‘finding his work.’ This means helping the child discover a piece of work that grabs his attention so much that – when undisturbed – he will work at it for long,...
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