


Honoring Boundaries: Helping Children Set Them and Respect Them
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Traveling as a Family
Over school holidays, many families choose to travel. They may visit family or to places that are new adventures for everyone. Travelling can be stressful. Here are some tips to make any trip easier for the whole family. First, Plan Together – During a family...
Encouraging Consent
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Adult Well-being Through Montessori Education
When many of us enroll our children in a Montessori school, we are asked to share our goals for our child’s future. Many read something like this, “I want my child to be a happy, self-supporting, life-long learner.” Although the word may not often be used in writing...
Photo Essay: Adolescent Practical Life
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Benefits of Fine-Motor Skills Development
When your child becomes a toddler, you may suddenly begin hearing about fine-motor skill development. There are many ways to develop fine-motor skills, and they are often discussed as if writing is the ultimate outcome. Yet, getting through a day without using your...
Encourage the Outdoors with Exciting Equipment
by Cheryl Allen When summer comes, we often are able to spend more time outdoors. If you have the space for a garden, or even a single plant, inviting your child to grow items with you is a great way to encourage practical life at home. Time outside at your child’s...
End of School Year Transitions
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Part 2: Supporting Our Parenting Partners Differences in Parenting Approaches
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Making Lunch
One of the most challenging parts of having children in school is making lunches. With some guidance, children can make their own lunch. It then becomes a win/win situation. You do not need to make lunch daily, your child gets to practice practical life skills, and...
TENDING TO GRACE & COURTESY
), Grace and courtesy is often used to mean either rules or manners, or mannerly following of the rules. There are many lists out there about the grace and courtesy lessons that should be presented in the beginning of the year, making it seem to be a “one and remind”...
Advice: Tears At Pickup
Your day can be ruined when your child tells you that something upsetting happened at school. Maybe a friend wouldn’t play with your child, or a classmate called your child a name, or any number of possible scenarios. The first thing your gut tells you to do is...
Some Of Our Favorite Supplies For An Art Area In Your Home
“As well as being part of our history and a way of understanding other people’s experiences, art is also a form of personal expression, like poetry, song, dance, and telling stories. It is a form of human connection that can evoke feelings, thoughts, and hopefully...
Parenting in the Digital Age
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Travel With Teens
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Practical Life in Elementary and Beyond!
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Practical Life for Elementary and Beyond
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