The Montessori Way

  By Tim Seldin My original intention was not to become a teacher. It was to go into counseling psychology. I was fascinated by a single question: how does a human being find their way back to light out of darkness? Over time, though, I began to understand...

By Tim Seldin My original intention was not to become a teacher. It was to go into counseling psychology. I was fascinated by a single question: how does a human being find their way back to light out of darkness? Over time, though, I began to understand something...

We did a screen-free weekend out of pure desperation. If you are a parent living in the modern digital age, you probably know the exact brand of exhaustion I am talking about. It is that glazed-over, zombie-eyed trance where your child looks like they are absorbing...

I own, at minimum, 47 plastic dinosaurs. I know this because I counted them at 11:00 PM on a Tuesday while questioning my life choices, my storage solutions, and my sanity. We’ve all been there, haven't we? Standing in the middle of a living room that looks like a...

If you have ever found yourself standing over a crying toddler or a defiant preschooler, wondering if a "time-out" is really the best you can do, you aren't alone. We have all been there. In those moments of heat and frustration, it feels like we need a tool to "stop"...

It is nine-forty in the morning, and a six-year-old is sitting on the floor with the Golden Beads spread across a mat, not moving. Her hand rests on a stack of Ten Bars. A visitor glancing in might see a child who has stopped working. A teacher who has learned to...

Montessori education places great importance on caring for and preserving our natural resources and the planet, and there is no better place to begin than in your own family life. In a Montessori-inspired home, spending time outside together is one of the simplest and...