by Christine Lowry | Administrative Team, Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, Educational Program Coordination, Faculty, Language, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by Christine Lowry | Administrative Team, Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Educational Program Coordination, Faculty, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Challenging Behaviors, Child's Work, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Have you been observing this young student from Sweden? Greta Thunberg is a teenager who is credited with raising global awareness of the risks posed by global warming/climate change, and with holding politicians accountable for their lack of action on the climate...
by Joe Newman | Challenging Behaviors, Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Quite often with a 3-, 4- or 5-year-old, there’s a lot of grey areas when they’re testing boundaries and you’re not sure a break is necessary—maybe he’s touching the baby’s face and he’s looking at you and he’s got this look in his eye like he’s thinking, “Can I do...
by Christine Lowry | Administrative Team, Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Educational Program Coordination, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), MFA, ML 2021, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
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by Jane Nelson and Chip DeLorenzo | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, ML 2021, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council
by Jane Nelsen, EdD and Chip DeLorenzo, MEd When working with Montessori teachers, we always start by asking them to list their current stressors. Inevitably, they share that children exhibit a high degree of disrespect, entitlement, and lack of...
by Mary Schneider | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Faculty, ML 2021, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council
I have been a Montessorian and educator for over forty years — as an assistant, a Primary and Lower Elementary head teacher, a school founder, a head of school, and a Montessori teacher educator. As I read Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom, I found...
by Simone Davis | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
You know the scene. Two children both want the same thing. Or one of them is hurting the other. Or they are complaining and nagging each other. We can’t help ourselves, we come to the rescue. “Why don’t you go first, and then the other one can have a turn next?” “Why...
by Claire Salkowski | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Early Adolescence (12-15), Educational Program Coordination, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Faculty, Grace and Courtesy, Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Mindfulness, Montessori Education, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Peace Education, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Uncategorized, Upper Elementary (9-12)
Montessorians are familiar with the daily “Circle” and use this important practice for starting or closing the day, but the Peacemaking Circle or Conferencing approach has become part of restorative practices in schools, workplaces, prisons, and Court systems around the country and throughout the world. Based on ancient practices of aboriginal peoples, this approach creates […]
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by Christine Lowry | Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Lower Elementary (6-9), School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by Paul Epstein, PhD | Challenging Behaviors, Computers in the Classroom, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6)
by Dr. Paul and Ann Epstein Computers in Montessori early childhood classroom deserve careful study. Just as Dr. Maria Montessori scientifically observed children and developed her didactic materials, we must also completely examine a computer’s benefits and barriers to learning. We believe that computers are tools for thinking and communication. We further believe that computers […]
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by Christine Lowry | Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Lower Elementary (6-9), School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Brain Development, Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Communication, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers
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by Tim Seldin | Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Discipline, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Webinars / MFA
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by Christine Lowry | Challenging Behaviors, Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Webinars / MFA
Behavior challenges to our parenting can be stressful in the best of times, but now that we are with our children almost all the time, even smaller challenges can sometimes feel overwhelming. Here’s a conversation with Lorna and Christine as they talk about ways you can find solutions with your child as you partner for […]
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by Simone Davis | Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Free Reads, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parent Education, Parenting on the Same Page, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years)
I’m going to dive right in to discuss a very tricky area for parents and children alike: tantrums. I hope you find this article useful so you can start applying Montessori principles in your home too. Dealing with Tantrums Tantrums are a pretty normal part of life...
by Christine Lowry | Challenging Behaviors, Children with Exceptionalities, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council, Webcasts / IMC
Webcast: Got Challenges? How Do We Support All Of Today’s Learners In Our Montessori Classrooms
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by Kath Kvols | Archived Issues / Tomorrow's Child, Challenging Behaviors, Discipline, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Grace and Courtesy, MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Psychology, Tomorrow's Child
What Are Limits? Limits tell your family under what condition you are willing or unwilling to do something. They tell your family where you “draw the line.” They tell what you will or will not tolerate. Their purpose is to take care of you. Limits are not designed to...