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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 Libby Ryan and Nicole Harris | Health / Nutrition, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Teachers, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
by Libby Ryan and Nicole Harris Updated September 16, 2019 from Parents.com New guidelines encourage us to introduce peanuts to all kids much earlier. Plus, the FDA recently supported development of a drug aimed at lessening the severity of allergic reactions from...
by Maren Stark Schmidt | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Teachers, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Each year, during the start of school, teachers and administrators try to explain to new parents the essence of the term Montessori. In this article, we’ll try to explain what Montessori is and is not, dispelling, we hope, a few misperceptions about Montessori...
by NewGate Secondary Students | Educational Program Coordination, Empowerment, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Graduates, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Montessori Teachers, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
by Madison Dodd, NewGate Student I have always pursued alternative education, whether that be through Montessori, Waldorf, or homeschool. Therefore, it was a shock to me to think that I would be involved in a program so widely recognized across all types of schools. I...
by Amy Kremer-Treibly | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
by Amy Kremer-Treibly, NewGate Secondary Guide, Master of Experiential Education ”Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.” – MARIA MONTESSORI, THE ABSORBENT MIND In NewGate’s Montessori learning environment there are several...
by Rachel Buechler | Child's Work, Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years), Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
by Rachel Buechler A little girl sits at the table with the Snap Dressing Frame. She has picked it up several times before today and quickly returned it to its stand after a short attempt. Today she picks it up and places it on the table. She tries the first snap; it...
by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by Tim Seldin | MFA, Montessori 101, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue
Montessori schools are not completely different from other schools. Over the last century, Dr. Maria Montessori’s ideas have had a profound and growing influence on education around the world. However, while individual elements of her program are finding their way...
by Cassi Mackey | Grace and Courtesy, Health / Nutrition, MFA, Mindfulness, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA
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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 Laura Earls | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
The Montessori Approach to Living Well in Anxious Times The Covid 19 pandemic has brought about so many feelings in all of us: fear, uncertainty, sadness, loneliness, isolation, confusion, a sense of accomplishment, a sense of failure, a lack of connection, a loss of...
by Marie M. Conti and Marcy Krever | Educational Program Coordination, Facilities, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), TC November 2021, The International Montessori Council
Editor’s Note: We know that the authors of this article really meant it to help teachers remember how important setting up children’s environments is to maximize the potential of each child at each stage during the early childhood years. However, because of how...
by Cheryl Allen | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
Montessori is an education centered around peace. How do we help students spend a lifetime, not only accepting and sharing peace, but also feeling secure in the idea that, what is ‘different’ from them and their understanding is interesting and exciting rather than...
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 Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
For more than a hundred years, children in Montessori schools have been practicing the Silence Game as part of their regular routine. Maria Montessori discovered that children experience great pleasure from the self-control that produces real silence. This is a...
by Cheryl McCabe-Allen | MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
by Cheryl Allen We all appreciate the teachers in our lives, but how do we share that gratitude when we may not know much about them beyond the classroom? Here are ten ideas: 1. Say thank you, and be specific about it: in person or by taking the time to write a note...
by Cheryl McCabe-Allen | MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
Gifts should be a joy to give and receive, yet sometimes they can cause us stress. In Montessori, we consider how any item will help the child build themselves into the adult they are meant to be. To invite Montessori into your home and family, consider toys that...
by Michael Crump | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
I tell my children to get out! In fact, I tell them all of the time to get out of my house and go away. Like the unforgettable and motivational lyrics from the song Roam, by the B52’s, I beg my children to “roam where you want to, roam around the world.” A simple song...
