Infant-Toddler (0 to 3) | Montessori Foundation | MFA

What Infants and Toddlers Want Their Administrator to Know

by Elaine Glier | Administrative Team, Communication, Educational Program Coordination, Faculty, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Administrators, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webcasts / IMC

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Helping Your Toddler Adjust to School

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Family Resources, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Start of School Year, Video, Webinars / MFA

Is this your child’s first school experience – their first time away from home or from a primary caregiver? Or is it the transition from being at home with parents, grandparents, or a special aunt or uncle? Transitions are not easy for any of us and they...

Part I: Your Rookie Year as a Montessori Family (0-6 Years Old)

by Montessori Family Alliance Team | Family Resources, Health / Nutrition, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years), Video, Webinars / MFA

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Book Review – Flower Garden

by Lorna McGrath | Book Review TC May 2022, Book Reviews, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Primary (3-6), TC May 2022, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Tomorrow's Child

Flower Garden Written by Eve Bunting Illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt Another book by Eve Bunting! This talented woman has written many books for children from two years old to teenagers, in all different settings, and in varied real-life situations. She doesn’t try to...

The Dump Truck Story

by Alicia Diaz-David | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Executive Functioning, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Parenting, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), TC May 2022, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Tomorrow's Child

The Dump Truck Story What happens when we normalize ‘disaster’ thinking and accept the mess by Alicia Diaz-David When my son was two years old, he scribbled on his dump truck with a brown marker and announced that he would wash it right there in the middle of our...

Raising Helpers

by Theresa | Child's Work, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Empowerment, Family Resources, Grace and Courtesy, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), TC Feb 2022, Tomorrow's Child

by Theresa of Montessoriinreallife.com One of the most wonderful things about toddlers is how they so inherently want to help. They are eager to be involved, be near us, and participate in our day-to-day activities. What we deem “chores,” toddlers see as what they...

Less Talk – More Respect

by Joe Newman | Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Kindergarten, Lower Elementary (6-9), Montessori Family Life, Primary (3-6), Toddler (18 months-3 years), Upper Elementary (9-12), Webinars / MFA

Do you feel like you talk too much about your child’s behavior? Are you constantly repeating your requests and explaining things your children already understand? Joe Newman, the author of “Raising Lions” will talk about how replacing our explanations and...

Three Rules for Positively Guiding Toddlers

by Tracey Hall | Discipline, Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Toddler (18 months-3 years)

How do we decide when a toddler’s behavior is inappropriate? Together we will discuss the questions to ask ourselves before we intervene in a child’s play. Then, we will consider three simple, easy to understand rules that aid toddlers’...

Parenting 101: How Giving A Simple Direction Can Create Clarity

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...

Health & Wellness: The New Rules of Peanut Allergies: What Concerned Parents Need to Know

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...

Helping Children to Be Successful: Developing Grit

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...

Neurodevelopmental Tools for the Classroom

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Brain Development, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council

This is a PDF of a Power Point presented by Angela Magers at the 2013 IMC conference. Download File

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Encouraging Your Child’s Independence

by Lorna McGrath | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Parent Education, Parenting on the Same Page, Webinars / MFA

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Montessori Infant Toddler Programs

by Tim Seldin Paul Epstein | Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Primary (3-6), The Montessori Way

This PDF file is an excerpt from our book, the Montessori Way, by Paul Epstein and Tim Seldin, Copyright 2003 There is an ironic prejudice about education found in almost every country: the older the students are that one teaches, the higher the pay and respect for the teacher. We take it for granted that […]

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Montessori Curriculum Scope and Sequence

by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mathematics, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Teachers, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), School Leadership, Science, Sensitive Periods, Sensorial, Upper Elementary (9-12)

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Infant Toddler Nutrition: Aiden Ate Cucumbers At Snack Time

by Jan Katzen Luchenta | Health / Nutrition, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Montessori Teachers

Aiden ate cucumbers at snack time with me today! The cool crispiness, color, texture, who knows? Or was it because he helped peel them, cut them up, and then sat with me while I savored mine? Whatever this celebration is it’s certainly the next step in his food exploration and acceptance of a variety of […]