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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...
by Cathie Perolman | Dear Cathie, Family Resources, Finances, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
DEAR CATHIE— I have always done everything for my children. I just thought that is what good parents did! I thought it showed my love. But now that they are growing up, and I am learning more about the Montessori Method from their school and my reading, I understand...
by Nathan Dungan | Covid, Family Resources, Finances, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
With the coronavirus crisis causing unprecedented job losses, many families are experiencing uncertainty around money. Even families with relatively solid financial footing are feeling a need to rethink family finances. Our impulse as parents is to protect our...
by Cheryl McCabe-Allen | Book Reviews, Book Reviews TC Nov 2021, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
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by Frank Leto | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, TC November 2021
I have been a children’s music teacher for nearly half a century! I started teaching in Michigan and continued in the U.S. Virgin Islands, California, Hawaii, and New Mexico. In the beginning, I was expected to create my own curriculum. Because I was a musician,...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, Book Reviews TC Nov 2021, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Peace Education, TC November 2021
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by Cassi Mackey | Family Resources, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers
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by Cassi Mackey | Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA
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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...
by The Montessori Foundation Staff | Communication, Emotionally Healthy Children, Family Resources, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA
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by Paul Epstein, PhD | Child's Work, Computers in the Classroom, Educational Program Coordination, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Online Learning, Parenting on the Same Page, The International Montessori Council, Tomorrow's Child
What are we (as Montessori educators and parents) to do with this new reality? What will Montessori be in an ever-changing future? We now live in an ever-changing future, and our Montessori goals are necessary preparations for children who need to learn how to adapt....
