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Transforming Your Parent/Caregiver-Teacher Relationship: Courageous Conversations

Transforming Your Parent/Caregiver-Teacher Relationship: Courageous Conversations

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Student Conferences, Video, Webinars / MFA

Creating a safe space for meaningful dialogue and discussion about issues regarding your child leads to the desired end – understanding each others’ perspectives and working together to best serve your child. This is not always a one-step, quick fix but, rather, a thoughtful, ever-evolving process requiring vulnerability, humility, and commitment.

Supporting Your Children’s Natural Growth in Language and Literacy

Supporting Your Children’s Natural Growth in Language and Literacy

by | Family Resources, Language, Language & Reading, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Reading, Video, Webinars / MFA

Christine Lowry, a Montessori special educator with expertise in language and literacy development, will share ideas based on current research that advocates using a natural, relaxed approach to learn and love reading. She will explain how to use a “serve and return” approach to speaking with your child from birth on, along with ideas on how to increase their vocabulary, structure sentences with ease, and ask “open-ended questions.” Over the last half century or more educators have tried so many ways to teach children earlier and faster to read. Almost all were unsuccessful with far too many children. Now neuroscience has found that repetition, reading, and talking together actually works best. Join us for this interesting and informative discussion.

Screen Time and Learning: Setting Kind but Firm Family Guidelines

Screen Time and Learning: Setting Kind but Firm Family Guidelines

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA

Join us as we talk with Julia Volkman, long-time Montessori teacher, faculty member of the Brain Health Initiative, and guest lecturer for Harvard University’s Neuroscience of Learning/Mind, Brain, Health, and Education course. She will discuss how screen time affects brain development and learning. Julia will share ideas on why and how families can clearly set boundaries for screen time in their homes. MONTESSORI FAMILY LIFE WEBINARS

Book Review: Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents

Book Review: Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents

by | Book Reviews, MFA, TC Feb 2022, Tomorrow's Child

by Tim Seldin

Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents: A Selection of Articles

Written by Maria Montessori

Maria Montessori spent the vast majority of her professional life working with teachers, developing her innovative educational method. She devoted most of her energy to writing about the Method for teachers. However, she also spent some time during her courses and lectures to address parents. Within the pedagogical archives of Maria Montessori’s original work, several articles were found that have a style and content that was certainly written for parents. It is possible, and even likely, that these articles were written in 1931.

This book contains eleven short articles to help parents understand, in broad strokes, Montessori’s views on how children learn and the role that parents play in supporting their children’s development. It is an interesting collection of articles with clear and exact messages to parents. When I read each one, I had to put the book down and really contemplate her meaning and message. Maria Montessori’s style of writing is different from writers in the 21st century, but her message about children absolutely holds true today. This book is available through Amazon.

We would love to publish reviews of your favorite books. Send book reviews to Lorna at: lornamcgrath@montessori.org

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Helping Your Toddler Adjust to School

Helping Your Toddler Adjust to School

by | 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 can be especially difficult when you are somewhere between birth and two years old. Join us and one of our Montessori Toddler guides to learn ways to help ease separation anxiety for both you and your child with special guests Kathy Leitch and Kristi Antczak.

INSIDE Montessori: DOcumentary

INSIDE Montessori: DOcumentary

by | Montessori 101, Montessori Education, Parent Education

INSIDE MONTESSORI

INSIDE MONTESSORI: A DOCUMENTARY 

INSIDE MONTESSORI (82:05) is a documentary film and library of short videos (chapter & focus videos and bonus videos) that reframe the national education conversation toward creating learning environments that allow children to achieve their full potential. The proven, developmental and child-centered practices of Montessori education can support ALL children, regardless of background and learning style, in having the opportunity to flourish in learning and in life.

The film explores what Montessori education is and how it differs from traditional education. It showcases how Montessori is giving children of all ages the chance to achieve their full potential.

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How Much Is Too Much?: Planning Their After School Activities

How Much Is Too Much?: Planning Their After School Activities

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Video, Webinars / MFA

Do you struggle to create a balance for your family between home life, school obligations, and extracurricular activities? You are not alone. Our Montessori experts will share their thoughts and ideas on ways to create balance. Join us to plan and implement strategies with your family for the upcoming school year.

Part 2: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

Part 2: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Anxiety is a significant and increasing mental health challenge for children, adolescents and adults. The research tells us that we can lower children’s anxiety by helping them develop a sense of self-control and self-competence. Montessori environments excel in providing opportunities for children to develop these mindsets. Let’s explore how these opportunities can be carried into the home setting. We can help children build the self – confidence and sense of control that will help them navigate anxiety now and into the future.

Part 2: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

Part 1: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Anxiety is a significant and increasing mental health challenge for children, adolescents and adults. The research tells us that we can lower children’s anxiety by helping them develop a sense of self-control and self-competence. Montessori environments excel in providing opportunities for children to develop these mindsets. Let’s explore how these opportunities can be carried into the home setting. We can help children build the self – confidence and sense of control that will help them navigate anxiety now and into the future.

Leave Time for Being Out of Doors

Leave Time for Being Out of Doors

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Join Montessori parent and educator Tammy Oesting as she shares the wisdom of creating meaningful time in nature with children, the benefits for your child and family, and some practical tips for how to do so. She’ll share how Dr. Montessori delivered a path for earth’s children to actualize their potentiality and discover how our role as their guides in this journey includes providing them with tools of resilience and the capacity to find joy and awe in the magnificence of the natural world.

Affordable Summer Activities

Affordable Summer Activities

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Video, Webinars / MFA

Engaging, enticing, and storytelling are all-around-fun and important ways to connect with children. Margot has done each of the projects in this webinar with her grandchildren and knows they will always remember “Grammie” as the one who enjoyed doing fun projects and sharing her love of art. Join her as she shares ideas for designing art projects that involve collaboration, multiple ages, and grandmotherly guidance.

Collaborative, Inclusive Art Projects with Margot Garfield Anderson

Collaborative, Inclusive Art Projects with Margot Garfield Anderson

by | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Outdoor Education / Resources, Science, Video, Webinars / MFA

Engaging, enticing, and storytelling are all-around-fun and important ways to connect with children. Margot has done each of the projects in this webinar with her grandchildren and knows they will always remember “Grammie” as the one who enjoyed doing fun projects and sharing her love of art. Join her as she shares ideas for designing art projects that involve collaboration, multiple ages, and grandmotherly guidance.