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Supporting Your Children’s Natural Growth in Language and Literacy

by Christine Lowry | 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...

Screen Time and Learning: Setting Kind but Firm Family Guidelines

by Julia Volkman | 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...

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...

One Family’s Way to Help Children Who Are Anxious

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

Ellie and Talia Campbell are a mother-daughter team who have written and published a book together called “Monster Tea Party.” They will join us to share their real life experience with childhood anxiety, how they are managing it in their own family, and...

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

by Montessori Family Alliance Team | 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...

Part 1: Home Strategies for Reducing Childhood Anxiety

by Castle O'Neill | 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...

Leave Time for Being Out of Doors

by Tammy Oesting | 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...

Affordable Summer Activities

by Montessori Family Alliance Team | 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...

Collaborative, Inclusive Art Projects with Margot Garfield Anderson

by Margot Garfield-Anderson | 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...

Summer Survival Guide Balancing Fun and Learning with Engaging Science Activities

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

Looking for ways to balance your children’s academic progress during the summer months while also having fun? From outdoor exploration to creative projects, we’ll discuss educational and effective ways of using science to incorporate learning while having...

Downtime Is Essential Time: How To Be A Cool Cat

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

What is downtime? What does it look like? Why is it important? How do we create it? Join us to get some great ideas for the fast approaching...

The Magic of Reading Together

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

Summertime is a great time for children and families to get out a good book and enjoy reading. Whether you read under the shade of a tree in the yard or in a cozy chair at home or during travel time by car, train, or plane, or maybe at your local library or bookstore,...

Physical Wellness: Part 3 – Physical Wellness: The Activities We Do with Nicolas Lepine

by Nicolas Lepine | Family Resources, Health / Nutrition, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA

Parents, caregivers, and guardians who are interested in how physical activity at home and at school affects children’s overall health and ability to learn won’t want to miss this webinar with Nicolas Lepine. Everyone agrees physical activity is one of the...

Physical Wellness: Part 2 – The Sleep We Need

by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, Health / Nutrition, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA

“Wynken, Blynken, and Nod” is an American poem and children’s song dating back to the late 19th century. It’s a lovely bedtime story. How many of us would like a beautiful bedtime story or lullaby to send us off to sleep? No doubt sleep is an important...

Physical Wellness Part 1: The Food We Eat What’s in Your Pantry

by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Family Resources, Health / Nutrition, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Video, Webinars / MFA

What’s in your pantry? Margot will help us take a closer look at our eating choices for ourselves and our children. As we jump into Spring, Margot will offer ideas for adding new life to our...

Benefits of Having a Book Study Group for Parents at Your School: fun, easy, and a great way to build community with Sherria VanSparrentak

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

Sometimes parenting, especially parenting the Montessori way, can seem very lonely. A huge benefit of having a Book Study Group at your school is the bond that forms among the parents and at Montessori schools around the world! Join Sherria VanSparrentak to hear her...

Practical Life for Older Students At Home and At School

by Tammy Willen | Early Adolescence (12-15), Family Resources, Later Adolescence (15-18), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Practical Life, Video, Webinars / MFA

For many people when they hear the words practical life and Montessori, they immediately picture little children bustling around a classroom or their home with an apron on, a broom or dustpan in their hands, and a joyful concentration sweeping up a mess. And that...

Whatever It Takes! Keeping Your Children in Montessori through High School Graduation

by Larry Schanker PH.D | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Re-enrollment, Video, Webinars / MFA

When you really believe in something, you’ll do whatever it takes to make it happen – especially for your kids. Larry Schanker & Laru Chapman will share with you why and how they chose Montessori for their children’s educational experience. Join...