by Parents Magazine Online | Brain Development, Child's Work, Communication, Family Resources, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Uncategorized
Picky eating involves a variety of behaviors. Here are some tips for helping your child develop a more tolerant attitude toward food. DO Serve age-appropriate portions. Give toddlers portions that are one-fourth to one-third the size of adult portions. A toddler faced with both a plateful of food and a parent who expects him to […]
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Family Resources, Montessori Family Life, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Uncategorized
From Wikipedia: (UK: /ˌpæpi.eɪ ˈmæʃeɪ/, US: /ˌpeɪpər məˈʃeɪ/; French: [papje mɑʃe], literally “chewed paper”) is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste. emembering back to when I was a school-aged girl (you know, when dinosaurs roamed the earth), […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Uncategorized
Montessori is not only an incredible educational method but it’s also a way of life! What children learn in Montessori becomes part of their being. Sure they learn to read and write and do math, but more than that they learn how to learn; they learn how to be part of...
by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Uncategorized
Respecting Babies: A New Look at Magda Gerber’s RIE Approach by Ruth Anne Hammond have been a big proponent of the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) approach to caring for infants and toddlers, and now we have Ruth Hammond taking a new look at the method. It’s refreshing, renewing, and reminding all of us of […]
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by Kath Kvols | Communication, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Uncategorized
om waits eagerly in the car to pick up her middle school daughter after school. As Andrea opens the door, Mom asks cheerfully, “How was your day, Honey” I hate it when you tell me to “Have a good day” when I leave in the morning.You jinxed my day!” Andrea lashes out. Mom retaliates,”Don’t give […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Tomorrow's Child, Uncategorized
Dear Cathie— Our oldest child will begin attending the Montessori school in our area in just a few weeks. We are new to the neighborhood, the philosophy and the school. We are anxious to meet the faculty, other families and children and others in the community as we begin this experience. But we are not […]
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Communication, Family Resources, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parent Education, Parent-Teacher Communication, Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Uncategorized
ears ago a dear friend of mine enrolled her child in a local Montessori school. This child was very near and dear to me, so when I asked his parents if I could to go and observe him in class, I was most excited. The school used an observation sheet that guides visitors in the […]
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by Cathie Perolman | Tomorrow's Child, Uncategorized
Dear Cathie, I understand the Montessori philosophy of “Follow the Child” and I really try to do that! But I also understand the importance of setting limits. Somehow that seems harder for me though. I seem to find these two tenets of the philosophy at odds with each other. How can I let my child […]
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Child's Work, Discipline, Empowerment, Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Toddler (18 months-3 years), Tomorrow's Child, Tomorrow's Child Online Issue, Uncategorized
arper will be my last grandchild. At 20-months old, the world of language opened its floodgates. She’s actually quite verbal for her age. At her 18-month check-up, the pediatrician asked if she had a vocabulary of at least three words. At that point she probably had close to one-hundred words, and now, a few months […]
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by Susan Y. Dyer | Uncategorized
For the first time in nearly fifty years, the United States is playing host to the International Montessori Congress; most recently held in France, Australia, and India. The Montessori Institute Northwest, of Portland, is facilitating the historical event under the...
by Jason Phillips | Language, Lower Elementary (6-9), Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council, Uncategorized
ontessori continues to teach cursive handwriting, even in this digital age, and discussions about the best ways to integrate technology (or not) into Montessori are ongoing. The question of teaching cursive writing comes up a lot, from parents, other educators, and within the Montessori community itself. I thought I’d take a look at what Maria […]
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by Joyce St. Giermaine | Family Resources, Tomorrow's Child, Uncategorized
Editor’s Note: The following was a Constant Contact communication recently sent to our list of Montessori administrators, urging them to take advantage of our Early Bird Discount for standing bulk orders to provide Tomorrow’s Child to Montessori parents. So many administrators asked for permission to forward it to their parents that we are including it […]
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by Chelsea Howe, PsyD | Discipline, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Mixed Ages, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Prepared Environment, Primary (3-6), Uncategorized, Upper Elementary (9-12)
am sitting at home right now, drinking my second coffee of the day. My two boys have finally given in and are taking naps (at the same time!), and all is right with the world. It is a snow day, and this morning, when I saw the cancellation notice with the name of my kids’ […]
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by Joyce St. Giermaine | MFA, Uncategorized
wrote this as a cathartic contemplation for the election of 2016, which became a protracted period of challenge and contention for the United States. While some citizens of our country celebrate, others express fear. Living in the battleground State of Florida, I think it is fair to say that Floridians were somewhat traumatized by the […]
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by John Long | Kindergarten, Mathematics, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Uncategorized
his is a story about eight wooden blocks and a five-year-old girl. The eight wooden blocks are nestled in a hinged wooden box. The five-year-old girl is sitting alone at a small wooden table. She is very good at arithmetic, her teacher tells me, but rarely chooses to work with this kind of spatial, three-dimensional […]
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by Maren Stark Schmidt | Early Adolescence (12-15), Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Uncategorized
hat should we teach our children? Research shows that 80 percent of the facts we learn for tests are forgotten in a month. We remember best that information with which we have an emotional connection. It’s a lot easier to remember your birthday than the year of the Battle of Hastings (1066, in case you’re […]
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by Cathie Perolman | MFA, Science, Uncategorized
Dear Cathie, We are hearing so much about global warming. Although I want my child to develop good habits with respect to the earth, I am unsure about how much information to give him. I want to be sure it does not come across as frightening to a preschooler. Do you have any thoughts on […]
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