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Silence is a Gift

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 silence that comes from within the child rather from the demands or rewards for silence that we often make of children. “At first when I had not yet understood the soul of the child, I thought of showing sweets and little toys to the...

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Tomorrow’s Child | November 2021

Tomorrow's Child The International Magazine for Montessori Families Table of Contents | November 2021 ISSUEProviding Peace in the Pandemic: The Montessori Approach to Living Well in Anxious Times by Laura Earls | Preparing the Early Childhood Learning Environment by Marie Conti & Marcy K. Krever| Grace & Courtesy: From Early Child to Beyond by Cheryl Allen |  Staying Neutral: How To Manage Siblings Fighting by Simone Davies | Silence Is a Gift by Lorna McGrath | Top 10 Ways to Show...

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Tomorrow’s Child | September 2021

Tomorrow's Child The International Magazine for Montessori Families Table of Contents | September 2021 ISSUEPractical Life for Grown-Ups by Scott Osborne | Encouraging Risk-Taking by Peter Pizzolongo | Grace & Courtesy: From Early Child to Beyond by Robin Howe | What You’ll See In A Great Montessori School by Julia Volkman | Meditations On Parenting a High Schooler by Christine Chapman | Top 10 Things Your Montessori Guide Hopes You Remember by Cheryl Allen | Helping Children With...

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Landing Page Montessori Family Alliance Sale 24March2021

The Montessori Family Alliance (MFA) is an international network of Montessori parents, teachers, and friends of Montessori. Member benefits include our Montessori family magazine,Tomorrow’s Child, our parent resource library, blogs, practical tips for bringing Montessori home, weekly webcasts, discussion groups, our Montessori helpline, a private Facebook group, and parent education programs.  We’re here to help! Become a Montessori Family Alliance Member, there are several membership plan...

Landing Page Survey MFA 17March2021

The Montessori Family Alliance (MFA) is an international network of Montessori parents, teachers, and friends of Montessori. Member benefits include our Montessori family magazine,Tomorrow’s Child, our parent resource library, blogs, practical tips for bringing Montessori home, weekly webcasts, discussion groups, our Montessori helpline, a private Facebook group, and parent education programs.  We’re here to help! If you are not already a member of the Montessori Family Alliance, there are...

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Wishing you had a Parenting Instructor at your School

Are you wishing that you not only had a parenting instructor at your school but that the instructor actually understood Montessori? Do your parents come to you for parenting advise but can't get away during the day or in the evenings to join a live group? If so, the Parenting Puzzle - The Basics might be just the ticket. Join us to find out how it works and how you can get started with the course you've been hoping for. This will be an interactive session; we encourage questions, comments,...

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Montessori Family Alliance School Group Membership (Print & Digital 2024-2025 School Year )

MFA School Group Membership includes:

  • This is for the 2024/2025 issue, you will receive your first issue in the Fall 2024
  • Print and digital issues of Tomorrow’s Child for each family at your school
  • MFA membership for all of your families (a value of $55/family)
  • Guidance and instruction to help you best introduce the MFA to your families for maximum engagement.
  • Print and digital materials and scripts so you can effortlessly communicate the value of this gift to your parents.
  • Access to our online parent resource library including thousands of articles and webinars on parenting and school topics.
  • Discounts on the Parenting Puzzle, our online parenting course created by Lorna McGrath.
  • Parent webinars with Montessori thought leaders and access to recordings to watch on their own time.
  • Access to the team at the Montessori Foundation. We’re here to help!
  • Invitation to a closed Montessori parent Facebook group to connect Montessori parents globally

If you require an invoice and would like to pay by check or have a small school and need to request a lower minimum quantity, please email DonDinsmore@montessori.org

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Parenting Puzzle

Peacing it all together. This updated edition of the popular course, The Parenting Puzzle, led by Lorna McGrath, shares the secrets of Family Leadership—the Montessori way. Over the course of five weeks, Lorna provides strategies and practical examples that you can use right away to bring peace and ease into your home, creating a haven for the whole family where power struggles fall away and give rise to joy. Now offering a new payment plan! 3 monthly installments of $90!You Will Learn:...

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Pandemic Strategies: Family Meetings

During the first weeks of the pandemic, The Montessori Foundation began to hold free zoom meetings for parents struggling with a variety of issues.Here is a short review of the Montessori Parent Gathering from April 4, 2020. The presenter was Lorna McGrath, Director of The Montessori Family Alliance. Family meetings fulfill many needs for parents, children and anyone else living under the same roof such as: showing commitment to the family unit by all; being a vehicle for problem-solving...

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Montessori Discipline: Developing Inner Discipline Through Freedom and Structure

Upon visiting a Montessori classroom the first time, one might wonder what magic spell has been cast upon these young children making them so calm and self-directed. Another person might look at that same class and be confused by the children’s independence, wondering where’s the discipline? These children just do as they please. Visitors commonly issue such comments as, “I’ve heard Montessori is too free and chaotic,” or “I’ve heard Montessori is too structured.” It does not seem possible...

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