by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Book Reviews, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
lakely and I have been cooking in the kitchen together since she was just a toddler. I started by taking her to the market to pick out fruits and vegetables and using the process to engage her in food selection, thus expanding her palette. Children will be more likely to eat a diverse diet when […]
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by Paul Epstein, PhD | Adolescence, Brain Development, Early Adolescence (12-15), MFA, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori students
Adolescent development is guided by self-expression, trust, commitment, and new ways of thinking. The ideal environment for the adolescent is a small learning community which mirrors adult society. spoke recently with a friend about a course I led in Warsaw, Poland for teachers. The focus of the course concerned the design and implementation of Montessori […]
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by Wendy Elwell | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
Yogi Bhajan, known for bringing Kundalini Yoga to the west in the late 1960s, said, “if you want to understand something, write about it, if you want to master something, teach it.” So what happens then, when we make yoga part of education? Perhaps to best understand some of the many benefits of practicing yoga […]
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by Claire Salkowski | Family Resources, Lower Elementary (6-9), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students
about the time my son turned six or so, I vividly recall wondering who took my sweet little boy and replaced him with this foreign being! Much to my chagrin, I remember remarking to my son that I didn’t know who this new creature was, and I wanted the old one back!...
by Terri Sherrill | Book Reviews, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori students
hirty-plus years ago, at the age of two, my son was the youngest child at his Montessori school. Now, many Montessori schools have Infant/Toddler programs for children as young as 18 months. These schools usually keep a couple of spaces available in their Early Childhood classrooms to enable toddlers (who are ready) to “move-up” if […]
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