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At a Toddler’s Pace

t Soaring Wings Montessori School, in Park City, Utah, the Sun-flower Class is in session. A two-year-old finds a quiet corner to look at a book and gaze out the window. An eighteen-month-old is feeding the pet rabbit. Two three-year-olds are putting on jackets in preparation for going outside to sweep the patio. Another three-year-old […]

Seperation Anxiety

Seperation Anxiety

t’s the beginning of the school year in North America, after many months of unstructured or semi-structured summer activity. Undoubtedly, things will be shaken in your child’s world when they return to school this fall – perhaps, your world will be shaken, too! Many children wait all year long for summer to hit, and who […]

Maria Montessori: Celebrating 100 Years of Education Reform

  ne hundred years ago, on January 6th, 1907, an Italian physician was invited to open a child-care facility for fifty preschool-aged children in a section of Rome that was avoided and neglected because of its oppressive poverty and crime.The children’s parents worked sixteen or more hours a day. In the absence of adult supervision, these children […]

Grandparenting: Gift Giving the Montessori Way

Grandparenting: Gift Giving the Montessori Way

t’s that time of the year again when commercials and print media pound into our conscious and sub consciousness that we NEED to buy their products for our children and grandchildren to ensure a successful holiday for all. The bigger the better, the more plastic pieces, even better yet, right? WRONG. Gift giving, regardless of […]

Seperation Anxiety

The Dilemma of Childcare

hoosing day care is a particularly hard venture, whether you are a first-time parent or a parent several times over. Not only is it expensive, but it also is a choice as to what is the best solution for their child.  No matter what the ultimate choice, parents hope that their children will be welcomed […]