04 Mar 7 Common Misconceptions About Montessori Education
As with anything that diverts from traditional methods, misconceptions are bound to pop up. ...
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21 Aug How Montessori Encourages Problem-Solving In Your Child
Problem-solving is one of the most crucial skills a child can learn. It’s the foundation for basic decision-making, critical thinking, and creativity, affecting the quality of your little one’s relationship with others and their success later in life. While we almost always find ourselves in problem-solving...
19 Jun The Benefits of Montessori Gardening
Mother Nature is a wonderful teacher, and Dr. Maria Montessori agreed. She believed that the natural world was an extension of the indoor learning environment and that interactions with nature were crucial for any child’s emotional and mental development. “The land is where our roots are....
17 May The Montessori Approach to Discipline
While discipline is often associated with punishment, Montessori takes a different approach. Dr Maria Montessori believed that discipline is more of a way and less of a fact. This simply means that it is fostered through awareness and inner discipline. While the knee-jerk reaction to...
20 Apr The Importance of Practical Life in Montessori
A simple task such as washing the dishes or preparing food can seem like just another mundane task to tick off your to-do list. However, your child might view things a little differently, seeing these tasks as new and exciting challenges they want to imitate. As...
19 Oct Dealing with Tantrums the Montessori Way
All parents have had to deal with the dreaded “temper tantrum.” Children around the ages of one to five years old are dealing with big emotions that they cannot fully comprehend or adequately deal with. Anger, sadness, excitement, and frustration are often expressed through shouting...
18 Aug The Montessori Decalogue
Dr. Maria Montessori’s philosophy is the foundation of every home, school and workplace that her work has touched, and has inspired parents and teachers around the world to raise independent, motivated, confident, and happy children for generations. She devised a set of ten fundamental rules and...
18 Mar Montessori Four Planes of Development
According to Dr. Maria Montessori’s philosophy, children go through different planes of development as they grow, and during each plane, they are almost like a new or different child. ...