As the director of a Montessori school and a parent whose children went to Montessori for preschool, I am often asked WHY, did I send my kids to a Montessori School. I came across an article on the American Montessori Society’s website that perfectly describes the benefits my children received with a Montessori education. Montessori...
March 2017 – Lake Forest
Why did I choose Montessori for My Children?
From the desk of Jennifer Potokar
When Separation Anxiety Strikes
From the desk of Jennifer Potokar
If your child dreads the idea of coming to school, cries, throws tantrums, seems depressed or physically ill, he or she may be experiencing separation anxiety and you the parent, could be at the root of the problem as well as the solution. Separation anxiety is defined as a debilitating attachment between parent and child that renders the child...
