Montessori Summer Fun at Home Often times parents worry about their children not using their brains enough during the summer. We, however, know that in Montessori, children are always using their brains! Even when children think they are just playing with beans by scooping and pouring them or scooping and dumping water outside, they...
Lately I have had a lot of parents stop by my office and ask “What can we do at home?” This is a fantastic question! There are several Montessori concepts that can be brought home to foster confidence and independence in children. Setting a prepared environment would be a great way to bring Montessori home....
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...
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...
