Throw away the M&M’s! Or, at least hide them in the cabinet to enjoy. Helping your child to master the toilet doesn’t require candy,…
On the Topic of Toileting
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For Parents
You don’t always get what you want…
We are hard-wired to want to protect our children, to care for them and to want to keep them from suffering. When our babies cry, our…
Montessori 101
“Montessori” can mean a lot of things: the Montessori Method, Dr. Montessori, a philosophy of parenting, of teaching, of life, the…
Biophilia: Stop reading this and go outside
It seems like every morning, I’m being recommended readings on children, youth and anxiety. And I guess I’m not surprised to see so much…
Wonder and the Child
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” -…
After the Fireworks
The festivities of summer – especially those big ones like Independence Day – can make it feel like the season is a three month long…
Independence Day
Here in the US, the Fourth of July marks the signing, on July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence, when the Second Continental…
Montessori in the Wild: Parenting in Unpredictable Circumstances
For many children, this is a time of new spaces, the school year ending and a list of new summer camps or travel to take its place. And…
Montessori Monday: Water
Water, water, everywhere. You find it in Infant and Toddler water tables, in the Practical Life area throughout the curriculum, in the…
Summer for Middle Schoolers
By the time your child is in Middle School, you may think their days of summer camps are waning. They’re probably mature enough to stay…