We keep being told that this generation is different. “Kids today” care less. They’re shallow. They’re soft. They don’t know how to deal…
Loneliness in the Third Plane
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Montessori at Home
Parenting in the Third Plane
The stereotypes about teenagers abound: the eye rolling, the cliques, talking-back, faces in their phones. If you only believed what you…
Parenting on Vacation
The kids are home from school. Maybe you’re still working, or trying to. Maybe you’re juggling grandparents or babysitters or other…
Lost in Translation: When the People Who Love Your Child Disagree
Most children are blessed with a number of different adults who care for them across their lives: parents, grandparents, aunts and…
The Kind of Help a Kid Can Do Without
“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” – Maria Montessori Because we care deeply about our children, we seek…
Children & Coffee
It’s a peaceful Saturday morning and the house is casually flopping about. You have a great idea: a family walk down to your local coffee…
Sharing is Caring, Except…
“Share with your friends!” “Remember to share!” “Give your friend some!” Children who share are seen as more generous, more kind, more…
Grace and Courtesy: Teaching Manners Matters
Emily Post once wrote, “ Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners,…
Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk
Children’s talk inspires strong feelings in their parents, whether they think children should speak only when spoken to or they stop in…
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…