How to pick a Montessori School
Picking a school for your child is not easy. It's a place they will spend hours every day, and that will be like a second home to them in...
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Mie Mari Rusdal
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
Toy Rotation
Who as a parent can relate to that moment where you've walked into a child's play area or bedroom and just quietly walked back out again...
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Sonia Quinn
- Apr 18, 2021
- 7 min
Why Traditional Discipline Methods Don't Work........And Montessori Does
"Discipline must come through liberty...….We do not consider an individual disciplined only when he has been rendered as artificially...
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Mie Mari Rusdal
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
How do I "start Montessori?"
Ok, so you have read a little bit about the Montessori approach, maybe watched a few YouTube videos on the topic. You want to start...
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Jude Saffron
- Mar 27, 2021
- 3 min
Freedom within Limits
“To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom.” - Dr. Maria...
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Mie Mari Rusdal
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
Practical Life
I have sometimes heard parents remark that their 3 year old only seems to do "chores", and don't seem to be learning anything during...
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Jude Saffron
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
Where's the Joy?
"Joy is the evidence of inner growth." - Dr. Maria Montessori Look at his face. Go on......really look. And see what I see. I see a child...
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Mie Mari Rusdal
- Mar 17, 2021
- 2 min
Dr. Maria Montessori - The Woman Behind The Name
Montessori Method 101
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Mie Mari Rusdal
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
Observation
In training Montessori guides have to observe for hundreds and hundreds of hours. Dr. Maria Montessori had a scientific approach to her...
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Mie Mari Rusdal
- Mar 14, 2021
- 5 min
Prepared Environment at Home
The prepared environment is a staple in the Montessori method. We make sure the child has everything they need within reach and that...
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Jude Saffron
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
Intrinsic Motivation vs. Extrinsic Motivation
You hear a lot in Montessori circles about the importance of intrinsic motivation, but what exactly does it mean. Intrinsic motivation is...
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Mie Mari Rusdal
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
3 - 6 Years - What You Can Expect
Perhaps the most important and arguably the most exciting years to 'do Montessori' at home. These are the years Dr. Maria Montessori...
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