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Introducing Children to Affirmations
As crucial as it is for parents to encourage, love and support their children, it is just as important that children learn to develop...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Apr 20, 20213 min read
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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...
Sonia Quinn
Apr 18, 20217 min read
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Montessori Around the World - Meet Krinio and Her Son
Welcome to Montessori Around the World. This is a series of interviews with Montessori families and caregivers from around the globe....
Mie Mari Rusdal
Apr 15, 20214 min read
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Ramadan and Montessori
What is Ramadan? Ramadan is the month of fasting practiced by millions of Muslims around the world. It is the ninth month of the Islamic...
Sana Ali
Apr 11, 20213 min read
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Following the Child: A Journey Through Nature
A few years ago I wrote a thesis on why I have never seen a child with ADHD in any Montessori setting I had ever worked in, especially...
Sonia Quinn
Apr 10, 20214 min read
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Montessori Around the World - Meet Elisabetta and Kaia
Welcome to Montessori Around the World. This is a series of interviews with Montessori families and caregivers from around the globe....
Mie Mari Rusdal
Apr 6, 20216 min read
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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...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 31, 20212 min read
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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...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 27, 20213 min read
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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...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 25, 20213 min read
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Learning Letters The Montessori Way
WHEN TO START and HOW TO BEGIN I have had many questions over the years on how to teach kids how to read and write. Which letters do...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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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...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 20, 20213 min read
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Dr. Maria Montessori - The Woman Behind The Name
Montessori Method 101
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 17, 20212 min read
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Observation
In training Montessori guides have to observe for hundreds and hundreds of hours. Dr. Maria Montessori had a scientific approach to her...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 15, 20214 min read
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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...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 14, 20215 min read
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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...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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The Prepared Adult (The importance of caring for yourself too)
"The real preparation for education is a study of one's self. The training of the teacher who is to help life is something far more than...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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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...
Mie Mari Rusdal
Mar 14, 20212 min read
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