A few days ago, my husband and I were talking about how raising a child the Montessori way is definitely not the easy way to take in the beginning. I tried to explain how the first 2 years are definitely a sort of investment and then you start really seeing Read more…
If you got the timeline from the last post then you know that around 12 to 18 months, your child is developing the following gross and fine motor skills amongst others Gross: Freely walking and getting better Hopping Climbing Fine: Intentional release (of objects) mature pincer grasp Hands free to transform the Read more…
Materials at about 4 months
“Children are the constructors of men whom they build, taking from the environment language, religions, customs, and the peculiarities not only of race, not only of nation, but even of a special district in which they develop.”
How do you decide on what toys/materials and activities to set up or make available to your child? Do you have a method? Here’s how I decide.
I consider three major things
“We must help the child to act for himself, will for himself, think to himself…” – Maria Montessori What better way to help the child think, will and act for himself than by offering choices? I offer a choice of clothes, diapers, toys (on the shelf), and books to read Read more…
Recently I have wondered why this item is not listed as a material to support gross motor development. It is also not on any lists of what to buy in preparation for baby. Yet, it has definitely been one of our top three most used and most important items in supporting his development of gross motor movement in the last 7 months. What am I talking about? Wait for it…
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The title of this post is “helping your baby learn how to walk” instead of “teaching your baby to walk” because contrary to what most of us think, you can’t actually teach a child to walk. He teaches himself. A lot of adults do try to teach the child by holding Read more…
One of the best tools that I acquired from my Montessori training is Observation. I now love observing children and find myself doing just that wherever I go. It teaches me so much and usually provides me what direction and answers when needed. Most especially it helps me apply my Read more…
My husband recently asked me why I keep dressing our son in “flood pants”.
Husband: Does he need new clothes?
Me: Nope! He’s a crawler.
Husband: What has that got to do with his pants?
Yesterday’s post talked about the symbiotic period and the support needed by the mother. Today’s post takes off where we left off and discusses the support needed by the child The first and most important need of the child during the symbiotic period is LOVE in the form of acceptance. The goal Read more…