Living the Montessori life as a mom with two young children
“By multiplying sense experiences and developing the ability to evaluate the smallest differences in various stimuli, one’s sensibilities are refined and one’s pleasures increased. Beauty is found in harmony, not in discord; and harmony implies affinities, but these require a refinement of the senses if they are to be perceived. The beautiful harmonies of nature […]
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I rarely write about myself because my children are far more interesting — but if you’ve ever wondered what drew me to Montessori and why I do what I do, Baan Dek Montessori did a spotlight on MOMtessori Life. You can read it HERE.
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“When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, ‘I want to do it!’ But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children’s needs, they say, ‘Help me to do it alone.’ And these words reveal their inner needs.” ~Maria Montessori Maria Montessori believed that child development emerges in […]
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The Red Rods (also known as Long Rods) are one of the classic Montessori sensorial materials, and I knew I had to have a set at home. So I asked my husband to make one for us! Just like with our Pink Tower, the wood was so beautiful that I wanted it to remain natural […]
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I have had a couple of different experiences with L in the past few months that inspired me to write this post about why we use real words with our children instead of using baby talk or dumbing down facts. Maria Montessori observed that the sensitive period for language is between birth and 6 years […]
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