Welcome to Lisa Nolan’s NEW Confessions of a Montessori Mom blog!
Confessions of a Montessori Mom was created by Lisa Nolan, a 3 to 6 and 6 to 9 Montessori-trained teacher with 30 years of experience, so she could answer pressing questions about Montessori, homeschooling, and parenting. Now you can access her 2-to-6-year Montessori lessons FOR FREE when you become a subscriber!
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Simone Davies of The Montessori Notebook
How to talk with children is a lesson we all seem to need. Even as infants they learn from how and what we say to them. We are thrilled to have Simone Davies back with us to walk us through the How2Talk2Kids method of communicating with our children.
It’s a pleasure to be back guest blogging here. I love the energy of this group and your passion and interest in incorporating Montessori into your homes.
I’m exactly the same. When my children were born...
Child Screams and Runs Around the Classroom When Asked to Put Montessori Activities Away
I have a child in the class who just turned three. Very smart. His parents are bilingual. Repeats words, phrases, or sentences you say in the third person. He can sit down and do work but when he is done he would start screaming or running around the room wall to wall. Then would have a hard time going back to work. He has a fascination with fans and makes fans out of most of the materials. Recently he has been pulling hair in random no apparent reason and no show of emotions toward the child. Are these signs of something about the child or just simply a child lacking communication skills that will come soon. Thanks.
Can You Give a Toddler a Montessori Lesson?
Can You Give a Toddler a Montessori Lesson? Want to know the truth? Most toddlers don't really like Montessori three-period lessons: they are still learning how to control their bodies (and bodily functions!). They rebel against help and interference from adults, like diaper changes, getting dressed, sitting at the dinner table, and taking a nap... And they insist on doing everything themselves! The trouble is…
Best Montessori Books I Own
Today I'm reviewing my top four Montessori books including Teach Me to Do It Myself, Montessori Activities for You and Your Child by Maja Pitamic; How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin; The Essential Montessori : an Introduction to the Woman, the Writings, the Method, and the Movement by Elizabeth Hainstock; and Awakening Your Toddler's Love of Learning by Jan Katzen-Luchenta...
The Working Mom's Guide to Montessori in the Home by Meghan of Milkweed and Montessori
There are all sorts of reasons for bringing Montessori home. And there are all sorts of ways of doing it. There doesn't have to be a divide between working moms and stay-at-home moms…
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