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Montessori activities for 3 – 12 year olds

I am excited to share with you a 12-page PDF download to help you find engaging Montessori activities for 3 - 12 year olds. This resource is going to be one of the appendices in our upcoming book, The Montessori Child, which comes out in March 2024. So I thought…

My favourite Montessori activities for babies and toddlers

Over the years writing this blog, I've assembled a lot of blogs with my favourite Montessori activities for babies and toddlers at various ages and stages. Yet I only just realised that they are not so easy to find. I've created this page so you can easily bookmark my favourites!…

Summary of Self-Reg by Stuart Shanker

Self-Reg by Stuart Shanker is a must read for every Montessori family. It helps us to support our child's social, emotional and cognitive development. So when I was re-reading the book over the summer, I decided that the information was so useful that I made a book summary of Self-Reg…

Why we should stop saying good job and what we can say instead?

Some of us learned that we should say "good job" to our children so they feel seen and to build their self-esteem. Unfortunately this has backfired and has made our children dependent on our praise. So here's why we should stop saying good job and what we can say instead.…

10 ways to show respect to our child (the Montessori way)

One beautiful part of the Montessori approach is how we show respect to our child in everyday interactions. The most powerful way for us to teach our child how to respect others is for us to model it and for them to absorb it every day. 10 ways we can…

Montessori for dementia and aged care

“She dwells with Beauty—Beauty that must die;And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lipsBidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh,Turning to poison while the bee-mouth sips:”- Ode on Melancholy, John Keats Today I wanted to share a little about Montessori for dementia and aged care, a different age group than…

Is my child differently-wired?

Many parents ask me about raising neurodivergent children and whether their child might be “differently wired.” So I invited my dear friend Debbie Reber of Tilt Parenting to share her wisdom and resources. Debbie is the author of Differently Wired and podcast host of the Full Tilt Parenting podcast. You…

Summary of The Whole-Brain Child

There are some books that I recommend year in and year out. One of my favourites is “The Whole-Brain Child" by Dr Daniel Siegel and Dr Tina Payne Bryson. The scientific parts are easy to digest, provide a scientific base to parent from, and the 12 strategies outlined in the…

Montessori and music: creative ways to integrate music in the classroom and home (including the Yoto Player!)

An often overlooked area of the Montessori classroom or home is the music area. I’ll admit, I’m not naturally musically talented. Fortunately, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers are such enthusiastic, nonjudgmental participants that I’ve never felt shy about playing music, dancing, or singing with them. So let's look at creative ways…

Montessori and grandparents

Introduction A grandparent wrote to me as they want to be involved with their grandchild but don't know the best way. The parents want them to follow Montessori principles and let the child choose for themselves; the grandparent also wants to be able to read books with them and have…

One Simple Practice to Be a Kind and Clear Guide

We want to be a kind and clear guide to our child. And people want to know why their child listens to me.Well I have been lucky enough to practice with many toddlers over the last 20 years, raised two children in a Montessori way, and my Montessori training has…

20 ways to connect deeper with the Earth, the Montessori way

As parents, caregivers and educators, it is now more important than ever to help our children connect deeper with the Earth, the Montessori way. Dr Montessori wrote: “We must study the correlation between life and the environment. In nature all is correlated. This is the purpose of nature. Nature is…

When our child gets frustrated easily

"My son is 2, nearly 3, and is full of energy and confidence. However, he seems to get frustrated quite easily and it escalates fast for him so that I have to remove him from the situation or he will scream, hit my daughter usually, or us his parents and…

A beautiful public Montessori school in Austin, Texas we wish we could all attend

I'm super excited to share with you today an amazing public Montessori school in Austin, Texas. It's been a while since we did a school tour around here and so important to highlight that there are many great programs making Montessori accessible to all. Montessori For All is based in Austin, Texas…