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…

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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!…

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I've been looking forward to getting to this topic all about when children push our boundaries. It might be a baby dropping food on the floor, a toddler not wanting to leave the playground, a preschooler refusing to go to bed, a school aged child complaining that their friends are…

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I just got off a fun call with a columnist for the Dutch newspaper, the Volkskrant, who had written to me wanting a Montessori opinion on a question from a reader about getting their children to help around the home. It was a fun conversation so I thought I'd share…

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In Montessori, independence is at the heart of everything we do - but what does it actually look like at different ages? From birth through to young adulthood, independence develops in stages. In this article, I'll help you to see how independence unfolds across the four planes of development, with…

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After my round up of the book How To Talk So Kids Will Listen, one of the parents kindly asked when I was going to do one for Siblings Without Rivalry. It was a great idea. Read on... Siblings Without Rivalry - PDF summary to download Before we start, here…

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Hope you are doing ok out there. So many of us are having a hard time right now - the news cycle, war, feeling unsafe at school and in our own homes, climate concerns. I was speaking last week at the Childhood Potential conference and this is what folks said…

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Today I wanted to share with you something from the classroom. It’s a process for teaching kids which Montessori teachers use and is playful, interactive, and respectful to the child. So let’s jump right in! A three-period lesson This process of teaching kids is called a three-period lesson, basically a…

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A question I get asked all the time - how do I choose a Montessori school. Here is a short 3-minute video to give you 10 things to look for. Hope it helps! Remember, it's such a personal choice to choose a school for your child - I always say…

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So often we think that our children do not listen to us. Usually it's how we are talking to our children that stops them hearing us. When I did my Montessori training, it was a huge shift in my thinking. I loved learning about freedom within limits. We can have…

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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…

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We are so lucky to have many wise parents in our classes. One of these is Laura Carmichael who loves using creativity and creation to spread kindness in their family. I loved her ideas so much, I asked Laura to share with you too. Read on. Hope you love these…

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It’s the last week before the school holidays start here in the Netherlands. So it will just be a quick post today. Revolution of kindness I was thinking about something we could all work on over the summer. And I’ve decided on something rather ambitious. Let’s start a revolution of…

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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.…

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