Why is it difficult to share? When a baby is around a year, another child can usually walk up to them, take the toy they are playing with out of their hands and the baby will turn around and pick up the next closest toy. Then, around 16 months, they begin to have difficulty with someone taking something off them that they are playing with. They may be playing with the cow and pig in the farm when another child takes another animal, for example, the horse. To the toddler this is also part … [Read more...] about 10 ways to deal with a child who has trouble sharing Montessori-style
Child development
My child is being so clingy
My child is being so clingy Parent question: “My child is so clingy. They don’t want to play by themselves. They won’t let me leave the room, even to use the toilet. And yet the more space I want, the more clingy they get! What should I do?" Clingy children are super difficult – it’s so tiring to have someone hanging off you all day, and you just want a break. But I understand it from the child’s perspective too – there can be many reasons why they are clingy: * The child’s … [Read more...] about My child is being so clingy
A Montessori approach to getting rid of a pacifier or dummy
A Montessori approach to getting rid of a pacifier or dummy Ok. I confess that there is no Montessori approach to getting rid of a pacifier or dummy. But you are probably reading this because your child does use a pacifier. And you are wanting to get rid of it in a Montessori way: in a way that is respectful to your child, done with love, but that also means that the pacifier will be gone. Why no pacifier? In my Montessori training, we learned that babies should ideally not use a … [Read more...] about A Montessori approach to getting rid of a pacifier or dummy