On today’s podcast I had so much fun chatting to Nicole Kavanaugh of The Kavanaugh Report, mother of four children (and a dog), raising four children in a Montessori way. So if you’ve ever thought it might be easy to raise children in a Montessori way with one child, but struggled once there were some siblings involved, this episode will help you breathe a sigh of relief and give you an insight into how it can be a more relaxing way to parent, even in larger families. We cover so much in this … [Read more...] about S1 E9 All about how Nicole Kavanaugh makes raising 4 children (and a dog) look easy the Montessori way
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S1 E8 When you get to ask the head of a Montessori school about dealing with conflict in the classroom, is Montessori still relevant today, and what if your child never chooses an activity
Today I share my conversation with Bill Conway which is a little different to others in the series where we zoom out and look at the big picture of Montessori. Bill is the Head of School at Montessori East in Sydney, Australia and I loved getting to ask him the tough questions like “does Montessori prepare children for the real world?", asking him if Montessori is still relevant in today’s modern world, and dealing with conflict in a Montessori school (and bullying). We also cover: parent’s … [Read more...] about S1 E8 When you get to ask the head of a Montessori school about dealing with conflict in the classroom, is Montessori still relevant today, and what if your child never chooses an activity
S1 E6 Your Montessori questions answered by me
I loved putting together this episode of the podcast. So many great questions have been submitted about the Montessori approach and today I spend the whole episode answering lots of them. Hope it will be super useful to all of you no matter where you are on your Montessori journey. Topics we cover in today’s episode include: A Montessori approach to night sleepIncorporating Montessori as working parentsDiscipline advice for aggressive behaviour (pulling hair, pinching, etc.) without … [Read more...] about S1 E6 Your Montessori questions answered by me
E1 S5 – All about anti-bias education, Montessori at different ages, and life as a Montessori child, teacher and parent
Today’s episode is a positive and heartwarming conversation with Andy Lulka, a Montessori teacher, parent and child. As someone who has spent their whole life around Montessori, you’ll hear about: Simone introduces the episode questioning whether it is our role to always make our child happy. And answers a listener question. This week’s listener question This week’s listener question is from Kriti and she asks: I am a working mother of 14 month old twin girls. I have started … [Read more...] about E1 S5 – All about anti-bias education, Montessori at different ages, and life as a Montessori child, teacher and parent