The Montessori Notebook

The place to learn everything about Montessori at home in easy-to-follow, simple steps for busy parents and caregivers. Whether you are new to Montessori or have been using Montessori for a while, you will come away with practical ideas you can try today and use in your daily life.

Montessori teenagers

The four planes of development – a tool for parents

A Montessori childhood from 0 – 24 years old Have you ever thought, “I don’t understand my child any more?" It’s like they have completely changed. Dr Montessori spoke about the four planes of development. A child passes from 0-6 to 6-12 to 12-18 and to 18-24. The child is almost like a new child in each of these planes. As parents we observe our child, offer love, respect, acceptance and understanding at any age…but we need to adjust how we are with our children as they pass through … [Read more...] about The four planes of development – a tool for parents

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

A peek into Montessori at home with my teenagers (which turns out to have a lot in common with toddlers)

As I’ve parented two children into the teenage years, what has always helped me is hearing about how others have navigated the years ahead long before I was at this stage. So I thought it might be useful to share my experience navigating life with teenagers to remind you that it’s the long game we are playing in parenting; to stand up for teenagers that they are delightful to be around if sometimes a little volatile (sound familiar parents of toddlers?); and to let you know that it will be … [Read more...] about A peek into Montessori at home with my teenagers (which turns out to have a lot in common with toddlers)