Hope you are all having a fun start to the year. What are your favourite things to do in January? I’m going to live vicariously through you all as I still have a couple more weeks of study left with the altMBA program. I’m taking the chance to really dive deep and get as much out of it as I can. But I forgot what it’s like to have no spare time any more. Will be worth it! Can I share my excitement? We have a new class pet – a dwarf hamster. Isn’t her little white nose just adorable? As it’s a … [Read more...] about January link pack: all the links you have to read, curated by Simone Davies
Parenting
Being your child’s translator may be the answer we’ve been looking for
As a Montessori teacher and parent, I am constantly looking for ways to see the world through the child’s eyes. It helps me to understand what is going on for them and to give some guidance when necessary. What I’ve realised is that I have become a child’s translator. And you can too. With toddlers when they go to push a child, we can translate, “Is it that you want to play by yourself right now?". Maybe the translation is “Did you want to ask if you can play too?". Or “Did you want to … [Read more...] about Being your child’s translator may be the answer we’ve been looking for
Let’s start a revolution of kindness
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 kindness. Some of you know my surreptitious plan to overtake the world with kindness. Mwaaah ha ha. I guess this could be a baby step in the right direction. Over the summer, let’s try: If we … [Read more...] about Let’s start a revolution of kindness
Setting limits Montessori-style
When my son was a toddler he hated leaving places. So I would begin to dread when it was time to go home. I’d be thinking, “how am I going to get him to leave soon?" No matter how long we stayed, there were always tears. And did I mention that I was exhausted by the end too? I understand the difficulty with setting limits. It is not easy to see our child suffer. Even more when we feel like we are the ones making them cry as we carry them from the playground. So it’s something I’m always … [Read more...] about Setting limits Montessori-style