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
Positive parenting
Allowing our children time
Anyone else struggling to get everything done in a day? There’s kids to dress and feed, educate, have fun, go to the park, run errands, work, and all the rest. It can all seem overwhelming. But we all get the same 24 hours in a day, even the Presidents and Prime Ministers of the world. And we can choose how we spend them. For our children, allowing more time is of such great benefit. Here is a list of things, most children could have more time for: 1. for movement2. for … [Read more...] about Allowing our children time
Dealing with tantrums
I’m going to dive right in to discuss a very tricky area for parents and children alike – tantrums. I hope you find this blog post super useful so you can start applying Montessori principles in your home too. Dealing with tantrums Tantrums are a pretty normal part of life with children from around 1 year to 5 years. Hopefully they’ll start a little later than 1 year and will end earlier, but anything in this range is fairly normal. Your child is learning that things don’t always go … [Read more...] about Dealing with tantrums
My favourite recipe for getting cooperation from my kids
Getting cooperation from kids can be a constant struggle. So I’ve put together my favourite tips into a tried and true recipe that I hope you will also enjoy! Click here to download and print: colour version or b&w version for easy printing. Or pin it for later: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/111745634480264950/ … [Read more...] about My favourite recipe for getting cooperation from my kids