You know the scene. Two children both want the same thing. Or one of them is hurting the other. Or they are complaining and nagging each other. We can’t help ourselves, we come to the rescue. “Why don’t you go first and then the other one can have a turn next?" “Why are you always picking on your brother?" “Why can’t you two just leave each other alone." When we step in like this we actually make things worse. The children start to get irritated at us, they think that we take sides … [Read more...] about Staying neutral – how to manage siblings fighting
Raising peaceful siblings
S1 E9 All about how Nicole Kavanaugh makes raising 4 children (and a dog) look easy the Montessori way
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
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