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Applying the Montessori approach outside of school
School Readiness
When children start preschool at AFM, they come from a wide variety of past experiences. Some children are accustomed to being dropped off at daycare, and have relatively no anxiety about starting school in a new place. For those children without any past experience...
Answering Difficult Questions
Every parent has, at one time or another, been completely caught off guard by a "difficult question", dun, dun, dun. You know the type, "Mom, what happens when we die?" or the classic, "Where do babies come from?" Sometimes you panic and blurt out way too much...
The Importance of Establishing Boundaries
Arguably, one of the most important jobs you have as a parent is to establish boundaries with, and for your child. Children are not capable of establishing their own boundaries, and yet they have a deep developmental need to know what the boundaries are. If you think...
Building Independence
Maria Montessori said, “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” While it may seem counterintuitive to say so, often times when we as adults “help” the child, we are actually robbing him of the opportunity to grow. Real growth comes from real...
Kids and Chores- A Montessori Approach
In the Montessori curriculum, the Practical Life activities are some of the first lessons presented to our students. This curriculum includes activities designed to help a child to learn how to do everyday tasks such as: pouring water, stringing beads, using tongs,...
How to Keep your Sanity During the Holiday Season
By Meaghan McClung As a parent, I sometimes think of the holiday season with equal parts joy and dread. Of course, I’m excited about the family gatherings, the sharing of traditions, the gift giving, and the food! But I’m also a bit apprehensive. The high activity and...
Rotating Toys and Activities in the Home
Rotating Toys and Activities in the Home Have your child’s toys taken over your home? Are you noticing that your child isn’t even playing with most of the toys he/she has? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you are in need of a Montessori...
Freedom within Limits
I often meet with parents who want to talk to me about getting their child to listen to them at home. Perhaps the child has been in the Montessori environment for a while, and the parents have observed how well their child responds to the teachers at school. They’ll...
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