by Meaghan McClung | Sep 18, 2025 | Montessori, Conscious Parenting, Emotion Coaching, Independence, Life Skills, Montessori-aligned, Parenting, Practical Life, Resiliency, Respectful Parenting, Secure Attachment, Self-regulation
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...
by Meaghan McClung | Sep 24, 2024 | Parenting, Communication, Conscious Parenting, Independence, Life Skills, Respectful Parenting, Self-regulation, Uncategorized
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...
by Meaghan McClung | Nov 4, 2019 | Montessori, Boundaries, Boundary Setting, Co-regulation, Communication, Conscious Parenting, Emotion Coaching, Emotional Intelligence, Independence, Life Skills, Limits, Montessori-aligned, Natural Consequences, Parenting, Resiliency, Respectful Parenting, Role Model, Secure Attachment, Self-regulation, Validation
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...
