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 | Mar 27, 2019 | Montessori, Independence, Practical Life, Uncategorized
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...
