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Montessori Moments: 3 Year-Old & 10 Month-Old
These “Montessori Moments” posts are meant to highlight some of the ways we implement the Montessori method in our home. Many of the activities that are featured–cooking, cleaning together, going out into nature, etc.–overlap with other parenting philosophies or might seem like things that parents just do with their children intuitively. I’ve still chosen to highlight them here because they are integral to the Montessori approach to parenting and education and fit within a comprehensive continuum of activities that support children as they undergo the important work of forming themselves. For more information about incorporating Montessori into the home, I recommend How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way… Read More -
Montessori Topponcino: How and Why We Use It
I started this post a long time ago but never got around to finishing it during the newborn haze. Tate is now 10 months-old! Ten months ago, Henry was a toddler. He had the chubbiest cheeks and the sweetest toddler speak. Now he talks about astronauts. He also says things like “I’m up for the challenge” when I mention that he might want to switch his shoes to the proper feet. (As a side note I don’t normally tell him to fix his shoes, but we were getting ready to do something that seemed safer with his shoes on the right way.) But not too long ago, Tater was the … Read More
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May: Reflection & Rejuvenation
Unfortunately May is already here and I’m behind on getting myself set up for the month! Oh well. It is what it is. [insert a large serving of self-forgiveness]Let’s see how I did this month:- Run at least two times a week and stretch at least 3 times weekly. My running has been getting a lot better. I’m still not actually tracking it, but at least I’m running.
- Get a garden planted–so exciting! Yes! We did it. It is so awesome to have a garden between our front door and our cars. Seriously, it’s so much easier to stay on top of the weeding, monitoring, and harvesting. We’ve already harvested
