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Montessori Floor Bed Update
The floor bed is one of the things about the Montessori approach to educating children that tends to shock people the most. “What? You don’t have a crib? Your baby sleeps on a mattress on the floor?”… Read MoreThe idea is to set up the child’s environment in a way that helps him/her develop movement. The more freedom children have to move, the more they move. The more they move, the more they strengthen their muscles and develop themselves.
Along these lines, we also try not to use common baby contraptions that limit movement, such as swings (since the movement is done onto the child) or infant seats (since the child’s
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Book Club: Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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I made it to the end! I’m patting myself on the back. I’m really inspired by Covey’s idea of independence. He says we are truly independent when we can make and keep commitments to ourselves. He goes on to say that we can’t be truly interdependent until we’re able to depend first on ourselves.
Deciding to read and then finishing all 318 pages–one chapter a week–has been a good exercise in making and keeping commitments to myself. I won’t lie, however; it truly helps to make a public declaration on this here blog. Promising something to myself in front of thousands of people is a powerful motivator.
I enjoyed reading
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De-Cluttering Rampage: Dry Goods Drawer
Okay, people, I am on a serious de-cluttering rampage. I’m finally starting to internalize the idea that if something in our house bothers me, I should spend 15 minutes fixing it and then bask in the new-and-improved area day in and day out.… Read MoreCase in point: Our dry goods drawer. Check out the “before” photo! It was chock-full of stuff. Every time I tried to close it, plastic would hang out the side. There were stray pieces of rice strewn across the bottom of the drawer. It contained almonds that haven’t been touched in over a year.
Egad!
So I spent 15 minutes taking everything out of the drawer, tossing
