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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen
In part of my quest to double-down on connection with Henry, I started to re-read How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. I really appreciate this book, as well as their other book about sibling rivalry.
I’m trying not to just breeze through it and instead slow down and read one chapter at a time. I want to be intentional about incorporating the ideas into my parenting (and support Matt to do the same).
In Chapter One, there’s a quote that hit me in the gut. There’s a “direct connection between how kids feel and how they behave.” It’s clear to us … Read More
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Picture Books about Peace/Justice/Empathy
Every month, Montessori For All selects an anti-bias, anti-racist book for our teachers to read to their communities. First we select one for 3-6 year-olds, then one for 1st-3rd graders, and finally one for 4th-6th graders. If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive links to book guides with discussion questions, vocabulary words, and extension activities to be used in the classroom or at home, you can sign up here. I forgot to share our books from September. In September we focused on picture books about peace/justice/empathy.
Picture Books about Peace, Justice, and Empathy: 3-6 year-olds
Peace Book By Todd Parr
Peace is making … Read More
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Halloween Picture Books: Our Favorites
It’s time for the Halloween picture books! Honestly, I was afraid the boys had outgrown them. If you know me well, you know that I obsess over our children’s “lasts” because you never know when they are coming. Was that the last time you will ever strap your child into a carseat? The last time you will ever wipe their butt? I get teary just thinking about it.
When September 23 rolled around, we pulled out the Fall books. And they were a big flop. Books about leaves just couldn’t compete with their current obsession. I thought we might be retiring our annual ritual of bringing out seasonal … Read More