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Montessori Floor Bed: Update About How It’s Working
On Sunday morning, Tate woke up, crawled to his shelf, pulled up, and began rummaging through a little wooden box with toys in it. It gave me the idea that now might be a good time to give an update about the Montessori floor bed. We’ve used it through two infants and are still using it with our toddler. Is three the official end of toddlerhood?
Using a floor bed is similar to using a crib, except that the entire room becomes a crib. For both Henry and Tate, we used a crib mattress (a three-inch one from IKEA). We placed it in the middle of the floor on … Read More
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Montessori Pull-Up Bar and Mirror: How and Why
At the six-month mark, Tate began trying to pull up on things, and we knew it was time to install the Montessori Pull-Up Bar and Mirror.
The bar is installed at chest-height for the baby, which I think is approximately 17 inches. The baby uses it to pull up into a standing position and later practice cruising.
We had a neighborhood handyman install it the first time, but it pulled right out of the wall! The next time we asked our friend to do it. At our little New Year’s Reflection and Resolution-setting party, my friend and I decided that her husband would install our white board and railing for … Read More
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Recommended Montessori Toys for a One Year-Old
A friend of mine asked for Recommended Montessori Toys for a One Year-Old, and I immediately went to Kylie’s post. Sadly, I misread it and thought many of the links were only available in Australia, so I decided to recreate a similar list for my friend (and later realized the Australian links were in addition to the U.S. links!–how long can I blame the post-partum hormones?). There’s some overlap, as well as some different items. Henry has enjoyed most of these toys for the past year and a half. Here are the basic guidelines for choosing Montessori toys for one year-olds:
Basic Guidelines for Selecting Toys
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