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Why I’m Not a Stay-at-Home Mom
I went to great lengths to stay at home with Henry for the first year of his life. With Tate, I stayed at home with him for the first 5-6 months of his life and then worked at home for the remainder of his first year of life with the help of a nanny. I felt like it was really important to provide them with that kind of foundation. But now that I’m a working mom, I don’t ever want to go back!I sometimes get romantic notions about homeschooling my children. However, now that I’ve been home with them for one week of summer vacation (only one week!) I… Read More -
Update on Toilet Training our 23 Month-Old
I’m so sorry I didn’t post the winner of our contest last week! The winner of a free copy of Toilet Awareness by Sarah Moudry is….
Erika K. Thanks for this. I need a jumpstart for our 22 mo old!
Congratulations, Erika! Please e-mail me your address!
Toilet learning has been going really well with Tate at 23 months-old. He is so much less resistant than Henry was about sitting on the toilet frequently. Every hour or so, I say, “Tate, let’s go put some pee in the toilet!” He is sometimes resistant to stop whatever he is doing, so I will often encourage him to bring it with him. … Read More
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Potty Training in a Montessori Way: Win a Free Book!
Potty training in a Montessori way is very different from the conventional approach. First, we use the adult words for everything as we support our children’s vocabulary development. So we call it a toilet instead of a potty.
Second, we call it “learning” rather than “training,” which sounds like semantics, but it actually highlights a conceptual difference. We don’t use rewards to train children; we set up an environment that allows them to teach themselves how to use the toilet.
Extrinsic rewards like stickers, candy, and other special treats work like magic, but, if overused, they can create children who are dependent upon adults in order to make good decisions. … Read More
