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Montessori Practical Life: Four Years-Old
This past weekend, I was in Boulder for a Montessori workshop. It was focused on the concept of “Child Study”–bringing teacher teams together to brainstorm strategies for children who are struggling.We practiced the process with a child who has autism. The presenting teacher talked about how much screen time the child gets at home and how it makes it more difficult to pull the child into reality during the school day.I definitely try to limit Henry’s screen time. I only resort to it if I need to take a nap on the weekend (which, um, is often). I’ll pull out the laptop and set him up to watch… Read More -
One-Pot Meals
I’m definitely on a one-pot meal kick. I’m always looking for simple and fast meals for weekday family dinners.I know one of you wasn’t too impressed with this meal, but it was a big hit with our family. I added way more shredded Parmesan cheese than was recommended, and I think that helped increase the flavor.This week we are going to try:Yeah, it’s a lot of pasta in one week but it is what it is!——————… Read More
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Why We Stopped at Two Children
Deciding how many children to have–or whether to have children at all–is such a personal decision (and it’s important to acknowledge that deciding whether to have children is entirely separate from actually being able to have them).
Initially Matt and I were going to stop after one child. For me it was about freeing up space in my life to give birth to other things, like a network of public Montessori schools in diverse communities nationwide. I added books to my wishlist about raising an only child.But after Henry was born, I felt drawn to add another child to our family. I wanted to bring another independent being into… Read More
