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Montessori Self-Service Water Station
Image courtesy of Meg via Sew LiberatedI’m so inspired by the toddler self-service water station that Meg set up for her son Finn (featured over at Sew Liberated).I am definitely bookmarking this post to remind myself of a great strategy for cultivating independence, concentration, and focus.That reminds me: I need to add the documentary Edison’s Day to my baby registry. It’s all about a family that implements Montessori in their home with a 21-month old. It’s chock-full of ideas!I need to learn more about Montessori for infants. Hmm…let me see what resources I can find right now:-
Here’s a video about an infant/toddler Montessori class.
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Book Review: Heading Home with Your Newborn
Many, many months ago, I read Cate’s amazing birth story on Project Subrosa. When she got to the end, she described sitting on the couch with her partner and their new baby. In that moment, I realized that I had thought a lot about conception, pregnancy, and birth, but I had never thought much about the “happily ever after,” about what you actually do when the baby finally joins your family.… Read MoreIn that moment, I made a decision to try and stay one step ahead in my learning. For example, I tried to read a little about pregnancy while I was trying to conceive. Now that I’m pregnant, I’m
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Elimination Communication
I have to confess that I was hugely dismissive of the concept of “Elimination Communication” as a strategy when I first heard about it. In my mind, even occasional, accidental poops and pees around the house seemed pretty awful.… Read MoreI didn’t realize that you could keep your kids in diapers AND try to read their cues and actually train them to use a [baby] toilet as early as day one. Thank you, dear Amy, for being a constant source of inspiration!
I can’t wait to get my hands on these books (thanks to the good ol’ Houston Public Library!):
