Maria Montessori believed young children have a deep sense of dignity and want to do the right thing. You can use Montessori techniques to teach your child how to do the right thing. Here are some Montessori principles you can use at home to teach manners. Emphasize practical life activities to help your child … [Read more...]
10 ways to help kids fall in love with being outside
Spring is in full swing: The buds on the trees have opened, birds are chirping, and children are eager to go outside and get muddy. Unless, that is, they are like the fourth-grader author Richard Louv spoke to for his book “Last Child in the Woods.” “I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the electrical … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Help Your Child Develop Concentration
One of the most helpful qualities your child can have for any type of school experience is the ability to concentrate. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do at home to help your young child develop concentration. Here are 5 ways to help your child develop concentration: Prepare a Montessori-friendly home. Give … [Read more...]
What’s the Most Important Thing Parents Can Do for Their Kids?
This question originally appeared on Quora, the knowledge-sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus. Answer by Julie Lythcott Haims, author, New York Times best-seller How to Raise an Adult; former Stanford dean; … [Read more...]
Ten Lessons that Montessori will NOT teach
First posted on Montessori Child by Jessica Langford Montessori does offer many amazing benefits to children, but sometimes I think that the most valuable part of Montessori is what it doesn't do. The art of Montessori often lies in the subtle or the unseen, in the hundreds of little conscious decisions we make every day … [Read more...]
Study says reading aloud to children, more than talking, builds literacy
In “The Pout-Pout Fish” children’s picture book, the author weaves words like “aghast” and “grimace” into a story about a fish who thought he was destined to “spread the dreary-wearies all over the place” until...well, no need to spoil the ending. Finding such rich language in a picture book is not unusual, and reading … [Read more...]
This is your child’s brain on reading
When parents read to their children the difference shows in children's behavior and academic performance. And according to a new study, the difference also shows in their brain activity. Researchers looked at children ages 3 to 5 who underwent brain scans called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while … [Read more...]
Physician to parents: You’re doing it wrong
Family physician, psychologist and author Leonard Sax wants parents to know that they are “raising kids wrong.” The author of “Boys Adrift” and “Girls on the Edge” has written a new book, “The Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt our Kids when We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups.” “Most American parents are completely confused … [Read more...]
The importance of children at play
In the early stages of life, peer play is an important factor in the developmental growth of a child. It is during play and children's interactions with peers when many essential and vital skills are learned, from social connections to emotional, language, and cognitive abilities. Associate Professor of Psychology at … [Read more...]
Raising a Future King the Montessori Way
Sharpen your pencils – Prince George is off to school! Today, the 2-year-old – sporting a baby blue backpack – had his first day at Westacre Montessori School, near his family's home, Amner Hall, in Norfolk, England. And luckily for the rest of us, the whole thing was captured adorably by his mom, Princess … [Read more...]
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