Are you intrigued by the Montessori sensitive periods? When I first heard this term, I thought it was about times in a child’s life when they were more likely to be highly emotional! Hint: I was wrong. What are Montessori’s ‘sensitive periods’? The Montessori sensitive periods are times of intense interest in children towards something…
If you follow anything Montessori related, chances are that you’ve heard of the Montessori prepared environment. But how does that relate to you as a parent? It’s important to understand first what Maria Montessori meant when she coined the term ‘prepared environment’. What does the Montessori ‘prepared environment’ mean? Montessori wrote about the classroom being…
Montessori parenting is a popular term but is it really a ‘Montessori’ thing? Parents all over the world self-classify as being ‘Montessori parents’, including me. But what does that actually mean considering Maria Montessori’s method was developed for teachers? Maria Montessori’s philosophy was educational. She created a method based on her observations of children and…