This post week has taken a new turn around here - undies! Gus has shown some interest in getting the toilet learning process underway and we...
Articles from June 2018
Babies and toddlers are surrounded by an enormous world filled with new experiences. They are natural explorers of that world -- seeking to...
Now that it is officially summer, it's time for us to start thinking about what we want to do this summer! One of the truly fun things a...
At 18-months-old Augustus has a wide variety of interests in both objects in our environment and with experiences in our environment. I wou...
I recently came across this list of popular toddler toys while searching for a birthday gift for a friend's child. I just wanted to see...
In my mind's eye Nora is still a perfectly round little bald baby. But, in reality, Nora turned 4-years-old yesterday! I don't quit...
One warm evening a few weeks ago we decided to head outside to play after dinner. When we got outside, Nora declared that she was going to ...
I don’t know when it first happened, but one day I noticed it. And then again. And again. Gus playing with a material, then that material p...
When I first got pregnant with my oldest, I got a regular old high chair for him. Knowing nothing about Montessori, it was a standard high ...
Being a Montessori parent, I want to give my children the opportunity to engage as fully as they are able in practical tasks. This includes...
Now that Gus is 18 months old, he is definitely starting to become more and more interested in working with trays and materials on his shel...
It's not unusual for you to see a Matryoshka doll on a Montessori shelf for an infant or toddler. Small children love the surprise of o...
I've found that it's often the most simple things that will keep my children occupied for the longest time! And, once again, this s...