How to Nurture Responsibility
Responsibility isn’t formed through rewards or by the mechanical repetition of certain phrases. How can we nurture responsibility?
5 minutes
I Am Not Naughty, I Just Feel Too Intensely
A child is more that a momentary behavior and the most inappropriate behaviors are the signs that show you the child needs your help.
5 minutes
How To Support Independence In a Child?
Independence doesn’t happen overnight. It needs to be supported and nurtured. Find out what you can do as an adult to develop the child’s independence.
9 minutes
Independence - the Way to Growing Up Self-Confident
Letting a child do on his own the things he is capable of, is not a whim, but a sign of respect and a way of saying you trust him.
8 minutes
Washing a Table, More Than Meets the Eye
Although washing a table may seem a simple chore, for a child this activity is filled with possibilities.
9 minutes
Freedom in the Montessori Environment
Freedom without limits is misunderstood and it excludes the ones around us. It is important that a child builds a healthy view on freedom, in order for him to be truly free.
6 minutes
On How Rewards Do Not Build Motivation
Rewards seem to be a momentary solution, but in fact they do not build character and they stifle motivation.
7 minutes
How to Observe the Child in Order to Support Him
Observation helps you connect to what the child is, here and now.
7 minutes
How Much Do Children Socialize in the Montessori Environment?
A Montessori classroom can resemble a micro-society. How many socializing opportunities does the child have in the Montessori environment and how does it happen?
7 minutes
The 3 Period Lesson
Through the 3 Period Lesson the child connects the concrete to the abstract, learning new concepts easily.
4 minutes
The Language Barrier and the Challenges That Arise
How to connect to children who don’t speak your language? Is it possible or is it just fantasy?
7 minutes
What is My Montesstory?
What is a montesstory? someone asked me. So they inspired me to write some thoughts about this.
4 minutes