Category Archives for Parenting
How to use tantrums to connect with your child
If you have a child between 1 to 5 years of age, I’m pretty sure you’re facing epic tantrums.Let’s first define what a tantrum is: a tantrum is an outburst of emotions.Young children have very immature
Continue readingHow to foster your child’s independence?
Today I want to talk about Independence.We all want our child to become independent. But what do we mean by independence?Many parents come to Montessori because their child want to do something by himself.Others
Continue readingWhy I discipline my children?
Today, I would like to talk about discipline.As a reader of this Montessori blog, I assume that you want to respect your child.Discipline may sound old fashion. You may think that discipline means punishment,
Continue readingHelping your child with nightmares
Is your child having nightmares?A few weeks ago, one of my clients reached to me for support. Her child had been exposed to a toy that scared him. The toy gave him nightmares.A google search on how
Continue readingBooks for the child who is afraid of the dark
The fear of the dark is a common one among children. When your toddler becomes more aware of his surroundings, he may start being anxious about sleeping in a dark room and so bedtime can become challenging.Darkness
Continue readingHow to enjoy motherhood now!
Today, I want to talk about Joy in motherhood. I want to talk about to find your joy, how to find fulfillment on your Parenting journey. And also about how to start a therapeutic process if you need
Continue readingHow to choose a Montessori childminder
I had the pleasure to chat with Sonia Quinn from the Red Door Montessori ChildcareI interviewed her for the Montessori Parenting conference. She is a Montessori teacher and used to own a Montessori
Continue readingChildren’s mental health – some resources
Here in the UK, it is "children mental health week". Place2Be launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s
Continue readingMontessori Parenting: do we need to teach our child to share?
We often hear that “sharing is caring”.Do we have to teach our children to share?What is the Montessori point of view about sharing?Here is what Maria Montessori wrote In The Secret of Childhood:“He
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