Do you sometimes find yourself making a parenting a decision that goes against your better judgment, feels inconsistent with your values, or leaves you scratching your head wondering why you opted for that at all. Being blindsided by our own choices (or...

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Ways to utilise and reinforce Practical Life skills and experiences with your child at home.   -Ask your child to help you with preparing meals or snacks. We provide practice with utensils such as graters and vegetable peelers. A child...

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At the moment I am surrounded by stacks of books as I work on the creation of a 'Montessori at Home' powerpoint presentation for the parents at my preschool. Many of the tips and ideas I am researching and collating...

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One of the parents at my Montessori Pre-school recently asked my advice about how to get her daughter more excited about her extra-curricular activities. Apparently this 3 year old girl was getting very teary about going to her various classes...

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Recently a fellow Montessori educator raised an interesting point about our Kiddie Kutter knives. She suggested that by removing the ‘risk’ of being cut by the knife perhaps the product was actually creating an even greater risk that a child...

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