Notes from Pikler Pre-Intensive & Intensive: The following is a collection of thoughts based on the information and inspiration provided at the Pikler Institute Intensive workshop (April 2015). For more information about the Pikler/Loczy Institute, or to find training opportunities,...

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To reiterate from PART 1: My top three tips for promoting literacy and language skills at home are… Talk and listen! Read together! Promote language as holistic! To expand briefly: Talking and listening is an incredibly powerful way of helping...

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My top three tips for promoting literacy and language skills at home are… Talk and listen! Read together! Promote language as holistic! To expand briefly: Talking and listening is an incredibly powerful way of helping your child to develop language...

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Montessori Standing Nappy Changes: Why & How You may have heard that many Montessori environments promote a "standing" nappy change for toddlers, rather than placing the child in a lying position in a change table/mat. The "standing change" is a...

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To read the first entry in our Montessori Christmas Blog series please visit our post on 'Monte-Santa'.   Practical Life: a Montessori perspective on the productive, purposeful work of Christmas.    I have known many Montessori classrooms, and Montessori inspired parents, who...

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