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In my many years of working with young children, there is one question I hear frequently from parents and teachers: How do I get children to listen to me? When we are confronted with tantrums, defiant behavior, or worse, it’s difficult to know what to do. But these situations are usually avoidable, or at least […]
The Childhood Potential Online Montessori Conference 2024 is coming up January 29 – February 2 and I’m excited to be one of the speakers. I’ll be speaking on the first day on Building Brains the Montessori Way. This conference is not just an event, it’s a five-day festival of learning and inspiration! Each day is a […]
It’s a perennial problem for Montessori schools. How can we show parents the importance of the third year of our programs for children 3 to 6 years old? Because the third year in a Montessori program is truly a leap year! This is a session that you will want to let all of your school […]
Ten years ago our concern as parents and teachers was more about television usage. Now with phones and tablets we have difficulty unplugging and disconnecting from our electronic world. Beeps and tweets are headed toward us 24 hours a day. What does this all mean in terms of our children’s overall development? Please join me […]
Are you dealing with these aspects of difficult behaviors with children? If this sounds familiar… You need to stop and watch this free webinar, Dealing With Difficult Behaviors In Your School And Classrooms. In Dealing With Difficult Behaviors In Your School And Classrooms: In this 40-minute session you’ll learn about strategies that can make a difference for […]
We all need to feel like we belong. Children’s behavior is directed towards getting the emotional connection of belonging. Watch this series of five videos to learn about four basic, yet unconscious, goals that drive our children’s behavior. You’ll learn how these goals, when met, make for a child who is happy, cooperative, self-motivated and self-aware. […]
Are you excited to help children build their foundation for joy and success in today’s world? Do you care for an infant or child and want to maximize their potential for growing into an independent, caring, and creative individual? I invite you to join a jam-packed virtual conference on May 10-12, 2023, featuring more than […]
I’m pleased to let you know that Porch.com has added a lengthy piece into their advice section about using Montessori in your home. Contributions from fourteen Montessorians (me, too!) are included in this article entitled, Adapting Your Home and Life to a Montessori Lifestyle, Tips from the Experts.
My natural proclivities tend toward optimism. During these past three years of pandemic disruptions, though, I’ve had to remind myself more than once of the old joke about “there’s a pony in there somewhere.” As I visit with folks, parents and grandparents, we’re beginning to see the pony. It really is there! Our pony has […]
My schooling consisted of six elementary schools, one junior high, one high school, three colleges and two Montessori institutes. I’ve attended schools in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Oregon, Ohio, Washington, D.C, Germany, and Costa Rica. The similarities in all these schools are striking in the fact that the teacher lectured at the front of the room; there […]
