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Even though modern media often portrays young children as clumsy, loud, and noisy, children who are on a path of normal, healthy development—what Montessori called normalization—have a love of silence. Watching a six-week-old baby playing with a floor mobile, I see a child who is wide-eyed and quiet. It seems as though the child is using […]
The smell of our favorite gluten-free chocolate muffins wafted from the oven. My five-year-old granddaughter stood on a stool at the sink, washing the mixing bowl. “Grandma,” she said, “when the muffins come out, can we have a tea party?” “What a wonderful idea,” I said. At this point, you may imagine that a tea […]
The fire drill was in full operation. The sound of the alarm hammered throughout the school building. My job was to inspect each classroom, closet, bathroom, and nook to make sure there were no children left behind. As I entered the last classroom, there in the corner, hidden by shelves, was Jennifer, quietly building an […]
The clock face stared at me. 1:00 AM. Again. The red digital numbers mocked me as I tossed and turned. Again, it was 1:00 AM, and if the pattern held steady, I wouldn’t be asleep again until after three. As a mom with young children and a husband who traveled frequently on business, the thought […]
There is a simple hymn that I find myself singing as I walk. As a young teen, I learned it as a round at church camp and later sang it for the church congregation. Another version, made famous in the play Godspell, became a Top 40 hit. The lyrics are simple, and the original melody is […]
One of the key concepts in Montessori educational philosophy is understanding and guiding a child’s process of normalization. Normalization can be a confusing term. What it is meant to describe is the normal, natural, and healthy growth and development of children when their physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs are being met. When I was […]
One of the things I’ve learned as a parent and grandparent is that you never stop worrying about your kids! There are two big ideas that have helped me over the years feel confident that life was going okay: For his book, Dyer surveyed parents and found that they wanted the following: I want my […]
A few years ago, my sister was running a seasonal garden center. In her neighborhood, it was the go-to place for everything needed to create a beautiful yard. Needless to say, it was popular and busy, with most customers on a first-name basis. They struggled to find help. College students would be hired for the […]
With my almost five-year-old grandson visiting us for the past month, I have found it difficult to find a window of time to write. What I have been able to do, though, is observe him and work with him. This time together has given me another vantage point from which to see the power of […]
While working with a group of older four-year-olds on a craft project, I looked on in amazement as the children held their pencils like spears, ready to be launched. Scissors were clutched upside down and backward using all sorts of awkward finger combinations. Frustration and discouragement filled the air. “What happened,” I wondered, “to the three-finger grasp?” […]
