Each child has different preferences and efficiency curves when it comes to nodes: oral, visual, hands-on, etc. Some need more repetitions, others need fewer. Her method became popular all around the world and she spent the rest of her life establishing new schools and teacher training centers, lecturing, improving her method, and writing. It’s been my mission since then to find another way. I’ve now been working in Montessori education for nearly 15 years and love to learn from the 100 toddlers and parents I see every week in my classroom. I am so happy to share with you what I have learned and help you understand your toddler better too. It’s been my mission since then to find another way. I’ve now been working in Montessori education for 15 years and love to learn from the 100+ toddlers and parents I see every week in my classroom. I am so happy to share with you what I have learned and help you understand your toddler better too. Using Montessori for toddlers means that we, as the prepared adult, are purposeful, patient, intentional and allow our children to guide us and choose how they spend their own time. Setting their environment up to be easily accessible provides them the ultimate freedom to develop the autonomy they so desperately crave.

avoid talking, since the child might not be able to understand whether they should watch your hands or your mouth (note to self: hmmm, interesting)

What is Montessori?

Montessori Infant & Toddler programs offer a curriculum that emerges from each child’s unique skills and interests. Based on daily observations, teachers introduce new materials and activities that pique curiosity and stimulate learning. Learning objectives for your child at this age include developing skills such as language, concentration, problem solving, visual discrimination, and physical coordination. Montessori classrooms and outdoor areas are set up to meet the needs for a specific age range as well as the individual personalities of each child to encourage self-learning and collaborative play.

Put the activity away when the kid is finished, to emphasize that there is a beginning, middle and end to a task. (not sure I agree with this, at least my gut feeling is not sure about it - sometimes you just enjoy the process for its own sake, no?) Interesting blog posts about the Montessori approach Now, are you ready to go deeper into the Montessori approach? Montessori toys are designed in a way that encourage children to experiment, be creative, help them develop motor skills, and play with them independently at their own pace. Informacija pateikta labai glaustai, estetiškai ir papildyta nuostabiomis iliustracijomis bei nuotraukomis.Period during which the child is particularly interested in a specific subject or skill. Figure out what they are sensitive to and leverage that, don't try to push other things. Fine motor skills develop at an early age with intentional activities and toys: grasping, transferring, reaching, using tools, using utensils, etc. You will find answers to your questions. To see there is another more peaceful way to be with your toddler. To help you plant the seeds to raise a respectful and responsible human being. To work on a relationship with your toddler which you will be building on for years.

putting together activities as little kits that your child has access to, can set up themselves, and do alone with minimal help. Rather than trying to get a child to read or write at a certain age, the Montessori approach says that children move through sensitive periods when they are especially receptive to learning new skills. I’m absolutely loving the book, Simone. Fantastic work. Very practical, clear advice and beautifully designed, in keeping with the Montessori tradition. Kudos!”

In this book, I share all the answers to the questions I get asked by families coming to my classes – how to get their child to cooperate, how to set up their home and activities in a Montessori way, and – most of all – how to enjoy parenting their toddlers. independence - consider what is necessary for them to be able to do what they want without having you around to open/activate something Learning resources within the environment are organised by subject area, such as language or mathematics, and are freely available to the child to interact with. Toddlers are often eager and excited about helping in activities and chores that most adults consider to be mundane. The Montessori method encourages participation in these activities as a core component of daily life. Here are a few Montessori practical life activities for toddlers. counting to ten after asking something of them, before repeating it, to let them process what we’ve asked.