My latest article is up at Eco Child’s Play. This is the first in a weekly series exploring some “baby essentials” that aren’t essential at all. They may be useful, they may be the best choice for some families. But we shouldn’t just take it as a given that they are “essential”. Question consumption, consider [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Montessori’
Jan
15
Question the Crib! New Post at Eco Child’s Play
by heather
Tags: baby, co-sleeping, cribs, essentials, floor bed, Montessori, sleeping
Posted in Babies, Eco-stuff | Comments (0)
Posted in Babies, Eco-stuff | Comments (0)
Jan
01
Kids Love to “Work” When It’s Montessori “Toys!”
by heather
I’ve put the words “work” and “toys” in quotes in the title of this article, because for young children, the ideas of “work” and “play” are synonymous. They have not yet made a judgment decision that “play” is all for fun and “work” is necessary but unpleasant. To the young child, everything is exploration and [...]
Tags: concentration, cylinder blocks, discovery, educational, exploration, focus, fun, Homeschooling, materials, Montessori, play, puzzles, sensitive period, toys, unschooling, work
Posted in Babies, Babywearing, Eco-stuff, Family, Homeschooling, Lactivism | Comments (6)
Posted in Babies, Babywearing, Eco-stuff, Family, Homeschooling, Lactivism | Comments (6)
Dec
26
Toddlers and Housework – Part of the Action
by heather
A common ‘complaint’ of parents with toddlers is… how do you get your housework done? Especially when they start dropping their afternoon nap! That was my only time to catch up! Savvy parents don’t try to separate their children from the care of their homes, they include them. Rather than waiting until your child is [...]
Tags: Homeschooling, housework, instinct, Montessori, naps, order, practical, preconceptions, sensitive period, toddlers
Posted in Around the house, Babies, Family, Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (5)
Posted in Around the house, Babies, Family, Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (5)
Dec
21
A Timeframe for Learning Colours
by heather
New parents often ask, “when should my baby/toddler/preschooler be able to identify colours? How long does it take for them to learn?” Of course every child is different. But whatever their age, you can’t look at this as something that takes a certain amount of time to learn – unlike, for instance, potty training, which [...]
Tags: attributes, child, colours, development, labels, language, learning, Montessori, process, toddlers
Posted in Babies, Kid stuff | Comments (3)
Posted in Babies, Kid stuff | Comments (3)
Dec
08
Kakuro to the rescue
by heather
The Montessori philosophy talks about the “prepared environment”. Unschooling philosophy sometimes talks about “strewing”. Reggio offers “provocations”. Whatever you want to call it, the fundamental principle is the same — leaving something educational ready and lying around for the child to discover and pursue in their own time according to their own interesting. This isn’t [...]
Tags: Homeschooling, kakuro, Montessori, prepared environment, Reggio, unschooling
Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (2)
Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (2)
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