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Oct 25 2023

In Honour of Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day

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Aleta Ledendecker was a Montessori teacher for nearly 40 years. She started her own Montessori school and taught early childhood through adolescents. Aleta was also a Montessori teacher trainer. She is now retired and has three grandchildren. In honour of Grandparents' and Special Friends’ Day Aleta shared some thoughts about Montessori and grandparenting.   As a former Montessori teacher, how has Montessori shaped the way you grandparent?  A new world of...
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Oct 18 2023

Children and the News

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It seems like this is as good a time as any to talk about how our children interact with the news. The news simply wasn’t designed with children in mind, and although it is certainly an important part of our lives, we have to remember how it may affect our kids. We hope this guide will give you some helpful tips.  Potential Problems Before we jump into the problems, we...
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Mar 24 2022

Be Kind

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We celebrated Harmony Day this week and it felt good to be together as a community. Let’s take a moment to think about the reason we celebrate: respect and ultimately that means love. And what better way to experience love on a daily basis than to live a life of kindness?  Your children learn kindness by watching others, including their friends, their educators and you. When we take the time to...
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Mar 02 2022

Children and the News

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It seems like this is as good a time as any to talk about how our children interact with the news. The news simply wasn’t designed with children in mind, and although it is certainly an important part of our lives, we have to remember how it may affect our kids. We hope this guide will give you some helpful tips.  Potential Problems  Before we jump into the problems, we...
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Oct 21 2021

Stop Tantrums and Defiance in 4 steps with Lorena Seidel

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In our latest blog, we share Lorena Seidel's incredible presentation on Tantrums and Defiance. Lorena Seidel M.Ed. is a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Consultant, a certified Montessori teacher, a trained Positive Discipline Educator, a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction MBSR teacher, and a mother of three. In this video, Lorena will share various tools and strategies to help parents thrive at parenting and create an emotionally intelligent home. She answers parent questions, and...
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Aug 26 2021

6 Simple Reminders: Self-Care for Parents

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Parenting is an amazing life experience. We all know how lucky we are to watch our children as they grow into the people they are meant to be. We try to stop and appreciate the little moments. We take hundreds of photos. We try to prepare them healthy food and space to run and play. We tell them we love them and do our very best to really be present. ...
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Jun 03 2021

Helping Your Child Speak Up

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A big part of becoming a successful, independent member of society is being able to advocate for oneself.  We all need to know our own worth, and we need to feel confident enough to speak up for what we require in life.   This is hard for lots of people - adults included - so it makes sense that we teach our children the skills from an early age and continue...
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Aug 06 2020

5 Ways to Live a Better (Montessori) Life

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The more we learn about Montessori, the more it tends to seep its way into all aspects of our lives. We find ourselves seeing the world just a little bit differently, and the changes are so positive! This week we thought we would share five simple ways to live a life guided by Montessori values. (You may be surprised to find how closely this aligns to what you already do!)...
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Jul 23 2020

5 Tips for Cultivating an Adventurous Spirit

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There are times in our lives when caution and hesitation serve us well. The current times we are living in serve as a stark reminder of this. After all, self-preservation is critical to living a safe,  long and happy life. But finding ways to incorporate adventure into even the most mundane of routines sparks something special in the human spirit. Adventure shows us the magic of our world and gives...
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May 20 2020

10 Little Ways to Show Them You Love Them

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We all tell our children we love them, and it’s so important that they hear it! Looking for some fun ways to mix it up and show them you love them? Check out our ten tips: Keep some whiteboard markers handy Whiteboard markers work really well on glass surfaces such as windows and mirrors. No matter what age your child is, this simple and fun idea will put a smile...
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