How Positive Discipline changed my life.
I’m often asked, “What is Positive Discipline?” For me, and I don’t mean to be too dramatic, it was a rude awakening, changed my life and saved it at the same time. Let me explain…
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Simplicity and Order in the Montessori home
Does having a clean, orderly home positively change your mood? Have you ever wondered why that is? I’ve been getting a lot of questions about “Why order and simplicity are such an important aspect of
Adults need transitions too.
I’ve just returned from being away for almost four months. I know, that’s a long time and I also know it’s nothing for some. I left for what was to be a six week Montessori
Why Montessori?
Whether you’ve never heard of it or have already embodied the aspects of the Montessori way and its educational method, I’d like to share the reasons why I’ve become so passionate and compelled to make
Managing Your Emotions When Your Child Pushes Your Buttons
More often than not, parents believe that it is their job to control and manage their children’s emotions. I beg to differ. The importance is how we show up and how we model managing our
Digital Detox and Beyond
Returning from a 30-day digital detox was harder than I could’ve ever imagined. For a whole month, I committed to being completely off social media. It was challenging at first, as re-programing any habits are,
Creating an Intentional 30-Day Digital Detox
What does self-care look like to you? For me, it’s creating an intentional 30-day digital detox. Care to join me? We will have to wait to share once it’s over… #30daysdigitaldetox I’m flying to Paris
Montessori, motherhood and Moscow.
How could I have known, that 7 years later I would be standing on the Red Square in Moscow? We met the first day of our Assistant to Infancy Montessori training in San Diego. Then
A life well lived, Maria Montessori
A life well lived, Maria Montessori. An amazing interactive timeline of Maria Montessori’s life and the method that holds her name. Maria and Mario Montessori visiting with children. “I did not invent a method of
A few of my favorite things #3
What is it, why do I like them and when* are they appropriate for children? Colored Discs On Colored Dowel, found were Montessori toys are sold. This photo was taken in one of the LePort Montessori School, where I