A Matching Game of Locks and Keys Builds Your Child’s Resilience
Last summer I shared a useful travel activity to entertain your young child on a road trip or an airplane ride while simultaneously developing their motor skills and self-esteem: play
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Teach Your Child to Core an Apple and Build Their Self-Esteem
As a parenting mentor, I help show my clients how to facilitate their children’s independence, whether that means cleaning up after a play session or fixing a snack. This is
Refreshed and Inspired
Last weekend I gave myself permission to step away from the daily responsibilities of family life and running my business to dive back into what I believe to be fundamental
Your Child’s Mathematical Mind
Did you know that “quantities” are the first building block of the mathematical mind? Outside of my practice as a parenting coach I’m often intrigued when I hear parents easily
Use Toothpicks and a Shaker to Develop Your Child’s Motor Skills
In my practice as a Montessori parenting coach, I always look around my clients’ homes to see what they might organically have on hand that can be used as an
Why Toddlers Making Orange Juice Is a Brilliant Idea
Why Toddlers Making Orange Juice Is a Brilliant Idea As a parenting coach, I love to advise my clients to involve their children in ordinary housework. The kitchen is an
Toddlers Sort and Match Grains to Refine Their Language and Senses
Sorting and Matching – Grains by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com Toddlers Sort and Match Grains to Refine Their Language and Senses As a Montessori educator, I’m always interested in
New Beginnings, Digital Detox and more
New Beginnings 2017 has come and gone*, a new day, a new year, a new beginning, and a supermoon to welcome us into 2018. The full moon is a time
The Gift of Love – 2017 Gratitude
The Gift of Love As I reflect on this past year I wanted to share my immense gratitude for having you as part of this wonderful global community of like-minded
Children Master New Skills Removing a Button
Removing a Button by Jeanne Marie Paynel from voilamontessori.com Find out how teaching a child to sew and remove a button can be a wonderful activity for their development! Children
Using Napkin Rings as an Educational Toy for Your Child
Often times in my coaching practice I will advise parents that they don’t need to go out and spend a lot of money on the latest or most expensive educational
Teach Your Child to Clean Up After Themselves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-W0rIWV-dE A theme that comes up consistently in the Montessori approach to parenting is the idea that we want our children to become independent human beings even at an early
