The Montessori Family: Motivation and Discipline at Home
The Montessori Family: Bringing Montessori Motivation & Discipline to the Home
What is the role of the adult in a child’s life? What can you do to help your child reach their true potential? Head of School, Tamara Sheesley Balis, discusses the recent research and strategies from Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, Daniel Siegel, Ross Greene, and Hand in Hand Parenting.
Recommended Reading
No-Drama Discipline
By Daniel Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
No-Drama Discipline Workbook
By Daniel Siegel, MD and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
The Whole Brain Child
By Daniel Siegel, MD and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
Additional Resources
My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts by Resmaa Menakem
The Montessori Child: Supporting Your Child’s Emotional Resiliency, Self-Compassion, and Strong Sense of Self
The Montessori Child
Supporting Your Child’s Emotional Resiliency, Self-Compassion, and Strong Sense of Self
What does the child need in order to grow up feeling a strong sense of self-compassion and purpose? Tamara Sheesley Balis, Head of School at Greenspring Montessori School leads this session on the Montessori child, featuring new research in neuroscience from Dr. Tina Payne Bryson and Dr. Daniel Siegel, authors of The Whole Brain Child. Join us as we get grounded in Montessori and child development together.
Additional Resources
The Whole Brain Child
by Daniel J. Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
The Yes Brain
by Daniel J. Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson
Cleaning House
by Kay Wills Wyma
Escaping the Endless Adolescence
by Claudia Worrell Allen and Joseph P. Allen
The Big Disconnect
by Catherine Steiner-Adair
The Montessori Home: An Environment for your Child’s Independence, Engagement, and Growth
The Montessori Home: An Environment for your Child’s Independence, Engagement, and Growth
Head of School, Tamara Sheesley Balis, discusses creating a Montessori home environment to support your child’s development.
For a breakdown of suggestions by room, take a look at each of the blog posts below as well.
Additional Resources
The Montessori Toddler
By Simone Davies
Montessori from the Start
By Paula Polk Lillard
How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way
By Tim Seldin
Raising Self-Confident Children
Tamara Sheesley Balis, Head of School at Greenspring Montessori School, offers a parenting webinar on raising confident children. Learn about strategies you can implement at home to help children and adolescents of any age grow their confidence.