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
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.
If you are interested in learning more about how to support your toddler’s growing independence at home, take a moment to watch this webinar with Greenspring Montessori School Toddler Guides, Allie Alexander and Michelle Donohue. Allie and Michelle have over twenty years combined teaching experience and they both have Montessori toddlers at home. They offer practical advice that is easy to impliment, as well as suggested products to aid in your child’s independence.
For a full list of products for your child, please take a look below:
Most water bottles found in the children’s section (not the baby section) will work well.
Ikea is also a great place to find inexpensive child-sized open cups, silverware, plates, etc. for when you are eating at the table. We recommend that parents avoid plates and bowls that suction to the table after 18 months.
Footwear
Soft-soled shoes are best for children learning to walk. Once your child’s dexterity begins to improve, we recommend shoes and boots that are also easy to pull on and off.
Many of these items can be purchased used on sites like Facebook Marketplace or at your local consignment shop if you are looking for some less expensive options.
We also recommend searching the For Small Hands website if you are looking for something specific for your child. They have a variety of child-sized materials for every area of the home.
Take a look at our Montessori in the Home series for more tips for toddlers and infants:
This webinar provides parents with strategies for implementing Montessori discipline and connection in the home. Led by Tamara Sheesley Balis, Head of School at Greenspring Montessori School, this webinar draws on strategies from the book No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson, psychologist Ross Greene, and Hand in Hand Parenting.
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