Honesty – Are your children telling the truth?

Children are great storytellers. Especially in what Montessori calls the First Plane of Development (0-6 yrs), each moment lived is 'reality' to the young child. Their experience is very much their reality and all of it is "real" and "true." Something else I always share with parents is: your child wants to please you. If…

Natural and Logical Consequences – What is the difference?

Both natural and logical consequences produce feedback that allow our children to learn from experiences over time. A natural consequence of our behavior is one that can happen organically, without any preparation or prompting from an adult, the outcome happens naturally as a force of nature. Children observe these consequences of their behavior and make…

Grace and Courtesy – What does it all mean?!

Can you remember a time when you were playing with your most favorite doll? For me, it was Barbie and her friends Ken and Skipper. I also had a pink Barbie car - a Corvette! I would pretend Barbie and Ken went out on the town, they laughed, they dined, they kissed. I also then…

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Welcome to Montessori Spaces!

Hello! To all of the hard working parents and caregivers of our future. I have created this "space" as one where families can gather resources and access support when raising young children. As we look at the whole child's development, I have organized my offerings into several unique categories: Physical Space: Here we consider a…