“Oh, I know you!” Those were the very first words I said to my newborn son, just moments after giving birth to him almost 22 years ago. I held him in my arms, looked him in the eye, and realized that I really did already know this beautiful tiny baby. Throughout our two days in the hospital, I found myself talking to him: asking if he was hungry, singing a nonsense made-up on the spot song when I changed his diaper, telling him how his little clothes were presents from his grandpa and grandma, and reassuring him that I was there with him when he was crying. Talking to him just came naturally. He had heard the sound of my voice for nine months, so I knew that he knew me, too.
Showing posts with label Infant/Toddler (0-3). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infant/Toddler (0-3). Show all posts
Montessori Parenting: Observing Sensitive Periods in Young Children
It was the children themselves who showed that they preferred one another’s company to dolls, and the small ‘real life’ utensils to toys. —M...
Understanding the Child’s Sense of Order in the Montessori Environment
“It seems to him, at this stage, a particularly vital matter that everything in his environment should be kept in its accustomed place; and...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 12: The Effect of Obstacles on Development
“…the child’s sensitiveness is greater than anything we can imagine.” – Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind , p. 131 There is an old E...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 11: How Language Calls to the Child
“What is clear is that when the child is born, he has neither hearing nor speech. So what exists? Nothing, yet all is ready to appear.” — Ma...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 10: Some Thoughts on Language
“All children pass through a period in which they can only pronounce syllables; then they pronounce whole words, and finally, they use to pe...
Conscious Interaction with Infants – Supporting Global Childhood Development
" When you hold an infant, hold him not just with your body, but with your mind and heart. " – Magda Gerber In our continuing...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 9: The First Days of Life
“Children become like the things they love.” — Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind , p. 101 A carefully prepared environment is centra...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 8: The Child’s Conquest of Independence
“The child’s nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence.” — Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind , p. 83. I...
Montessori’s Use of the Term ‘Psychic’ – Developing Personalities in Childhood
“Special care should be shown for the psychic life of the newborn child. If it already has such a life at birth, how much greater will this ...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 7: The Spiritual Embryo
“ It was really a very simple thing, after, — it was only that he had lived near a kind and gentle heart, and had been taught to think kind ...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 6: Embryology and Behavior — Personality
“It follows that at the beginning of his life the individual can accomplish wonders — without effort and quite unconsciously.” — Maria Monte...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 4: The New Path — Joy and Excitement
“…no one can do for the child the work he has to do to build the man he is making.” — Maria Montessori, The Absorbent Mind , p. 30. If ...
The Absorbent Mind, Chapter 3: The Periods of Growth — Unconscious Learning
“It may be said that we acquire knowledge by using our minds; but the child absorbs knowledge directly into his psychic life. Simply by cont...
The Absorbent Mind: Chapter 1 - Studying the Works of Montessori
“But although education is recognized as one of the ways of raising mankind, it is nevertheless, still and only, thought of as an educati...
Developing Object Permanence Skills in the Montessori Environment
Have you ever played peekaboo with an infant or toddler? I love to hear that gurgle of laughter every time the person hiding appears. Why...
Introducing Foods by Following the Child - A Montessori Approach
When my son was born, our pediatrician gave me a schedule of solid foods to introduce. I had already decided that I would not use jarred...
The Montessori Infant/Toddler Environment: Preparing for Movement
Active movements in the first months of life provide the overall mind-body experience from which self-confidence is derived, and with this v...
Prepared Environment Tips: Montessori Furniture for Infants and Toddlers
In our previous blog , we focused on the furniture used in the Montessori early childhood and elementary environments. We continue the discu...
Modern Materials Used in the Infant/Toddler Environment
Would you say that the material being used in this photo had a place in the Montessori infant/toddler environment? What about these?
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