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What We Started Doing After the Montessori Congress
Lately, I’ve been uninspired. I’ve done everything with my children that I learned during my 0-3 training and they’re ready to move on. I start my AMI 3-6 training at Montessori Institute Northwest in...
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Commonly-Asked Questions about My DVD and Book
A lot of people have been asking me questions about the difference between my book, Raising Your Twins: Real Life Tips on Parenting with Ease (Without Kicking Your Spouse to the Curb) and my DVD,...
View ArticleVideo: 2.5-Year-Old Washing Dishes and Loading the Dishwasher
Young children love water activities. And I love it when they clean, work on motor skills while I check email. Dishwashing makes both of us very happy. To teach your child 2-years-old-and-up how to...
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From Caterpillars to Butterflies, Literally!
A couple weeks ago, I ordered some caterpillars from Insect Lore, an online company my friend Shiying told me about. I love that you don’t have to worry about feeding the caterpillars because they come...
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Raising a Disciplined Child (Or At Least One Who Listens!)
B dancing in her swimsuit Recently, I’ve been obsessively reading Montessori books. I came upon a whole chapter on discipline in The Discovery of the Child, which I loved. “One of the greatest...
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How I Introduce Music and Movies to My 3-Year-Olds
M’s first movie Three months ago, I bought The Sound of Music soundtrack. How do you introduce new songs to children? The best way is to start by telling a little story about each song. The first song...
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See How Easily You Can Do Yoga with 3-Year-Olds!
With the help of an awesome set of yoga cards we got from my cousin, Daisy – featuring pictures of real children doing yoga, one pose on each card – B chooses Forward Bend as our first pose B works...
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How to Praise Your Child (and a Great Practical Life Activity)
We live up in the mountains where mornings and evenings get very cold. Whenever we start a fire, B and M are there to help us. M (3 years 1 month) has experienced the process so many times, she can...
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Learning Geography Through Fun and Play!
In November, Mark and I went to our children’s school for “Parent’s Night” so they could show us what they’ve been working on. We discovered that they had started working with the World Map! Then one...
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What We Did All Summer (of 2014)
Mackenzie learning the Chinese Alphabet Since I haven’t written for such a long time, I keep thinking that the first blog that comes out must be perfect. I’ve been waiting for perfect, but perfect...
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