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by Martha Carver | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Parenting, Parent Education, School Leadership, Video, Webinars / MFA
On May 3rd, 2017, we were joined by Martha Carver of Rock Prairie Montessori in Wisconsin. Our topic was be organizing parent education programs with high parent participation and support. Download PDF of Slides
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by Tim Seldin | Family Resources, Infant, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Parenting on the Same Page, Primary (3-6), School Resources, The International Montessori Council, Video, Webinars / MFA
Author, Tim Seldin, talks about the 2nd edition of his practical guide to parenting the Montessori Way called How to Raise an Amazing Child. In this new edition Tim introduces some new topics of interest to parents.
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by Christine Lowry | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Start of School Year, Webinars / MFA
Montessori consultant, Christine Lowry. The topic is What to Expect in the First Month of School.
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by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Teachers, School Resources
became frustrated and very disheartened at the way teachers were expected to treat the children in their classrooms and the environments in which children were placed to learn when I taught in conventional schools. And now, having left that environment decades ago, I continue to be appalled at seeing that nothing has changed except becoming […]
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by John Long | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting
ast week was the first session of “Montessori Talks to Parents,” a series of six meetings. It is but one opportunity from among a rich offering from the parent education committee. I laud their efforts. In trying to respond to your needs, the committee is offering a variety of programs focused on Montessori education, parenting […]
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by The Montessori Foundation | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Webinars / MFA
Kathryn Kvols, Kathy Leitch, and Tim Seldin. Duration 52 minutes. It starts with who gets to use the bathroom first, then it is someone looked at the other person the wrong way at the breakfast table! The arguing continues as they fight over who gets to lock the front door! For some parents, it feels […]
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by Tim Seldin | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, School Resources, Video
This is a talk given by Tim Seldin at the Montessori Foundation conference in Hong Kong presented to parents at the International Montessori School of Hong Kong. It is more than an hour, but may be interesting. In this presentation, Tim speaks about Montessori, child development, and Montessori’s lasting impact on children.
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by Lorna McGrath | Book Reviews, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Psychology, Social Media
I had the opportunity last week to attend a lecture by Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed.D., author of The Big Disconnect. The information and stories that she shared were powerful! Here is a little bit about Dr. Steiner-Adair. Dr. Catherine Steiner-Adair is an internationally recognized clinical psychologist, school consultant, speaker and author. Dr. Steiner-Adair has consulted with […]
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by Vina Kay | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting, Primary (3-6), Video
This video was created as part of the documentary film project, Building the Pink Tower (www.buildingthepinktower.org). Co-producers, Jan Selby and Vina Kay, are contributing editors and members of the Advisory Council of the Montessori Family Alliance. We realize that you may have seen this video before, but it is worth revisiting. Montessori environments are beautiful, […]
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by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Webinars / MFA
Lorna McGrath and Tim Seldin: How do we feel about newcomers in the family, whether it be a new baby, a grandparent moving in, or an adoption? What does it do to the family dynamics? Can we prepare and avoid feelings of loss, jealousy, displacement?
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by Christine Lowry | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Webinars / MFA
Christine Lowry and Lorna McGrath discussing how children can help during the holiday season.
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by Kath Kvols | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Webinars / MFA
How to Create Closeness: Tips to Connect with Your Family During the Holidays. One of the things we long for the most during the holidays, and year round, are deep connections. Some of us never had a model of how to connect as children making it harder to know how to create it with our […]
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by Forbes Magazine Online | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Parenting
Forbes Magazine: Corporate Kindergarten: How A Montessori Mindset Can Transform Your Business Dec/ 16, 2015 Montessori kids are unique. They’re taught differently and they learn differently. Just ask 15 time Grammy Award-winning musician Yo-Yo Ma, author and Nobel Prize recipient Gabriel Garcia Marquez or the founders of Google and Amazon. As entrepreneur Peter Sims explains, […]
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by Hillary Drinkell | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Webinars / MFA
Hillary Drinkell discussed Calming and Grounding Activities for Children. Hillary is both a Montessori teacher trainer and a yoga instructor. Between them, you will learn some excellent and practical strategies to help children learn how to become calm when upset.
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by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Montessori students, Webinars / MFA
Great tips and ideas to help your child develop important executive functioning skills from a parent who knows (Ann-Marie Decillis). Download File
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by Lorna McGrath | Family Resources, Infant-Toddler (0 to 3), MFA, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Webinars / MFA
Being with young children can be a heartwarming experience as well as a challenging one at times. Lorna will explore ways of communicating and responding to them that will allow for independence while avoiding the pitfalls of power struggles and tantrums. The focus will be on expressive and receptive language and some social/emotional development. APC […]
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by Margot Garfield-Anderson | Family Resources, Montessori Family Life, Webinars / MFA
In this first session, Montessori grandparent, Margot Garfield-Anderson, and Lorna McGrath explore commitment, communication, boundaries, common values with regard to being a grandparent. It is a great introduction to other sessions in the series that will be more specific topics like activities, setting up the physical environment, etc.
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by Shaun Hoyle | Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Parenting, Webinars / MFA
Shaun Hoyle is a certified Redirecting Children’s Behavior Instructor, a parenting coach, and she works with the local court system and parents who are divorcing. Shaun will focus on Parenting Styles After Divorce. She has some very helpful insights and strategies to share.
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