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  • Montessori - A Parent's Guide,  Recommended Reads

    Montessori Friendly Garden Books

    June 23, 2017 /

    A short guide to picture books and story books about the garden suitable from birth.

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    Six Safe Outdoor Activities For Infants That Work Even With Mouthy Babies!

    Outdoor Activities with Infants this Summer

    July 10, 2017
    How to create a Montessori Room for an infant

    How To Create a Montessori Room – The Prepared Environment From 1 -3 Years

    July 12, 2017

    6 Mindsets of a Montessori Home

    June 16, 2017
  • Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    6 Mindsets of a Montessori Home

    June 16, 2017 /

    Six mindset you can adopt today to make your home more Montessori friendly. Join us this week on Instagram where we will be sharing how we do Minimalist Montessori.  Many parents believe that Montessori is defined by its materials. We think of Montessori and we think of the Brown Stairs, the Pink Tower, the Hundred Cube however Montessori is about how we do something not what we use to do it. The materials are important but without the correct mentality they are severely limited. We assume that a Montessori at home is complicated and expensive, preparing the environment is too difficult, there’s no time, we don’t have enough storage. I frequently come across people…

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    A Guide To Montessori Infant Puzzles

    August 16, 2017

    Types of Play; Functional Play

    November 13, 2017
    The Montessori Materials we used at home with our 10 month old, spoiler alert; the object permanence box isn't worth the spend!

    Montessori Materials at 10 months

    July 6, 2017
  • Being Mum,  Ted's Take On...

    Another Attempt at Baby Led Weaning

    June 14, 2017 /

    Following an initial failure we make another attempt at Baby Led Weaning and learn a lesson in following the child!

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    Montessori –  A Lesson For Parents In Trusting The Child. 

    January 22, 2018

    My Birthday Bucket List

    August 8, 2017

    The Prepared Adult: Reflecting on Parenting Experiences

    August 14, 2019
  • Montessori,  Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    Introducing Montessori Work

    June 12, 2017 /

    The most valuable tool in the prepared environment is the adult; a guide to introducing Montessori Work to infants.

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    Our New Montessori Kitchen

    January 2, 2020

    Montessori At Home: Our Work Shelves at 2 Years

    September 14, 2018

    Cooking with Toddlers: Simple Apple Tart

    January 9, 2020
  • Recommended Reads

    What’s in Our Book Bag – June

    June 8, 2017 /

    What's In Our Book Bag is a monthly post in which I review some library books using Montessori criteria.

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    The Ten Best Picture Books about Ireland

    The 10 Best Picture Books About Ireland

    November 1, 2017

    Montessori at Home; Our Spring Time Books

    April 11, 2019

    Montessori Appropriate Fiction about Animals

    January 15, 2020
  • Montessori - A Parent's Guide,  Raising Readers

    When It Comes To Books Less Is More

    June 6, 2017 /

    While reading the same book again and again might be boring for parents, it has powerful benefits for a child. Here are 4 reasons to keep picking up your child's favourite story.

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    What Makes A Toy Montessori

    October 30, 2017
    Maria Montessori Quote - the best Montessori Quotes about infancy. A short summary of essential quotes for parent's starting their Montessori journey

    The Best Montessori Quotes

    August 9, 2017

    Baby Steps Towards Montessori 

    April 24, 2017
  • Montessori - A Parent's Guide,  Ted's Take On...

    A Calm Birth

    June 3, 2017 /

    Using hypnobirthing techniques helped me move away from fear and anxiety to have an all natural, short, happy birth. If there is such a thing as a Montessori birth then Hynobirthing is the best way to achieve it.

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    Baby Steps Towards Montessori 

    April 24, 2017

    Offering Choice; A 5 Step Guide to Offering Your Toddler Choices.

    September 6, 2017

    Treasure Baskets 6-8 Months

    April 15, 2017

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Hello and welcome! I’m Ted, a Mother, a Reader and a Montessori Believer! Here you'll find how we're using Montessori at home and all the ways that we try to celebrate the joy in every day (mostly with books...

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