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  • The best online resources to use to introduce Spanish or French to your home, especially helpful for babies and parents who don't speak another language
    Bilingual Family

    Bilingual Baby – Getting the Most from Digital Resources

    July 28, 2017 /

    A guide to the best online resources for helping your little one learn a second language.

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    Using music, songs and signs to create a bilingual environment for your child

    Bilingual Baby – Using Songs and Signs to Introduce a Second Language

    July 14, 2017
    How to find and read bilingual baby books even if you don't speak another language. Just because you're not fluent doesn't mean you can't introduce a second language at home and raise a bilingual child

    Bilingual Baby – How to Choose the Best Second Language Books

    July 21, 2017

    Bilingual Baby; How to Raise a Bilingual Child – Montessori Resources from Birth to Three Years

    September 2, 2017
  • How to find and read bilingual baby books even if you don't speak another language. Just because you're not fluent doesn't mean you can't introduce a second language at home and raise a bilingual child
    Bilingual Family

    Bilingual Baby – How to Choose the Best Second Language Books

    July 21, 2017 /

    Books and literature are an important part of the bilingual home, particularly when introducing the language for the first time. However choosing the right books can be daunting, especially if you don't speak the second language fluently. These tips will get you started with second language children's books.

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    The best online resources to use to introduce Spanish or French to your home, especially helpful for babies and parents who don't speak another language

    Bilingual Baby – Getting the Most from Digital Resources

    July 28, 2017
    Using music, songs and signs to create a bilingual environment for your child

    Bilingual Baby – Using Songs and Signs to Introduce a Second Language

    July 14, 2017

    Bilingual Baby; How to Raise a Bilingual Child – Montessori Resources from Birth to Three Years

    September 2, 2017
  • Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    The Mother Load – 3 Simple Ways To Avoid Mom Burnout

    July 20, 2017 /

    The long months of pregnancy give you plenty of time to prepare for motherhood, right? You know what’s coming; sleepless nights, toxic nappies, rounds and rounds of bottles and unimaginable love that makes it all worthwhile. But that’s not all that’s coming – motherhood comes with a heavy load! My Two AM Companion Another companion arrives with your newborn. This companion comes to stay whenever it likes and is very hard to evict. It is the Whisperer. It whispers in your ear constantly; tales of woe, worst case scenarios, dreadful doubts. It screams insecurities at you, second-guesses all of your decisions, undermines you when you thought you had everything under…

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    Treasure Baskets 6-8 Months

    April 15, 2017

    The Symbiotic Period – Caring for a Newborn with Montessori

    June 7, 2018

    The Sensitive Period for Movement

    August 29, 2017
  • Using music, songs and signs to create a bilingual environment for your child
    Bilingual Family,  Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    Bilingual Baby – Using Songs and Signs to Introduce a Second Language

    July 14, 2017 /

    Songs should be an important part of your home especially if you're learning a second language. This week we are looking at how simple sign language can help

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    The best online resources to use to introduce Spanish or French to your home, especially helpful for babies and parents who don't speak another language

    Bilingual Baby – Getting the Most from Digital Resources

    July 28, 2017

    Bilingual Baby; How to Raise a Bilingual Child – Montessori Resources from Birth to Three Years

    September 2, 2017
    How to find and read bilingual baby books even if you don't speak another language. Just because you're not fluent doesn't mean you can't introduce a second language at home and raise a bilingual child

    Bilingual Baby – How to Choose the Best Second Language Books

    July 21, 2017
  • How to create a Montessori Room for an infant
    Montessori - A Parent's Guide

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

    July 12, 2017 /

    Four key principles to keep in mind when designing a Montessori Room for your home.

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    What Makes A Toy Montessori

    October 30, 2017

    The Symbiotic Period – Caring for a Newborn with Montessori

    June 7, 2018

    The Mother Load – 3 Simple Ways To Avoid Mom Burnout

    July 20, 2017
  • Six Safe Outdoor Activities For Infants That Work Even With Mouthy Babies!
    Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    Outdoor Activities with Infants this Summer

    July 10, 2017 /

    Six fun, safe and sensory rich ways to make the most of the great outdoors with babies who insist on putting everything in their mouth!

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    Types of Play; Functional Play

    November 13, 2017

    Montessori at Home: Preparing a Toddler for a Newborn

    August 16, 2018

    A Guide To Montessori Infant Puzzles

    August 16, 2017
  • How To Introduce a Second Language at Home and Raise a Bilingual Baby even if you're not fluent
    Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    Bilingual Baby – How To Introduce A Second Language At Home

    July 7, 2017 /

    Welcome to the first of our five part series on using Montessori to introduce a second language to your infant. In this post we will be examining if it is possible to raise a bilingual child when neither parent is fluent in a second language.

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    Montessori at Home: Preparing a Toddler for a Newborn

    August 16, 2018

    The Mother Load – 3 Simple Ways To Avoid Mom Burnout

    July 20, 2017
    Montessori Baby - 3 ways to start Montessori

    Montessori from Birth: Parenting For Peace

    August 1, 2018
  • The Montessori Materials we used at home with our 10 month old, spoiler alert; the object permanence box isn't worth the spend!
    Montessori - A Parent's Guide,  Our Montessori Home

    Montessori Materials at 10 months

    July 6, 2017 /

    The Montessori Toys and Materials we have been using with our ten month old son, what worked, what didn't and how you can do Montessori at home with a Baby.

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    Sensitive Period: Gross Movement 

    April 9, 2017

    Montessori and Independence; The Self – Esteem Secret

    March 4, 2018

    Dealing with Unwanted Gifts in a Montessori Home

    January 15, 2019
  • In The Garden

    A Loss and An Arrival

    July 5, 2017 /

    This is a hard post for me to write. It was originally drafted a few weeks ago and titled ‘Life in the Coop’ and it was intended to document our first few months of life with our chickens. Sadly two weeks ago, one of our lovely chickens passed away. Betty was a beautiful, young Cuckoo Maran who joined us at the start of the year. When we got chickens I was totally unprepared for how attached I would become to them! I assumed that since they weren’t ‘pets’ who would live in my house and join me on the sofa when Fred was out I wouldn’t get to know them…

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    A Reminder 

    May 18, 2017
    March in the kitchen garden

    March in the Kitchen Garden

    March 4, 2018

    Montessori At Home – Cooking with A Toddler

    September 24, 2018
  • Our Montessori Home

    Treasure Baskets 8-10 Months

    July 3, 2017 /

    An overview of the Montessori Inspired Treasure Baskets that we offered Alfie between 8 and 10 months.

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    Montessori at Home; The Table Tray

    January 6, 2020

    Montessori and Gentleness

    April 5, 2018
    Montessori Inspired Baby Shower Gifts - 20 best baby shower presents

    Montessori Baby Shower Gifts

    June 4, 2018
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