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    Montessori at Home; The Table Tray

    January 6, 2020 /

    Many a meal time have descended into a kind of seated jig for me. I plate up a meal, we sit down to eat and someone needs a drink, or someone forgot a fork, someone needs the toilet or someone wants more juice or in the worst scenarios they don’t like what’s on offer and I’m making something new. Meanwhile my dinner forms a skin and goes cold while my blood pressure creeps ever northward. I’m fairly laid back but this was starting to really grind my gears. So, I looked at our problems and tried to come up with a solution. Part of the problem was a lack of…

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    Our New Montessori Kitchen

    January 2, 2020
    Montessori Baby - 3 ways to start Montessori

    Montessori from Birth: Parenting For Peace

    August 1, 2018

    Cooking with Toddlers: Simple Apple Tart

    January 9, 2020
  • Being Mum,  Ted's Take On...

    10 Ways Busy Mums Can Practice Mindfulness In 10 Minutes

    November 17, 2019 /

    Has it been one of those days? One of those days when you feel frazzled, the only adult company you’ve had was a wave at the postman and you feel yourself starting to slowly lose your mind? We’ve all been there! I’ve put together this list 10 effective ways to practice self care in 10 minutes, all tried and tested by me. As an added bonus for Mums these can all be practiced in your downstairs loo or at your kitchen sink, because sometimes waiting until the kids have gone to bed just feels like too long to wait. And before we start there are a few things to know;…

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    August 3, 2018

    A Waste Free Week

    January 18, 2018

    A Reminder 

    May 18, 2017
  • Being Mum

    The Prepared Adult: Reflecting on Parenting Experiences

    August 14, 2019 /

    The August focus on Instagram has been The Prepared Adult. This came about as a result of my own experiences going through therapy to resolve some issues I felt were nagging at me. This experience was a mix of difficult, hilarious, painful, enlightening and most of all releasing. It helped me to see myself clearly for the first time in a long time, myself as an individual and myself as I was in relation to other people. The Prepared Adult This awareness caused me to understand some of what motivated my parenting decisions and to put them in the context of my experiences of being parented. It occurred to me…

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    Happy Birthday Holmes!

    July 1, 2017

    Montessori –  A Lesson For Parents In Trusting The Child. 

    January 22, 2018

    A Reminder 

    May 18, 2017
  • Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    Dealing with Unwanted Gifts in a Montessori Home

    January 15, 2019 /

    What to do with non-Montessori gifts, alternatives to sugges and what to say when they just won’t listen!

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    6 Mindsets of a Montessori Home

    June 16, 2017
    How To Introduce a Second Language at Home and Raise a Bilingual Baby even if you're not fluent

    Bilingual Baby – How To Introduce A Second Language At Home

    July 7, 2017

    Baby Steps Towards Montessori 

    April 24, 2017
  • Being Mum,  Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    Montessori with Young Children Close In Age

    January 13, 2019 /

    7 tips from Montessori Moms for doing Montessori at home with two or more children

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    The Prepared Adult: Reflecting on Parenting Experiences

    August 14, 2019

    Happy Birthday Holmes!

    July 1, 2017

    Montessori at Home: Preparing a Toddler for a Newborn

    August 16, 2018
  • Montessori - A Parent's Guide

    Helping Siblings Share

    January 8, 2019 /

    Five Montessori inspired ways to encourage sharing between young siblings

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    Why There’s No Elf on Our Shelf

    December 2, 2017

    Montessori and Gentleness

    April 5, 2018

    The benefits of wooden toys

    May 8, 2017
  • Being Mum,  Ted's Take On...

    Wellies and Self Care

    March 12, 2018 /

    The lesson I learnt from the family shoes, how wellies can radicalise your self care and why your children need a mom who puts herself first.

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    August 3, 2018

    How to Build A Capsule Wardrobe for A Toddler 

    December 13, 2017

    A Reminder 

    May 18, 2017
  • Being Mum,  Our Montessori Home,  Ted's Take On...

    How to Build A Capsule Wardrobe for A Toddler 

    December 13, 2017 /

    And easy how to guide for creating a capsule wardrobe for your toddler. What to look for, how to mix and match and what to buy.

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    The Realisation of a Dream

    May 9, 2017

    Our Experience of Baby Led Weaning

    April 7, 2017

    What is Martinmas?

    November 5, 2020
  • 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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    Helping Siblings Share

    January 8, 2019

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

    September 6, 2017

    Dealing with Unwanted Gifts in a Montessori Home

    January 15, 2019

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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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