This post contains a vetted list of mindfulness children’s books. On our journey to homeschooling, we continue to think long and hard about what and how to teach our two boys asking questions like: “Who are they?” “How do they learn?” “What do we want for them?” Time and time again we come back to […]
What is Bullying & What Parents Can Do to Help Stop It
What is Bullying & How Can We Help Stop It This post helps answer the question “What is Bullying?” by exploring the types of bullying facing our kids today. Recently, my son’s teachers pulled me aside. She explained, “Eric* is currently in suspension for “making poor decisions”. Concerned with my son making the same poor […]
Kindness Crafts for Preschoolers Your Kids Will Love
Why is teaching kindness so important? Furthermore, is it even possible to teach kindness to kids? Honestly, I believe that most children are born with an innate kindness. After all, Dr. Montessori did often refer to kids as the ultimate peacemakers. I find that doing activities with kids allows the opportunity to have conversations about […]
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Respond – Communicate The Montessori Way
Struggling with how to talk so kids will listen is a right of passage for parents and caretakers. Learning how to improve communication with kids is not simply about getting them to act in a certain way, it is about guiding them to be better communicators, how to live peacefully, how to be kind, and to […]
[Free Printable] Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Kindness Jar
Don’t hate me but I love Valentine’s Day. This Valentine activity is one example why. Creating a kindness jar with a group of friends, classmates, or family members is a power experience. There is a free printable at the end of this post to get you started! Over the years I have been THAT mom asking specific […]
Why Our Son Skipped Second Grade
After months of keeping the process and decision private, it seems funny that I am here writing this post. The journey I am about to describe began over five years ago when our son was two… …but it seems people are only focused on the decision that we made less than three months ago, a […]