Check out these gratitude projects for kids & families just in time for Thanksgiving! 8 Gratitude Projects for Kids & Families Thanksgiving is such a lovely time of year. You often see extended family members that usually aren’t there. It’s a time when you eat a generous, absolutely delicious meal, from start to finish and […]
Children’s Books to Teach Mindfulness
Teaching kids mindfulness has many mental health benefits. 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?” […]
Teaching Children Emotional Intelligence
One of my proudest moments as a mom thus far came when my oldest son was about two years old. I was carting him around Seattle too busy for our own good. I had just dragged him from a friend’s house to the car so we could get home in time to relieve our babysitter. […]
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 […]