PARENTING

Nurturing Your Child’s Absorbent Mind from Ages 0–3

Montessori recommendations for teaching children ages 0–3

I remember when I finally became a mother. I held my precious baby close to my chest, hoping to protect her and provide only what’s best. She was so precious. So delicate. So beautiful.

Though I had my wise mother by my side to guide me, I clung to the book, What to Expect the First Year by Heidi Murkoff. Every chance I had, I read and compared my growing infant to the benchmarks of the book. I gobbled any nugget of wisdom I could.

As my infant grew into her sundry phases, I saw my daughter change. Drastically. Through each stage, she developed into quite a different person from the previous child I knew. Thank goodness, I had the Montessori philosophies to assure me my child was transforming into the child she was meant to be.

So here’s my way of reaching out to you. My way of lighting your path with a Montessori twist.

I divided the stages of development into the four phases of Maria Montessori’s theories. To shorten the read, I’ll post each stage in a new article.

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