Adam Walsh. Polly Klaas. Elizabeth Smart. Jessica Lunsford. Madeleine McCann. Children are abducted by total strangers so rarely that when it happens, their names are seared into our consciousness forever.…
Geocaching is an exciting treasure hunt game that families around the world are playing. It requires a GPS device and a love of adventure. The basic steps to the game…
When I was teaching, I observed an interesting phenomenon. Many of the parents deliberately chose Montessori for their child over "easier" options, like public school, but after the child began…
When I was teaching, I was asked about the transition from Montessori to traditional school many, many times. Because few regions of the world offer a complete Pre-K-12 Montessori program,…
Are you buried up to your ears in snow in Norway or wondering if the rain will ever stop in not-so-sunny California? We all get feeling a bit cramped in…
This post is dedicated to all my wonderful readers and customers who've taken the leap and chosen to send their child(ren) to a Montessori school. This can mean making sacrifices…
It's midnight and I'm sitting at the computer. No surprise there – with two young kids running around the house all day, I usually wait until they're in bed to…
For many people, Santa is a cherished part of their holiday traditions. They remember writing letters and mailing them to the North Pole, leaving out milk and cookies, and running…
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know that I homeschool my children using the Montessori method and materials. My son, who is about to turn seven, is…
Today, my blog post will be very personal and bittersweet. On this day, 11 years ago, I gave birth to my firstborn baby, who was stillborn at 26 weeks of…