Do Logical Consequences Really Work?
Parents and teachers in today's world seem to be diligently seeking ways to teach kids discipline and self-control. A quick look at any bookstore will turn up hundreds of books…
Quality Online Games for Kids
This week, I've been researching websites offering games for children. I was unhappy, though not surprised, to find that every one of Google's top 10 sites for a search on…
Montessori Basics 9: Sandpaper Letters
In Dr. Montessori's day, children were made to practice forming letters by first writing an almost endless series of vertical strokes. Montessori immediately saw that this method completely ignored the fact that so many of the letters in our alphabet are based on curves (think about 'o', 'c', 'b', etc.).
Musings at Midnight
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…
Should Parents Tell Their Children the Truth About Santa?
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…
Google Makes Sense When You Think Montessori
Google is, by far, America's most powerful and popular search engine. Driving some 60+% of the Internet's traffic and enjoying market values as high as $600/share, Google is at the…
10 Reasons to Be Glad You Homeschool
I truly value all of my readers who have made the commitment to homeschool their children. This post is my greeting card of praise and encouragement to each of you!1.…
Does Jessica Seinfeld Ever Take Her Kids to McDonald’s?
The recent publication and Oprah coverage of Jessica Seinfeld's cookbook Deceptively Delicious has stirred up a kettle of buzz in the kitchen and across the web as curious parents test…
Real Work for Real Kids
It's a quiet afternoon, and I have been looking through a Michael Olaf Company catalog with a sense of thankfulness that this business has dedicated 25 years to giving us…
If John Taylor Gatto and Maria Montessori Could Meet
When New York State Teacher of the Year, John Taylor Gatto, published his essay The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher in 1991, something seemed to resonate within the minds of people across the…
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