The Montessori Child at Home: Video of L. feeding the dog

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Video of L. feeding the dog

L.'s grandmother just sent this Youtube video to me. It shows L. feeding the family pet. Here is a link if you'd like to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZyjKfejLKg

Enjoy!

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Being a Montessori parent means...

Ø observing your child on a regular basis (see this post)

Ø observing in the classroom so that you really know what goes on in there

Ø including your child in every aspect of family life

Ø slowing down and considering your child's developing needs

Ø fostering the same independence at home as at school

Ø counting to ten (and taking a deep breath) before imposing your will upon your child (unless in moments of extreme danger)

Ø doing your very best to refrain from slapping, threatening, or shouting

Ø ensuring you have not put your child into a Montessori school in order for them to get good grades when they go to "real" school. (There is sooooo much more to Montessori than that!)

Ø understanding that authentic Montessori schools are not babysitting services. (We call the 3 – 6 classroom "Primary" because that is what it is – the first and critically important years in a child's school life.)

Ø understanding that if you pull your child out in the middle of a three year level, they have NOT had a Montessori education. Taking a child out of a Montessori classroom to go into a public Kindergarten class takes away the child's leadership year.

Ø really trying to understand the Montessori philosophy. ( There are so many books written by so many different people that there is no reason NOT to read more. )

Ø understanding what your long-term goals are for your child and how those goals are going to be achieved.

Ø asking yourself "Are my everyday practises helping my child grow into the kind of person I'd like them to be?"