Montessori Parents – Parenting The Montessori Way
Article by SHAM
Have you a child in Montessori school or considering sending your child to one,and you also want to parent the Montessori way? This article will give you sometips on how to achieve this at home with your child.
Some people might not agree with this kind of parenting, thinking it’s unrealistic,deprives your child, and has no structure. But actually it is a very natural wayto bring up your child and about time, time to let your child explore their littleworld around them.
Being a Montessori parent is not about giving your child the latest gadget or thelatest expensive toy. It is about observing and guiding them in everyday ritualsand routines. Children at a very young age are eager and capable to act independently.You should encourage your child to take self care through out the day. Your homeenvironment should support this by having as much as possible at your child’s level,I.e. furniture,utensils,shelves. When your child is encouraged in their everyday routinethey will become independent.
Here are a few more things Montessori parents can do with their child.
Let your child take some responsibility in preparing their meals and helping themselvesto healthy snacks. These should be placed at the child’s level.
Take walks with your child, walking at his/her pace and stopping and letting the childexplore and ask questions about his/her surroundings.
Limit watching TV. When you do, watch it with your child so you can answer questions anddiscuss about what is being watched. Try to replace watching TV with activities where your child will be involved and not just an observer.
Give your child responsibility from an early age with household task such as putting their toys away after they have played with them, putting their dirty laundry inthe wash basket and help clearing the table after a meal.
This article should have given you an insight to parenting the Montessori way, to findout more you should study and read more on this topic. So take time to research thisway of parenting and when you have implanted this method in your home, you will enjoyand take pleasure in the time you spend with your child as a Montessori parent.
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