Parenting Tips to Support Your Tamariki’s Development
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100 Things You Can Do to Help Your Tamariki
Discover 100 practical ways to support your tamariki’s independence, self-respect, and love of learning. A helpful guide for nurturing confident, passionate young minds.
An Aid to Life – Supporting Natural Development
Explore practical tips to support your child’s natural growth in communication, independence, and self-discipline. Perfect for parents seeking guidance from trusted Montessori experts.
Children Learn Through Their Senses
Maria Montessori showed how children learn best through sensory exploration and hands-on materials. Her method encourages independence and deep focus in a prepared environment.
Learning ‘Wrong’ Creates Opportunities
“Learning wrong” lets children explore, make mistakes, and self-correct, building problem-solving skills and independence through time, space, and repetition in a supportive Montessori environment.
Montessori Ground Rules You Can Use at Home
Simple Montessori ground rules help children learn respect and communication: go slowly, be gentle, and use your words. These positive guides support calm, kind interactions at home.
Savouring Childhood at a Slower Pace
Discover why slowing down childhood’s pace matters. Explore the balance between scheduled activities and allowing kids time for free play, nature, and deep learning—the heart of Montessori parenting.
Seven Suggestions for Parenting from Collaboration to Freedom
Explore seven Montessori-inspired parenting tips, from fostering collaboration and leadership to offering freedom with responsibility and quality time. Discover practical ways to nurture your child’s growth and family connection.
Supporting infants, children and teenagers at home
Support your child’s growth from infancy to adolescence with Montessori-inspired guidance. Build trust, independence, social skills, and empathy while fostering resilience, responsibility, and strong family connections at every stage.
Supporting your young child’s pathway to literacy at home
Support your child’s literacy journey at home with simple, fun activities that complement Montessori teaching, nurturing natural language and writing skills without pressure.
What to do at home in the holidays when your child is missing Montessori
Keep your child engaged over holidays with routines, purposeful tasks, nature play, and social time, supporting Montessori values and staying connected to their learning environment.
Why do children in Montessori pour water and wash tables
Practical Life activities like pouring and washing teach care, coordination, and independence, linking home and school while developing skills that prepare children for reading, writing, and community contribution.
Why do Montessori communities encourage older children to help younger children?
Older children helping younger ones boosts confidence, deepens understanding, and builds a caring community where everyone learns together, respects each other’s pace, and grows through shared support.
Why young children like to do the same activities each day
Repeating the same activity helps children master skills and deepen understanding. Montessori teachers observe closely, gently encouraging new challenges when your child is ready, respecting their pace and interests.
Will Montessori suit my loud, exuberant child?
Montessori suits all children, including loud, exuberant ones. It values movement and individuality, teaching quiet focus through Grace and Courtesy, fostering independence, curiosity, and self-regulation in a calm, engaging environment.
