Toddler programs in Montessori schools generally start at 15-18 months and run to age 2½ or 3. You can use many of the same Montessori principles and ideas to create a Montessori-friendly toddler environment at home. The Montessori phrase “Help me to do it by myself” is probably the most important concept to keep in…
Category Archives: Infants and Toddlers
Meet Deb from Living Montessori Now at Best Toys for Toddlers
I was interviewed at Best Toys for Toddlers! I answered questions about my background and gave ideas from Montessori education for parents to use at home with young children. The questions and answers are focused on toddlers, but the answers apply to preschoolers in general (and some apply to children of any age). Please join…
How to Prepare a Montessori Baby Room
I’ve been asked a number of times for recommendations for Montessori rooms and floor beds for babies. Here’s a post I wrote about what we did in our own home: How to Set Up Your Home for an Infant by Using Montessori Principles I’ve done some research online to see what other parents have done…
How to Make a Treasure Basket for Your Baby
If you’re pregnant, have a baby, or are expecting a new grandchild, this is the perfect time to make something found in Montessori infant-toddler programs – a treasure basket. A treasure basket is simple and inexpensive to create. It contains a number of items found in your home and in nature. (Try to avoid plastic.)…
Infant-Toddler Montessori
The American Montessori Society (AMS) has a very helpful video on infant-toddler Montessori called “Preparation for Life: Montessori Infant-Toddler Communities.” It shows three infant-toddler Montessori programs and is helpful not only if you’re looking for an infant-toddler program, but also if you’re looking for ways to use Montessori principles with your infant or toddler at…
How to Set Up Your Home for an Infant by Using Montessori Principles
In “My Top 3 Natural Parenting Principles,” I briefly discussed how my husband and I used Montessori principles to set up our home when our children were infants. Here are the steps we took. 1. We baby-proofed every room in our house. We covered all wall outlets and used child safety latches to create a…
My Top 3 Natural Parenting Principles
Welcome to the May Carnival of Natural Parenting: Role model This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have waxed poetic about how their parenting has inspired others, or how others have inspired them. Please read to the…
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I'm Deb Chitwood. My header photo models are my children, Christina, at 1 1/2, my son, Will, at 3, and Christina again at 16. Christina is now 22, and Will is 27. Please see the About Me page for more information about my family and me. Please see the About Montessori page for information about Montessori. -
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