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How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way (Book Review)

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How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori WayHow to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way, 2nd edition

By Tim Seldin
208 pp.  DK Publishing

If I could recommend one educational book to parents of children ages 5 and under, what would it be? After thinking about all the wonderful books I’ve read, one book stands out as the book I would recommend to any parent with a young child.

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That book is How To Raise An Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin, President of the Montessori Foundation. It is an amazing book!

With a 2006 copyright of the 1st edition, the book wasn’t around when I raised my children. I was lucky to have been trained as a Montessori teacher. With this book, you can easily use Montessori principles with your child without taking any Montessori training. In June 2017, the 2nd edition was published.

How to Raise an Amazing Child the Montessori Way is filled with lovely, full-color photos of children, making it enjoyable to look at as well as to read. Seldin describes Montessori, tells about sensitive periods (times when a child is particularly receptive to certain types of experiences), explains how to use Montessori principles at home, and gives guidelines for gently but firmly disciplining children.

I like that infants and toddlers aren’t ignored in the book. There’s a Montessori approach to infancy which allows the baby to safely explore and gain independence. In the book are directions for creating a “treasure basket” for your baby. The book gives ideas for adapting your house to make it child-friendly for your baby and later your preschooler.

Activities are described for daily living skills, sensory awareness, outdoor exploration, playing nature-based games, creating natural and cultural displays, and teaching math, language, and science concepts.

There are instructions for easily and inexpensively making the activities at home. There’s even a section on using Montessori principles to create a meaningful birthday celebration for your child.

How To Raise An Amazing Child the Montessori Way is truly an amazing book, whether you plan to homeschool, unschool, or send your child to school later on.

UPDATE: For preschoolers, I also recommend John Bowman’s fantastic eBook Montessori at Home. I have a series of posts with excerpts and sample pages for Montessori at Home eBook.

Of course, I’d love to have you buy my eBook Montessori at Home or School: How to Teach Grace and Courtesy! (It has Montessori ideas for teaching manners to children ages 2-12.)

For more information about Montessori, check out my About Montessori page and links at the bottom of the page. I also have a number of posts about infants and toddlers.

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  1. Hi, my 1st time joining you all at the Homeschool Village! I love this idea and look forward to getting to know other homeschool moms! It’s nice to meet you! Thank you for your book suggestion. I used Montessori with my oldest when he was littler and now I use this method with my 2 year old and 14 month. I am definitely going to look this book. I started homeschooling my son kindergarten awhile back but he will offically me starting in August. Glad I found your blog, don’t want to miss out so I am following you! It’s nice to find Christian homeschool blogging moms! Enoy the rest of your week! 🙂
    < Nicole

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  3. Hmmm. Interesting. I've heard of Montessori but never read any books about that approach/style. I'll be looking for it in the library, thanks.

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