Reproduced with permission from Molly Schaot’s At Home With Toddlers, Waypoint Montessori In Montessori pedagogy, we use a child-led approach to toileting. We do not use rewards, nor do we attempt to completely upend a child’s daily life by focusing solely on potty training for a certain number of days. We simply make no-pressure trips […]
by Catherine McTamaney, Ed.D. Throw away the M&M’s! Or, at least hide them in the cabinet to enjoy. Helping your child to master the toilet doesn’t require candy, stickers and rewards. Children have a natural desire to care for their bodies. Toileting can be a tool for independence learned as easily and painlessly as any other […]
Practical Life activities are the activities of everyday life and they are involved in all aspects of life. The child observes these activities in the environment and gains knowledge through the real experience of how to accomplish life skills in a purposeful way. – Heidi Philipart In the Toddler Room children are very busy, especially with the […]
As Montessorians we believe education is more than just academics. We aim to nurture not only the intellect, but the development of the whole child in an effort to prepare them for all aspects of life. Practical life in Montessori begins early; you will find these activities intentionally woven into both toddler (see this weeks […]
“There should be no pressure, no reward or punishment, no adult deciding when the child should learn to use the potty. The environment is prepared and the child is free to explore and imitate in these natural developmental stages.” (The Joyful Child) One of the largest works of the toddler is that of toileting. The […]
Busy, Busy. The Toddlers are very busy from the time they walk in their classroom until the time they leave in the afternoon. As your toddler enters the classroom they are learning to put their belongings in their cubbies and to change into their indoor shoes at the bench. Now they are ready for their […]