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Let’s face it — traveling with small children can be… less fun… than it was before you had kids. BUT — it doesn’t have to be a disaster! You can set your kids up for success through what you pack and what expectations you set, so let’s get to it! For entertainment at your lodgings: [...]

Every month, my small group coaching community gets to request a printable that I make just for them and then list in my Etsy shop later. In May, one of the groups requested some air travel printables to help prepare their kids for traveling via plane at the airport this summer. It started out small, [...]

Kids start reading at WILDLY different ages, so it’s really important to not compare your child’s reading journey to that of your other child or the neighbor down the street or the mom bragging about it on Instagram. I get it — it’s exciting to watch your kid start to read, and we want it [...]Kids start reading at WILDLY different ages, so it’s really important to not compare your child’s reading journey to that of your other child or the neighbor down the street or the mom bragging about it on Instagram. I get it — it’s exciting to watch your kid start to read, and we want it [...]

Montessorians tend to throw around these confusing specific-to-Montessori terms, and a lot of homeschooling parents have a vague idea of the themes but that’s it. A few months ago, someone commented on one of my posts: “What does ___ actually mean? I see a lot of Montessori accounts using it but I can’t figure it [...]Montessorians tend to throw around these confusing specific-to-Montessori terms, and a lot of homeschooling parents have a vague idea of the themes but that’s it. A few months ago, someone commented on one of my posts: “What does ___ actually mean? I see a lot of Montessori accounts using it but I can’t figure it [...]

Because the Montessori name is not trademarked, any school can call themselves “Montessori” without necessarily following the Montessori philosophy. Luckily, there are some standards in place through organizations like Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and American Montessori Society (AMS) that can give you an idea of what to look for on a Montessori school tour to [...]Because the Montessori name is not trademarked, any school can call themselves “Montessori” without necessarily following the Montessori philosophy. Luckily, there are some standards in place through organizations like Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and American Montessori Society (AMS) that can give you an idea of what to look for on a Montessori school tour to [...]

You may have heard of this thing called the Montessori floor bed and wondered how it could possibly work, when you should start, why you should do it, and where to find one — so I’m here to share all the answers! Let’s start with the most important question: WHY do Montessori parents use floor [...]You may have heard of this thing called the Montessori floor bed and wondered how it could possibly work, when you should start, why you should do it, and where to find one — so I’m here to share all the answers! Let’s start with the most important question: WHY do Montessori parents use floor [...]

“Follow the Child” is a Montessori phrase that people tend to throw around, but what does it actually mean? How do we apply it in our day-to-day lives? A few months ago, I took a poll on Instagram asking people to name some Montessori Buzzwords, and “Follow the Child” was the number one answer when [...]“Follow the Child” is a Montessori phrase that people tend to throw around, but what does it actually mean? How do we apply it in our day-to-day lives? A few months ago, I took a poll on Instagram asking people to name some Montessori Buzzwords, and “Follow the Child” was the number one answer when [...]

Every month, my small group coaching community gets to request a printable material that I will create just for them [and often will add to my Etsy shop later]. For April, they asked for some steam locomotive and airplane anatomy cards… but once I got started I just couldn’t stop, so I added a few [...]Every month, my small group coaching community gets to request a printable material that I will create just for them [and often will add to my Etsy shop later]. For April, they asked for some steam locomotive and airplane anatomy cards… but once I got started I just couldn’t stop, so I added a few [...]

If you have a new writer, you’ve likely noticed that some of the words she’s writing use very creative spelling choices. This is called invented spelling, and it’s a natural part of writing development! As children are just beginning to learn phonetics, it makes sense that they would write words the way they sound phonetically [...]If you have a new writer, you’ve likely noticed that some of the words she’s writing use very creative spelling choices. This is called invented spelling, and it’s a natural part of writing development! As children are just beginning to learn phonetics, it makes sense that they would write words the way they sound phonetically [...]

Kids need mental health days too. Imagine a generation that knows when they need to take a break to recharge, and then gives themselves the permission to actually do it. We can raise that generation. Human beings were not designed to be constantly at the top of our game — and yet work culture in [...]Kids need mental health days too. Imagine a generation that knows when they need to take a break to recharge, and then gives themselves the permission to actually do it. We can raise that generation. Human beings were not designed to be constantly at the top of our game — and yet work culture in [...]