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Feb 2024
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139 The Montessori Child. With Simone Da...

Jeanne-Marie Paynel, M. Ed.
About this episode

How can you benefit from the Montessori approach? Listen to Simone and Junnifa as they reveal the key ingredients for fostering a thriving Montessori child at home.

Click here for more from Jeanne-Marie, Your Parenting Mentor.

What a delight to have two of my Montessori friends on the podcast together. Our paths have crossed many times, and today, I’m excited to learn more about Simone and Junnifas’ latest endeavor, their book The Montessori Child.

What We Talked About:
  • Children’s Unconscious and Conscious Mind

  • The different planes of development in Montessori

  • The importance of sensory learning

  • Shifting from setting rules to creating agreements collaboratively.

  • Supporting Independence While Offering Support

  • The Montessori approach for the whole child

Things to Remember:

“Parenting is the process of being with our children, guiding them and accompanying them.”

“Children change as they grow.”

“It takes some consciousness to start seeing that our children are more capable of doing things as they get older.”

“If you open your eyes, you'll see that each of our children is unique and different. Focus on those things that make them who they are.”

- Junnifa Uzodike

“Be the child’s guide on their journey, accept them for who they are, and step back to see that they are capable.” 

“Teenagers just want to be able to feel they belong and make a change in the world.”

“Just let yourself grow through the highs and lows of everything that you learned.”

- Simone Davies

“Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” - Dr. Maria Montessori

 

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