Racheous is running a great, insightful Montessori Mythbusters series .     There are so many misconceptions surrounding Montess...

" Every baby is born with about 100 billion neurons. Neurons are the special cells responsible for most brain functions, such as thinki...

You truly realise that it is a small world when you look at our family: mum was born in Russia, dad is Chilean, daughter was born in Au...

Here is what on our shelf this week: These activities are only a very small part of the day. They are there to stimulate language, dev...

"The child is by nature a worker, and when, by working in this special fashion, which is according  to his nature, he ...

The beautiful thing about birth is that every mother has a unique story to tell. Mine was quite.. adventures. There were a few very incred...

"When the child is given freedom to move about in a world of objects, he is naturally inclined to perform the tasks necessary fo...

  Maria Montessori had such a profound view on parenting, she said : [L]et us think, for a moment, of the many peoples of the world who l...

"85 percent of a child’s brain development takes place by the age of 5. Synapses are created with astonishing speed in the first t...

I try not to offer to my child any toys unless I know they have a very specific purpose: it develops fine motor skills, helps to develop c...