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I have recently read an interesting post on attachment parenting and Montessori and this got me thinking...are these theories of childhood compatible? I am a die-hard Montessori believer through and through, yet also find myself strongly drawn to attachment parenting and its tenets. I have been working on an article to this effect and will be posting it in the next few days...so keep your eyes peeled!

I 've been keeping my fingers crossed the last couple of weeks. N ature is surprisingly rewarding. T he buds opened up slowly a few days ago. T his is the start of the season of my rhododendrons, this pinky one named "Elegans", has been with me for 25 years and has never ceased to surprise me. E ven after the hard winter and some scaffolds with ladders leaning  against them, not to forget all the roofing construction junk on top of them,  they chose to burst into blossom prettier than ever before. ❤ Ia ❤

is a well known phrase at spring here in Sweden and is pretty much just about to happen. A n intense and short time when fragrances are exploding in the air. S o, I never cease to try and get the picture why the finals of the World championship in hockey are taking place at this time of the year. S weden has made it to the final game this year, playing against Finland and I've been clearly advised that the big tv-screen is booked on  Sunday  at 08 pm.....and it's not negotiable! N ow, being a woman and ahead of schedules I could also foresee a source of irritation to occur Sunday at 08 pm. T he daylight is getting longer by the day now and will most likely be  blocking that screen. This is of course one spectacular  occasion  for  negotiations that would render in little or no objection... so playing my cards well... one screwdriver and 10 minutes later, the old shutters are finally  integrated into the bay window, serving their purpose for the co...

After randomly assigning names to numbers and then using a random number generator, we picked number 21 as the winner of the Toddler Silhouette Matching Cards. There were heaps of entries and I wish I could give every one of you a set of these cards! Thanks for your support and interest - it inspires me to keep doing this... Congratulations to Cathy Woodhouse of http://www.amontessorihome.blogspot.com/  who liked us on Facebook. Keep visiting, because another giveaway will be posted soon.

We have just added a new activity for the older toddler in our Cognitive Development series.

There are only 5 days left to enter the Easter Giveaway. Up for grabs is the full set of Toddler Silhouette Matching cards, worth $90 when purchased separately. To enter: For one entry: Like our Facebook page and leave a comment For two entries: Post about this giveaway on your blog and email me the link For five entries: Order something from the website before the end of April Winner will be drawn out of a hat on 30th April at 8pm (Western Australian Time)

Discipline – A Montessori Perspective The concept of discipline is one that cannot really be examined in isolation. It is inextricably linked with many other developmental areas and philosophical ideas. These include obedience, freedom, and the development of will. When discussing the idea of discipline with parents I always ask them first to consider what obedience means to them. So take a minute to consider what it means to you – jot down some key words to help you to crystallise your understanding of obedience and its interrelated subjects before we examine what Maria Montessori had to say on the topic. “The basic error is to suppose that a person’s will must be broken before it can obey; meaning before it can accept and follow another person’s direction. When people have fully developed their own powers of volition and then freely choose to follow another person’s orders, we have something very different. Will and obedience then go hand in hand in as much as the will is a prior fou...