Friendship is an affective relationship between two or more people, a necessary social boundary for the development of the human being. You can´t choose your family but you can select your friends. From childhood, a person can learn to develop social skills to connect with others, learn to trust o reject and integrate into groups…
SOME BOOKS BY MARIA MONTESSORI
Maria Montessori wrote fifteen books and many inspiring articles between 1909 and 1947. This famous founder of Children´s Houses designed her own method of teaching already known in the entire world. The Montessori Method is one of her books, many of them were written in Italian and translated under her supervision. Some of her later…
NATURE IN EDUCATION
Children are spending more time indoors than ever before in history due to a variety of factors such as increased academic pressure in schools, many extracurricular activities, increased reliance on technology for entertainment, and fear of being left alone outdoors. But it is known that the interaction between nature and kids is plenty of benefits.…
HEALTHY FOOD FOR YOUR KIDS
Feeding our children is always a priority in our daily planning. We look for fresh, nutritious, and tasty foods for our kids and that’s sometimes a complicated task because the amount of information may be overwhelming. But it is necessary to know that good eating habits are learned in childhood, so a healthy relationship with…
THE IMPORTANCE OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS
In the past, it was rare to see one-child families. But in the last century, the situation changed for many reasons such as family planning, emotional issues, late marriage, fears over pregnancy or advanced age, and others problems such as divorces, infertility, or death of a parent. It has become more complicated to support several…
THE TEACHERS IN THE MONTESSORI SYSTEM
The role of teachers in the Montessori system is teaching each child on an individual basis. The method does not impose lessons on anyone, the work is based on guiding and helping each child according to his needs. The guide can not intervene until the child requires it. María Montessori calls the teacher ¨director¨, and…
MANUAL LABOUR–THE POTTER’S ART AND BUILDING
For Montessori, manual labour and manual gymnastics are not the same but they are connected. The object of manual gymnastics is to exercise the hand and perfects the individual. In manual labour the focus is to accomplish a determinate work, being, or simulating, a socially useful object, its function is to enrich the world. She…
HOW IS THE MONTESSORI EDUCATION?
One of the principles of Montessori education is that school is not the place in which teacher transmits knowledge, but the place where intelligence and the psyche of the child are developed through a free work with specialized training materials. In other words, the classroom is the space in which a child decides what knowledge…
How much food is good for your child?
Babies and young children can be allowed to eat the right amount as long as you only give them access to healthy foods. Babies cry to let us know they are hungry and when they are full they stop eating. Things get complicated at 2 or 3 years when children begin to prefer the taste of…
HOW TO TREAT FLU OR INFLUENZA IN CHILDREN
Although there is no definitive cure for the complaint or the common cold, antibiotics help fight bacterial infections, but they have no effect on viruses. Here are some practical tips to take care of your child during the flu season: – Ideally parents should help their children feel comfortable, make sure they get more rest…