The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being (The Parents' Guide to Montessori, 1)

Such an incredible read! What started off as a random audio book I bought on @audible ended up making its way to my book collection where I am constantly referencing and learning from! Simone Davies talks about the history and science behind Montessori and how to create a more independent environment for your toddler. The first few chapters gives you an opportunity to see things from their perspective and how to make things accessible for them. Towards the end, she gives visual examples on how to set up an independent toddler environment. I grew up with immigrant parents that were by far “gentle parents” and if you can relate, you understand how hard it is to unlearn unhealthy behaviors your parents taught you while trying to “discipline” you. I am by far a perfect parent. I loose my cool and sometimes have to be honest and real with myself about it. This book has truly been and blessing in disguise and I wish I had know about it when I had my first born. My husband and I have come a long way from where we started in our prenatal journey and this is just another amazing resource we have found along the way 🤍 Side note: I expect a lot out of my kids even when they didn’t even know how to crawl. It maybe common sense for some to know when children have certain milestones but I didn’t know anything. This book has helped me understand my child and I will continue to use it even as they grow!

This is the best parenting book I've read so far. It's not only a great one-time read, but it's used as a sort of reference book in my home whenever I'm looking for ideas on activities to do with my toddler or thoughts on how to handle various aspects of toddler development. And as a plus, it's beautifully designed and has strong, thick pages, which is very helpful when my toddler grabs it! This book offers straightforward, efficient, and well-organized information about how to apply Montessori principles to toddler life, how to guide your own thoughts on parenting a toddler, and how to involve your toddler in daily life in a way that minimizes stress for both you and them. I read some of the other reviews, a few of which mention that the book's recommendations are out of reach for some families due to income, space, or ability, and I can understand how that could be felt when reading it, because it includes imagery of beautiful (and often expensive) high-quality wooden toys, discusses buying dedicated kid-sized furniture to be set up in a serene space of their own, and invites you to give your toddler difficult tasks really early on. But, if you look to this book as suggestions and guidelines on the "complete" way to do Montessori-style playtime/kid space design/etc, then there is nothing elitist about it. This book gives the "ideal-situation" suggestions, but every kid and parent is different, so take what you like and leave what you don't. This book actually tells you to look outside the box of conventional consumerist-style parenting, to find inexpensive or natural elements or items you already own as you work with your kid's development. Of course we don't all have the time, money, or space to do the more specific suggestions perfectly all the time, but we can find helpful advice for how to slowly incorporate these principles into our kids' lives. Take as much of it as you want and use it as a guide, do Montessori imperfectly or as much as you want to, and this book will help you immensely along the way. I'm very grateful I came across it.

The only book you need if you are new to Montessori! From the moment I opened this book I have not been able to put it down. So nice to read, the quality of the book itself is superb, keeps me interested and lots of hands on practical tips, I also love the artwork and photo examples. This book is so spot on and modern not outdated at all! All the recommendations are wonderful. This book has also opened my eyes to view my child and motherhood in a much better and different way, I am so grateful to this Author for such a lovely book. This book also reignited my love for reading.

There is so much that I liked about this book. First, let me start by saying that my 24 month old toddler recently started attending a Montessori school and this book was recommended to me to understand this educational approach. This author is very realistic in her approach to raising toddlers the Montessori way. She provides very concrete advice on how to speak with your child when they're doing the right thing and the wrong thing. There are photos that show how a diverse array of "Montessori homes" are set up. All look very child-friendly, but serene and definitely do-able. The author offers lists of educational materials you should have on hand to enhance your child's Montessori education. I was relieved this list was comprised of things you can buy in most stores, vs. only available in super expensive Montessori retailers. I am so glad I purchased this in the hardcover edition because I have notes all over it. I think this is a must-have for not only Montessori parents, but could also really benefit parents who want to enrich kids who are in a stay-at-home parent situation or in a more traditional daycare. I just wish I had this sooner!

I guess it’s a good book but doesn’t work for my parenting style.

Ich wünschte, ich hätte das Buch schon gehabt, als mein erstes Kind klein war! Eigentlich habe ich es nur als Anregung für die Montessori-gerechte Gestaltung der Wohnung und zum Finden von Spielanregungen/ Settings für Kind 2 gekauft. Dann war ich allerdings überrascht wie allumfassend das Thema „Leben mit Kleinkind“ aufgegriffen und dargestellt wird. Man erhält sowohl die gesuchten Spielanregungen als auch Tipps im Umgang mit Wutanfällen, zur besseren Einübung der täglichen Routine mit Kleinkind, zum Schlafen, Essen, zu wertschätzender Erziehung usw. Zusätzlich gibt es am Ende jedes Kapitels immer eine kurze und prägnante Gesamtübersicht. Die Tipps und Hinweise sind meist sofort umsetzbar. Das Kind wird wertschätzend, aber trotzdem mit der nötigen liebevollen Konsequenz behandelt. Ein allumfassendes Gesamtwerk zu Kleinkindern finde ich. Es sollte in keiner Eltern-Bibliothek fehlen. Die englische Sprache ist leicht verständlich und das Buch ist toll illustriert und übersichtlich gestaltet. 5 Sterne!!! Das Buch gibt es seit März 2020 auch auf Deutsch: "Montessori für Eltern: Wie Kleinkinder achtsam und selbstständig aufwachsen."

Beautifully written, well summarised know it all about setting Montessorie environment

Finished reading the book. Me and my husband loves it. Helps us understand our toddler. Fast delivery. Good quality Book it has a thick cover and pages you don't have to worry your toddler will tear the pages so easy.. It comes with one free paper book marks too! Amazon delivery guys are very professional doing social distance in dropping items by the door. Thank you amazon!

Como viene con imágenes esta muy práctico, me dan ganas de volverlo a leer, si habla sobre la metodología Montessori como filosofía pero no tan a profundidad, tal vez te den ganas de leer otros libros mas específicos, este es mas sobre cómo acondicionar tu casa y da ejemplos