Maria Montessori is born on the 31st August 1870 in the town of Chiaravalle, Italy. Her father, Alessandro, is an accountant in the civil service, and her mother, Renilde Stoppani, is well educated and has a passion for reading. She …
In this article is a list of words, which are regularly used in a Montessori environment. The better you understand them, to more you will get to understand of the philosophy and idea’s of Maria Montessori, its application in the …
No matter how hard parents try to protect their children from having dreadful experiences, it is the nature of life, that almost all children go through such experiences anyway. Common dreadful experiences that children can experience include accidents and natural …
In many families with more than one child, quarrels, arguments or fights between the children in the family are common. This is often called sibling rivalry, because the assumption is that these disputes are caused by jealousy or envy. This …
Dan’s mother wanted him to talk with a Kids’ Skills coach. The coach asked Dan, if he had a problem, that he would like to solve using Kids’ Skills. He said he didn’t have any problems. The coach repeated her …
Joe had a mild hearing disability. He had recently gotten hearing aids to be used at school. The problem was that Joe kept removing the hearing aids from his ears during the school day. The problem was serious, because in …
Sunny wet his trousers almost daily. He was so lively that he simply didn’t have enough patience to go to toilet to pee. His twin brother Walter poked fun of him and his problem by calling him “Wee-Sunny”. Skill Sunny’s …
Allan was attending speech therapy due to his delayed speech development, but he also had other problems. One of them was that he was extremely picky with foods. It was always a struggle to get him to eat. He had …
Linda’s mother took part in a Kids’ Skills workshop. When coming home, she told Linda about KS and asked her, if she’d like to try the method. Linda agreed but was unable to say right away what skill she wanted …