As I was researching different bed options for toddlers (more on that topic later), I stumbled across some comments and blogpost about Montessori. I was generally aware of the Montessori concept but didn’t really know how these ideas were applied on a day to day basis when raising a child. I found a lot of it resonated with me and I realized I was already doing some of these things intuitively. It’s really encouraging to me when I hear from other parents who do similar things and it gives me an opportunity to reflect on the little details in life that have such a big impact on how Noah grows up. Understanding why some of the things we already chose to do instinctively really helps me put an emphasis on those details and be more conscious about all the every-day small things we do.
As with every “method” of raising a child (and I’ve mentioned this before with regard to baby led weaning), I don’t like to follow it exactly by the books, but prefer to take the ideas and concepts I like and translate them into our own everyday life. I take what makes sense and works for us, but just because I like some of the ideas doesn’t mean I have to get rid of Sippy cups, plastic spoons, or our normal high chair (at least not yet). I’m sure there are other parenting books or methods that have a lot of the same things to offer that I believe in, and what I’m writing about here doesn’t necessarily have much to do with Montessori (I don’t know nearly enough about it to comment on that), it’s just me reflecting on the small things we do day by day hoping to raise Noah to be an independent little person.
As with every “method” of raising a child (and I’ve mentioned this before with regard to baby led weaning), I don’t like to follow it exactly by the books, but prefer to take the ideas and concepts I like and translate them into our own everyday life. I take what makes sense and works for us, but just because I like some of the ideas doesn’t mean I have to get rid of Sippy cups, plastic spoons, or our normal high chair (at least not yet). I’m sure there are other parenting books or methods that have a lot of the same things to offer that I believe in, and what I’m writing about here doesn’t necessarily have much to do with Montessori (I don’t know nearly enough about it to comment on that), it’s just me reflecting on the small things we do day by day hoping to raise Noah to be an independent little person.
