Teaching at Home
Every year the same questions come up at Parent Teacher conferences, "What should I be doing at home with my child?" or "They won't sit and do work for me at home, what should I do?" These are difficult questions because as parents we want our children to be successful. There is so much pressure from others to compare and "grade" children. I know when my children were preschool age I would get caught up in what their friends were doing and wondering if they were falling behind, or if I was doing enough at home. Even with years of teaching and child development experience I would still fall into this trap. As Montessorians we believe that all children learn at their own rate and to try and "push" them ahead can be counterproductive. A child in a Sensitive Period for writing may refuse to do any sort of Math activities. Their minds and bodies are primed and ready for writing and fine motor activities, why try and force them into an acti