As adults, we all have fond and emotional memories deep within us from our early childhood experiences. Most of us can recall intense relationships with other living things: favorite animals we had and loved, open fields, wild flowers growing on a mountain side, or perhaps the sound of a fresh water stream trickling down the
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“Follow the child, but follow the child as his leader.” —Maria Montessori As an adult who is parenting, grand-parenting or caregiving, it can be confusing to hear the recommendation, “Follow the child …” We’ve been led to believe we must be “the responsible adult in charge” of the child throughout their days. But that mindset
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“Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and strength, use it to create.” — Maria Montessori My daughter reminded me the other day that she would spend hours playing in a laundry basket, pretending she was in a boat with her “blankie” as the sail. Thinking back, the laundry basket was
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