All Ages
- What Is Your Child Eating At School?
- Our Plans for Summer & Fall 2014
- Cleaning Up Before the New Year
- In the First Few Years
- Client Case Study: Newborn Twins
- 1910 Article from McClure’s Magazine About Maria Montessori
- How DO You Create The Best Home Environment for Your Child?
- A Mother’s Reaction to the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
- The Last Few Weeks On Montessori Blogs & Websites
- Why I write this blog
- Ms. Lam’s Interview Series 1: My Child (2.5 years old) Hits Other Kids. What should I do?
- Harmonica Jam Session
- Live Music is Better
- Tougher Being a Mother in America
- Confession of a twin mother
- Two sets of twins
- If your nanny’s first language is not English
- No more background music
- Obeying at Different Ages
- The Montessori Teacher
- Class Difference and Language
- Self-awareness in the adult
- Our responsibility to the child is to become a better human being
- Encouraging Bilingualism
- If you want your child to be bilingual
0-6 months
- Client Case Study: Newborn Twins
- The best shoes
- How do I improve my child’s motor skills?
- Simple, delicious recipe for baby’s first real meal
- Raising healthy babies who LOVE to eat everything
- Letting your baby choose her own clothing
- Weaning Table and Chair
- Different ways of crawling are okay!
- Being present with your baby
- From swimming to crawling to cruising to walking…
- When your child sleeps on a floor bed…
- The basics of floor bed
- Video: B and M’s Floor Beds
- Parent Q&A: Floor bed vs Crib
- Sign and speak
- Guidelines for clothing for babies
- The best toys for exploration
- Do not put your baby in a standing position
- Benefits of a floor bed
- Optimal home environment
- Amazing
- The Power Of The Mobile
- How To (Not) Rock Your Baby To Sleep
- Baby Beds
- Sleeping Through The Night
- Homemade Baby Food
- Weaning: How to transition from milk to solids
- Eating and Thumb-sucking
- At 5 1/2 months, B, M and I had dinner at a French restaurant
- Let them feed themselves
- Whole butternut squash
- The zen of rolling over
- Nursing teas vs. pig knuckle soup
- Babies are not here to torture you
- Stimulating brain growth
- Bathing your baby
- If your baby seems to be nursing constantly…
- Newborn Twins
6-12 months
- Is that an ‘SUV,’ a ‘Jeep’ or a ‘Hatchback?’
- Collaborating With Your Child
- Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part III: Where We Get Dressed
- Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part II: Where We Eat
- Our Montessori Home in Baltimore, MD
- We Don’t Share
- Floor Bed Update – 17 months
- The best shoes
- A Great Book
- Give ’em A Whole Chicken Leg
- Video: You Must Let Your Child Try This
- How do I stop my child from climbing on everything?
- Read! Nap! Cook! How To Do It All With Twins Part II – Our Morning
- Getting their own food whenever they want
- $2 worth of Kleenex
- Getting out of a chair
- What is the best kind of shoes for my baby?
- Radio Flyer Walker Wagon
- The word is ‘hurt.’ Can you say, ‘Mommy, that hurt!
- Parent Q&A: Help! My 10-month old wants my attention/presence all the time!
- What I fed my 10-month-olds twins on Oct 11, 2011
- Montessori movement mat and mirror for twins
- How do I improve my child’s motor skills?
- Walking on Tiptoes
- Read! Nap! Cook! How to do it all with twins
- Simple, delicious recipe for baby’s first real meal
- Box with Tray and Ball
- Raising healthy babies who LOVE to eat everything
- What if my child doesn’t like to eat?
- Letting your baby choose her own clothing
- What if my baby doesn’t crawl
- Weaning Table and Chair
- Different ways of crawling are okay!
- Being present with your baby
- From swimming to crawling to cruising to walking…
- Parent Q&A: How do you keep your babies in bed on a floor bed?
- Pincer Grasp
- When your child sleeps on a floor bed…
- The basics of floor bed
- Video: B and M’s Floor Beds
- Parent Q&A: Floor bed vs Crib
- Sign and speak
- Guidelines for clothing for babies
- The best toys for exploration
- Do not put your baby in a standing position
- Drinking Water Out of a Cup
- Drinking Out of a Cup
- Turning On the Light
- The Pleasure of Eating
- Connecting the child
- So much is possible for a 7-month old
- What a pediatrician feeds her baby
- Benefits of a floor bed
- The Power Of The Mobile
- How To (Not) Rock Your Baby To Sleep
- Baby Beds
- Homemade Baby Food
- Weaning: How to transition from milk to solids
- Eating and Thumb-sucking
- Let them feed themselves
- Whole butternut squash
- Babies are not here to torture you
1-2 years old
- Wanna Nurture Will, Determination and Concentration? Help Your Child Find His Work
- If Your Child Hits, Bites, Screams or Throws Tantrums – As Told By A Lizard
- If Your Child Hits, Bites, Screams or Throws Tantrums
- Toddler Discipline: How Do I Get My Child To Clean Up and Do What I Ask?
- Video: The Best Language Environment for Your Child
- Your Brain, Your Child’s Brain and What To Do About It
- Commonly-Asked Questions about My DVD and Book
- How to React to an Angry Toddler Who Spits and Throws Things
- Which Is Better: Man-Made or Natural?
- What To Do When Your Toddler Won’t Put on Clothes
- Make It Hard for Them!
- When Kids Fight
- How to Avoid the Terrible Twos
- We Started Gardening! Part II
- We Started Gardening! Part I
- Video: Making Scrambled Eggs on an Electric Skillet with Your Toddlers
- Our Montessori School in Baltimore
- What It’s Really Like to Have Toddler Twins
- Video: “Figure It Out Yourself”
- Toddlers and Modern Art
- What to Say When Your Child Gets It Wrong
- Video: B Helps M With a Runny Nose
- Mental Preparations, Reminders and Happier Toddlers
- Is that an ‘SUV,’ a ‘Jeep’ or a ‘Hatchback?’
- Bedtime and Toddler
- Connection Before Correction
- Putting On and Taking Off Socks
- Thanksgiving With Our Cousin Sam
- We cook this dish every monday
- Collaborating With Your Child
- Video: Operating a CD Player
- We Made It Through Hurricane Sandy
- How I talk to my children when I’m frustrated with them
- Helping Your Toddler Learn to Put On A Coat
- Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part III: Where We Get Dressed
- Repotting a Plant With Daddy
- Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part II: Where We Eat
- Our Montessori Home in Baltimore, MD
- We Don’t Share
- VIDEO: Daisy Teaches B and M How to Make Rice
- Cutting with a knife and other kitchen activities
- VIDEO: What to do when your toddler doesn’t do what you ask
- How to teach your toddler to use scissors
- ‘Follow the Child’ On a Walk in the Park
- Floor Bed Update – 17 months
- Playing with Water To Their Heart’s Content!
- A Great Outdoor Toy – Enter For Your Chance to Win One!
- The best shoes
- The Best Gift You Can Give Your Toddler
- Brooke Peels a Boiled Egg
- Window Cleaning
- Eating ‘Family-Style’
- Children know exactly what they want
- Does Your Toddler Know a ‘Tulip’ from a ‘Chimpanzee?’
- Mackenzie Peels a Banana By Herself
- The Hands are the Instrument of Man’s Intelligence
- 14-Month Olds Can Clean
- A Great Book
- This Is How We Make A Smoothie Together
- Give ’em A Whole Chicken Leg
- An Excellent Toy for a 12-18 Month Old
- Video: 14-Month Update
- How do I stop my child from climbing on everything?
- Radio Flyer Walker Wagon
- The word is ‘hurt.’ Can you say, ‘Mommy, that hurt!
- How do I improve my child’s motor skills?
- From swimming to crawling to cruising to walking…
- Parent Q&A: How do you keep your babies in bed on a floor bed?
- Pincer Grasp
- Parent Q&A: Floor bed vs Crib
- Do not put your baby in a standing position
- Language Delays
2-3 years old
- Wanna Nurture Will, Determination and Concentration? Help Your Child Find His Work
- If Your Child Hits, Bites, Screams or Throws Tantrums – As Told By A Lizard
- Learning Geography Through Fun and Play!
- How to Praise Your Child (and a Great Practical Life Activity)
- If Your Child Hits, Bites, Screams or Throws Tantrums
- See How Easily You Can Do Yoga with 3-Year-Olds!
- Toddler Discipline: How Do I Get My Child To Clean Up and Do What I Ask?
- How I Introduce Music and Movies to My 3-Year-Olds
- Video: The Best Language Environment for Your Child
- “It’s Not Fair!” and Other Things Children Say They Don’t Understand
- Being the Youngest Child In a Montessori Class
- Raising a Disciplined Child (Or At Least One Who Listens!)
- From Caterpillars to Butterflies, Literally!
- Your Brain, Your Child’s Brain and What To Do About It
- Video: 2.5-Year-Old Washing Dishes and Loading the Dishwasher
- We’re All Starting School!
- Commonly-Asked Questions about My DVD and Book
- How to React to an Angry Toddler Who Spits and Throws Things
- What We Started Doing After the Montessori Congress
- The Pink Tower of Language
- Which Is Better: Man-Made or Natural?
- What To Do When Your Toddler Won’t Put on Clothes
- Make It Hard for Them!
- When Kids Fight
- How to Avoid the Terrible Twos
- We Started Gardening! Part II
- We Started Gardening! Part I
- Video: Making Scrambled Eggs on an Electric Skillet with Your Toddlers
- We Moved to Portland!
- Our Montessori School in Baltimore
- What It’s Really Like to Have Toddler Twins
- Video: “Figure It Out Yourself”
- Toddlers and Modern Art
- What to Say When Your Child Gets It Wrong
- Video: B Helps M With a Runny Nose
- Mental Preparations, Reminders and Happier Toddlers
- Is that an ‘SUV,’ a ‘Jeep’ or a ‘Hatchback?’
- Bedtime and Toddler
- Connection Before Correction
- Putting On and Taking Off Socks
- Thanksgiving With Our Cousin Sam
- We cook this dish every monday
- Collaborating With Your Child
- Helping Your Toddler Learn to Put On A Coat
- Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part III: Where We Get Dressed
- Repotting a Plant With Daddy
- Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part II: Where We Eat
- Our Montessori Home in Baltimore, MD
- We Don’t Share
- VIDEO: Daisy Teaches B and M How to Make Rice
- Cutting with a knife and other kitchen activities
- Brooke Peels a Boiled Egg
- Does Your Toddler Know a ‘Tulip’ from a ‘Chimpanzee?’
- Give ’em A Whole Chicken Leg
- Language Delays
3-4 years old
- Wanna Nurture Will, Determination and Concentration? Help Your Child Find His Work
- Video: How To Teach Your Child to Tie A Bow (or Learn Anything)
- What We Did All Summer (of 2014)
- How to End Bullying Forever
- If Your Child Hits, Bites, Screams or Throws Tantrums – As Told By A Lizard
- Learning Geography Through Fun and Play!
- How to Praise Your Child (and a Great Practical Life Activity)
- Our Plans for Summer & Fall 2014
- If Your Child Hits, Bites, Screams or Throws Tantrums
- See How Easily You Can Do Yoga with 3-Year-Olds!
- Toddler Discipline: How Do I Get My Child To Clean Up and Do What I Ask?
- How I Introduce Music and Movies to My 3-Year-Olds
- “It’s Not Fair!” and Other Things Children Say They Don’t Understand
- Being the Youngest Child In a Montessori Class
- Raising a Disciplined Child (Or At Least One Who Listens!)
- From Caterpillars to Butterflies, Literally!
- Your Brain, Your Child’s Brain and What To Do About It
- Video: 2.5-Year-Old Washing Dishes and Loading the Dishwasher
- Commonly-Asked Questions about My DVD and Book
- What We Started Doing After the Montessori Congress
- The Pink Tower of Language
- What To Do When Your Toddler Won’t Put on Clothes
- We Started Gardening! Part II
- We Started Gardening! Part I
- Video: Making Scrambled Eggs on an Electric Skillet with Your Toddlers
