What a great post. Now I want my child to start making her own smoothie. She is 14 mos and doesn't really care to drink anything though. Glad you are back blogging. I enjoy reading your page.
Did you replace the chairs at your weaning table after your children were able to sit better on their own? Or do you think a very young child (6 months) could manage without armrests from the start?
星期三, 12月 17th, 2014 11:31 am | Kaitlin Luksa
Kaitlin, Yes, I started with chairs with armrests when they were six months old. Then at about 14-15 months, I replaced them with light, slatted chairs without armrest. A 6-month-old would not be able to sit in a chair without an armrest. But for a 14 month old, the heavy chair becomes a hindrance. That’s how fast they change and how we must adapt the environment to their needs at each age!
星期三, 1月 28th, 2015 11:44 am | Stephanie Woo
This is so cute and amazing!
星期一, 5月 30th, 2016 2:57 pm | Maggie
Can you share the details of the carpenter in Denver who made the chairs please?
What a great post. Now I want my child to start making her own smoothie. She is 14 mos and doesn't really care to drink anything though. Glad you are back blogging. I enjoy reading your page.
您好，
我的女兒現在一歲三個月，我們剛搬來Ithaca, NY.
之前在台灣就對蒙特梭利很有興趣，也看了一些書，
希望可以用這樣的理念教養小孩。
想請問您，如果小孩用斷奶桌椅吃飯，是否就沒有和大人同桌吃飯了？
這樣會不會沒有全家人一起吃飯的感覺？
另外，最近十分困擾於女兒的行為，不知可否請教您的意見？
就是如果女兒提出需求(抱抱、陪她玩….等等)我沒有立即回應時，
她就會高分貝尖叫，因此家中常常上演我一邊洗碗，小孩在腳邊大叫的戲碼，
令我非常困擾，不知該如何幫助她調整這行為
想請教您的看法。
謝謝您的回覆
Hi Ya Shan,
謝謝你的來信。我先聲明我的中文不好!希望你能諒解!
關於吃飯﹐我建議你買一個這種類型的high chair: Stokke Tripp Trapp chair. 你可以Google看看。 孩子早飯﹐中飯﹐或吃點心時﹐可以坐斷奶桌﹐晚上家人一起吃飯時﹐可用high chair跟大家一起吃飯。 斷奶桌讓他練習獨立﹐high chair 讓他學會家人一起吃飯的感覺。 兩個都很重要。
關於孩子抱著你的腿在廚房地上哭﹐我太能理解你的痛苦了! 我孩子以前也這樣。 我建議你買這個試試看﹕Learning Tower or Kitchen Helper Safety Tower. 這樣孩子很安全﹐又能看到你在做什麼,你一邊煮飯﹐他可以在旁’幫忙﹐” 你順便可以給他一些蔬菜,水果, 厨房用具﹐讓他探索。 你可以參考這﹕https://montessorionthedouble.com/2012/02/23/this-is-how-we-make-a-smoothie-together/ 和 https://montessorionthedouble.com/2012/05/30/playing-with-water-to-their-hearts-content/
孩子最愛玩水﹐你可以把他放在Learning Tower 裡﹐放在水槽旁﹐給他一些大湯匙﹐小鍋子﹐任何可以裝水的東西﹐讓他玩水玩個夠!
This is incredible!! Thank you for so many wonderful suggestions!! I can’t wait to try some of this! -Amy
What a great article!
Did you replace the chairs at your weaning table after your children were able to sit better on their own? Or do you think a very young child (6 months) could manage without armrests from the start?
Kaitlin, Yes, I started with chairs with armrests when they were six months old. Then at about 14-15 months, I replaced them with light, slatted chairs without armrest. A 6-month-old would not be able to sit in a chair without an armrest. But for a 14 month old, the heavy chair becomes a hindrance. That’s how fast they change and how we must adapt the environment to their needs at each age!
This is so cute and amazing!
Can you share the details of the carpenter in Denver who made the chairs please?