Montessori Toddler Discipline: The Ultimate Guide to Parenting Your Children Using Positive Discipline the Montessori Way, Including Examples of Activities that Foster Creative Thinking

By Meryl Kaufman

If you're looking for a practical yet positive way to discipline your toddler, we've got the answer for you, so read on…

Have you ever wondered how your parents enforced rules and punishment on you? Did it somehow affect your perception of dealing between right and wrong?

You've probably been brought up with the traditional way of disciplining and learning, and you find that this is not going to work on your child anymore. While there was nothing wrong with how parents raised children in the traditional way, forcing rules, creating punishments, and being the authority may not be ideal for every child.

Through the years, there has been a greater need to promote a more positive, nurturing way of parenting and raising a child.

Hence, the rise of the Montessori Method.

Maria Montessori changed the way the world understood education by emphasizing that young children can start early and learn through creative exploration.

The Montessori Method focuses on positive or gentle interventions that use emotional connection instead of the traditional 'punishment' system. This learning method also helps your child develop both academic and behavioral skills at a young age that will deem beneficial for them when they start schooling.

In fact, according to a study comparing the school performance of Montessori pre-school children to non-Montessori counterparts, students who were exposed to the Montessori method advanced at a higher rate across the pre-school years. Montessori kids also had a growth mindset and enjoyed school more. Another study evaluating Montessori education proved that children who undergo this learning method are better in standardized tests had more positive social interactions and advanced social cognition.

You want your child to learn these things, and you can do that by learning more about the Montessori Method. This book will walk you through the process of child-rearing in a more positive, engaging, and nurturing way.

Here's a sneak peek at what you'll learn about Montessori-styled toddler discipline from this book:
- Determine the difference between Montessori Education from traditional education and how it promotes positive discipline, fosters creativity, and encourages independence.
- Discover the basic principles of Montessori learning and related activities.
- Follow the stages and observe your child begin to understand the schemas.
- Know how to set up your home and prepare it for Montessori learning.
- Discover different activities you can do with your children like coordination and sensory tasks, music, and movement, and even helping around the house.
- Learn how to facilitate the learning of new skills like language and speech, number skills, concept development, and writing skills.
- Ways to build your child's empathy and nurture a cooperative relationship through positive discipline.
- Know how to address concerns and challenges in growing up the Montessori way.
- Plus, success stories of Montessori parenting to inspire you!

What you need to understand about this method is you get to work with your child. No boss. No authority. The Montessori Method allows you and your child to work together to turn discipline into growth.
This book will serve as your ultimate guide to raising a confident, helpful, well-behaved, and intelligent child. Make disciplining an enjoyable experience for both of you.

Open your world to the Montessori way of learning and discipline, and ensure your child's positive growth. Scroll up and click "Add to Cart" now!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Meryl Kaufman
• Release date: Mar 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393826477

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Introduction

Maria Montessori forever changed education when she acknowledged that children, particularly young children, might do best with less adult interference. She pushed against the norms of the time, suggesting positive discipline, fostering creativity, and encouraging independence from a very young age. Now, you can take her teachings and bring them into your home. You need not enroll your toddler in a Montessori school to get a head start with your child. Learn what it means to observe, build independence, and support your child through positive discipline methods.

Throughout this book, we'll explore what parents report as successful, and others report as not so thrilling. There are a variety of activities in nearly every chapter and a thorough explanation of the rich history and thoughtful development of each aspect of the Montessori environment.

Learn what it takes to get started and to grow Montessori skills with your child. Have all of your questions regarding using the Montessori Method with toddlers answered right here. You’ll discover activities you can do today and identify opportunities to help your child engage and grow into a wonderful person.

Chapter 1: The History of Montessori Education

For most parents of toddlers, Montessori seems like an out of reach abstract concept that many teachers have very strong opinions about. Maria Montessori changed education dramatically, and when she developed this particular form of education, it raised a lot of questions. The Montessori method challenges a lot of traditional systems and techniques, even the methods used in schools today.

So, what is the difference between Montessori education and standard or traditional education? Italian physician Maria Montessori developed Montessori education. It is a child-centric approach to education that uses the foundation of the scientific method. It calls upon observation, hypotheses, experimentation, and conclusions. The Montessori method has been around for over 100 years.

With anything this revolutionary, there are a lot of questions, concerns, and misconceptions. Throughout this book, you'll have the opportunity to grasp the three components of Montessori teaching, Montessori discipline, the foundation of the Montessori method, and more. We dive deep into different elements that commonly appear in early childhood Montessori classrooms, and ways that parents have adopted the Montessori method for their home.

Here is a short history and easy introduction into Montessori and what to expect by bringing Montessori teachings into your home.

How Maria Montessori Changed Education

Born on August 31, 1870, Maria Montessori broke down educational barriers early in life. At 13, she entered an all-boys school and quickly excelled in science and mathematics. Much of Montessori’s childhood has become legend. Maria Montessori is widely known and acknowledged as the first woman to graduate from medical school in Italy. However, Italy's first female physician was actually Dorotea Bucca. Montessori followed shortly after and was unfazed not to become the first female physician as she quickly identified that the position wasn't for her.

In 1896, she changed the course of her career by returning to the University of Rome to learn about psychology and philosophy and apply that knowledge to teaching children. Then, working as a child psychiatrist, she developed her craft and her understanding of childhood development.

Throughout her lifetime, Maria Montessori worked as a professor of anthropology at the University of Rome. She opened her own school in Rome, schools around the world, and drastically changed how educators and psychiatrists treated and worked with children. It was an eventful life, and she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three years in a row proceeding her death. These nominations happened in 1949, 1950, and 1951. Maria Montessori died in Holland in 1952.

Brief History of the Montessori Method of Education

We briefly covered Maria Montessori's history as a person, but the Montessori method of education has a much more intricate timeline. In the years leading to 1906, Maria Montessori used her experience and education as a physician, psychologist, and philosopher to research and work directly with children with disabilities. She quickly identified that the needs of children with disabilities and the needs of children were much the same. They were also much unacknowledged in traditional childhood education. So, in 1906, Dr. Montessori opened Casa Dei Bambini or Children's House.

The purpose of the Children's House was to provide education among 60 underprivileged children; all were Italian, all were underprivileged, and all showed an amazing response to the materials provided in the Children's House. Doctor Montessori used methods of scientific observation and identified that children were not only capable of deep concentration but often entered into states of peace and calm rather than outbursts and tantrums. After a few years of observation, Montessori acknowledged publicly that when given the proper environment, you can discover and provoke a child's true nature. Doctor Montessori used the term normalization to describe this change.

During the Children's House's early years, Montessori simply observed. She sat still and watched how the children played and interacted together. As she observed, she saw where different children excelled, and some struggled. With age-groupings larger than you would find in a traditional class, the older students tended to the younger. Children were more apt to turn toward an older peer than seek an adult or teacher. She acknowledged that through the process of that normalization, children were more apt to coordinate and cooperate with each other.

After many years of working in Rome, Montessori made her way to the United States. In 1913, Montessori, working alongside Alexander Graham Bell and his wife, founded America's first Montessori Association. The Montessori Educational Association is still the primarily recognized Montessori Authority in America. Montessori did not stay in the United States, but did visit again in 1915 as part of the Panama Pacific International Exhibition. At this exhibition in 1915, she unveiled The Glass House classroom exhibit. She was furthering the idea that observation and not being acknowledged or seen by the children was the best way to see children thrive in their natural habitat.

Montessori kept pushing for change within education systems and awareness across the globe. She was shining a spotlight, not only on all the things that were widely done wrong, but also on all the ways that communities and educators could change education in a positive way for the children.

In 1917, Spain invited Maria Montessori to open a research institute. The government requested that she spend time establishing an institute where children could learn the Montessori method. Montessori obliged and opened the Spanish Research Institute that year. In 1919, Montessori made her way to England. In London, she hosted a series of teacher courses in London where educators could receive training on child psychiatry and the Montessori method. The United Kingdom appointed Montessori as a government inspector of schools in 1922. In 1929, Montessori saw a new level of success as she opened the Association Montessori International, or AMI.

During her travels and between her major successful milestones, Montessori was well known for returning to her home in Italy. Unfortunately, Maria Montessori was driven out of Italy in 1934 for opposing Mussolini. Some also say that she spent the remainder of her life traveling across Europe and occasionally visiting the United States. However, she could never return to Italy.

In 1938, the first Montessori Training Center opened in the Netherlands, and in 1939 India began a series of training courses. Montessori's last major milestone in expanding her education Empire was 1949 when London finally opened its first Montessori Center. Although Montessori was welcomed in the United Kingdom and had served in different positions within the education community, she hadn't been able to get a Montessori Center off the ground. This final achievement, founding the Montessori Center in London, shortly preceded her first nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Following the death of Maria Montessori, there was a lot of scrutiny and changes to the name Montessori. Mario Montessori, her son (and often collaborator), handled the foundations differently than Maria Montessori. Ultimately, absent copyrights or other protection, almost every country could open Montessori schools, and anyone could use the term Montessori.

As of 2020, there were over 20,000 Montessori schools internationally, with the United States playing host to 5,000. However, only 1,100 are recognized by the Montessori Educational Association.

Three Components of the Montessori Education Method

There are three vital elements of the Montessori education method. As we mentioned, almost anyone can use the name Montessori, but if you notice that any of the three Montessori elements are missing, then it's not true Montessori education. These elements are the adult, often called the directress or teacher, the environment, and the apparatus.

The adult in your situation, most likely the parent, has to prepare themselves before they work directly with the children. The adult needs to understand what passive guidance means. Adults should not be forceful or authoritative, which is a huge challenge for parents. Parents often

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