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Ten Montessori Parenting Tips for Children
The following are tips for parents on how to holistically raise your child the
Montessori way at home. This applies across the board for all areas of
development of children.
1. Respect your child in every aspect of their life.
Simply place yourself in their shoes, why do such a thing? Why are they crying? It
can be as simple as they are they woke up on the wrong side of the bed this
morning, which as adults we also experience. Give them extra hugs.
If you are confined in a room or space you would get upset as well as you would
also like to have the freedom to be able to move places and not be forced.
Respect that they do not wan to eat at times, we also have days that we do not
have big appetites.
Respect that they have needs as we do. Being respectful to their needs can also
extend to teaching them respect and courtesy by setting good examples. Be
gracious and courteous to your children and to others as well. This is the best way
for them to learn it, if it is used in practice. This respect can transcend to other
children, adults and other living things as well. If we teach them how to care for
things they can learn it and make it part of their being at a very young age.
2. Freedom of Movement
Give them the space and opportunity to be able to move around. Do not simply
“cage” them or have them in one confined place not being able to explore their
environment or try new movement possibilities. (Tummy time, pulling up, cruising,
etc.) As children get older give them challenges to be climb in safe areas. As
children learn to move it expands their possibilities for learning by freely
exploring their environment.
3. Freedom of Choice
Always give them a choice. This is best when dealing with toddlers and you are
engaging in a power struggle. Give them only two choices for things that will
involve them. They can have dinner now or they can have it later with everybody
else, they can wear the blue or the red shorts with the green top.
4. Teach independence
Give them opportunities to do things for themselves. Children are not to be
treated as mini adults who can do all things for themselves; they are also not
helpless human beings. Make things easy or simplified for them that they can
actually do things for themselves. For example have elastic pants instead of denim
so that they can try to dress themselves rather than have to ask you to zip up
their jeans. At a young age allow them to feed themselves even though it can be
messy, but you are giving them the chance to practice.
5. Communication
Always talk to them properly in a clearly articulated voice. Give them the names
of objects around them to increase their vocabulary. Talking to them also involves
modelling communication with other adults and listening. Be respectful when
talking to them. Do not just communicate to them to tell them to do or not to do
something, but have a regular conversation about how the day went.
6. Teach not by correcting but by modelling.
Do not teach by judging whether the child is doing something right or wrong. If a
mistake is made, model correctly how to do it. Do not make a big deal out of it,
make them aware of their mistakes subtly. In language is they mispronounce,
repeat what they said and pronounce it correctly. You do not have to say that it
was wrong, simply model how it should be done.
7. Keep to natural simple materials/toys.
There is no need for fancy or flashy toys that make all the work for the child and
just leave them watching and being amused for a short period of time. Get toys
that make the child do something with their hands, to drop a ball in a box, or to
stack rings to accomplish a task. It can entertain them for long periods of time as
they repeat the activity over and over. Do not get things that they simply need to
press one button and the child is left to do nothing else. Have materials that
deeply involve the child to concentrate for more than 2 seconds! TV may hold
their attention for a long time but does not involve interaction/manipulation from
your child. Montessori believed the work of the hand is very important for the
child’s development. Give them toys in which they can manipulate objects.
8. Use common sense
It does not take rocket science to raise a child; some things just need to involve
common sense that seems to be not so common for some. Trust yourself that you
are doing the right thing, if it feels right. Most of the Montessori principles
involve only common sense and rational thinking.
9. Patience
What we teach them now will help you in the future the long run. Do not give in to
getting some peace and quiet for a few seconds to encounter that problem
everyday. Instead it may take a long time to get a child to learn something but
when they do it does not become an issue any longer. For sleeping, do not make
your child dependent on you to rock or pat them or use a dummy, it may take time
for them to get used to sleep independently but in the long run you do not need to
spend long periods of time to put them to sleep.
10. Lastly, love and support them
If you do this you cannot go wrong with any parenting style you implement! It will
be good enough, remember it can never be perfect and mistakes and faults are all
part of the growing up process.
The tips are from the following website:
http://www.dailymontessori.com/montessori-articles/montessori-home-parenting-
tips-under-3/
The following are tips for parents on how to holistically raise your child the
Montessori way at home. This applies across the board for all areas of
development of children.
1. Respect your child in every aspect of their life.
Simply place yourself in their shoes, why do such a thing? Why are they crying? It
can be as simple as they are they woke up on the wrong side of the bed this
morning, which as adults we also experience. Give them extra hugs.
If you are confined in a room or space you would get upset as well as you would
also like to have the freedom to be able to move places and not be forced.
Respect that they do not wan to eat at times, we also have days that we do not
have big appetites.
Respect that they have needs as we do. Being respectful to their needs can also
extend to teaching them respect and courtesy by setting good examples. Be
gracious and courteous to your children and to others as well. This is the best way
for them to learn it, if it is used in practice. This respect can transcend to other
children, adults and other living things as well. If we teach them how to care for
things they can learn it and make it part of their being at a very young age.
2. Freedom of Movement
Give them the space and opportunity to be able to move around. Do not simply
“cage” them or have them in one confined place not being able to explore their
environment or try new movement possibilities. (Tummy time, pulling up, cruising,
etc.) As children get older give them challenges to be climb in safe areas. As
children learn to move it expands their possibilities for learning by freely
exploring their environment.
3. Freedom of Choice
Always give them a choice. This is best when dealing with toddlers and you are
engaging in a power struggle. Give them only two choices for things that will
involve them. They can have dinner now or they can have it later with everybody
else, they can wear the blue or the red shorts with the green top.
4. Teach independence
Give them opportunities to do things for themselves. Children are not to be
treated as mini adults who can do all things for themselves; they are also not
helpless human beings. Make things easy or simplified for them that they can
actually do things for themselves. For example have elastic pants instead of denim
so that they can try to dress themselves rather than have to ask you to zip up
their jeans. At a young age allow them to feed themselves even though it can be
messy, but you are giving them the chance to practice.
5. Communication
Always talk to them properly in a clearly articulated voice. Give them the names
of objects around them to increase their vocabulary. Talking to them also involves
modelling communication with other adults and listening. Be respectful when
talking to them. Do not just communicate to them to tell them to do or not to do
something, but have a regular conversation about how the day went.
6. Teach not by correcting but by modelling.
Do not teach by judging whether the child is doing something right or wrong. If a
mistake is made, model correctly how to do it. Do not make a big deal out of it,
make them aware of their mistakes subtly. In language is they mispronounce,
repeat what they said and pronounce it correctly. You do not have to say that it
was wrong, simply model how it should be done.
7. Keep to natural simple materials/toys.
There is no need for fancy or flashy toys that make all the work for the child and
just leave them watching and being amused for a short period of time. Get toys
that make the child do something with their hands, to drop a ball in a box, or to
stack rings to accomplish a task. It can entertain them for long periods of time as
they repeat the activity over and over. Do not get things that they simply need to
press one button and the child is left to do nothing else. Have materials that
deeply involve the child to concentrate for more than 2 seconds! TV may hold
their attention for a long time but does not involve interaction/manipulation from
your child. Montessori believed the work of the hand is very important for the
child’s development. Give them toys in which they can manipulate objects.
8. Use common sense
It does not take rocket science to raise a child; some things just need to involve
common sense that seems to be not so common for some. Trust yourself that you
are doing the right thing, if it feels right. Most of the Montessori principles
involve only common sense and rational thinking.
9. Patience
What we teach them now will help you in the future the long run. Do not give in to
getting some peace and quiet for a few seconds to encounter that problem
everyday. Instead it may take a long time to get a child to learn something but
when they do it does not become an issue any longer. For sleeping, do not make
your child dependent on you to rock or pat them or use a dummy, it may take time
for them to get used to sleep independently but in the long run you do not need to
spend long periods of time to put them to sleep.
10. Lastly, love and support them
If you do this you cannot go wrong with any parenting style you implement! It will
be good enough, remember it can never be perfect and mistakes and faults are all
part of the growing up process.
The tips are from the following website:
http://www.dailymontessori.com/montessori-articles/montessori-home-parenting-
tips-under-3/
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