3 - 6 years

How Do I Know if My Child Is Behind in School? Teacher Tips for Parents
Concern about your child's academic performance is natural. You may compare your child to cousins, a friend's child, or siblings to try to gauge their performance. How can you know if your child is...
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How to Deal with Back to School Anxiety: Tips from Teachers
From butterflies in your little one's belly, to crying, excitement, and nostalgia, the back to school season brings strong feelings. Both parents and children may struggle with back to school anxie...
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What Is Gentle Parenting? Discipline Tips and Misconceptions
Gentle parenting has made the rounds in parenting advice articles and news stories over the past ten years. This way of parenting offers many benefits. However, many misconceptions about gentle par...
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What Is Montessori Parenting? Tips from a Montessori Teacher
"But I don't want to clean up!" This phrase is familiar to most parents of young children. With a Montessori approach, you can respond to this situation with love while still achieving a positive o...
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The 6 Best Montessori Bookshelves (And How to Pick Yours)
When it was time to pick out a book, my toddlers always pulled all the books off the bookshelf. This problem ended when we finally got a Montessori bookshelf. This front facing bookshelf allows tod...
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Should Parents Limit Screen Time? A Montessori Approach
As a parent, it can be hard to know how to manage screen time with our kids. Many questions arise such as "How much screen time is too much?" Also, "Does healthy screen time exist, or is all screen...
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Top 15 Best Kids Books for Every Stage
Reading to your child is one of the best gifts parents can give. Discover some of the best authors and series of classic books for kids to include on your bookshelf. From modern tales with colorful...
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When to Start Potty Training: Montessori Tips
Potty training is a significant step in childhood development. As a former Montessori teacher and mother, I've helped my own three children and many students through potty training. Achieving succe...
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Top 8 Best Humidifiers for Baby
Improve the environment in your baby's nursery with a humidifier. Adding moisture to the air, a humidifier makes your baby's nursery more comfortable. This popular gadget can also improve your baby...
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Top Best Baby Wagon for Exploring the World
Seeing a red Radio Flyer wagon brings a sense of nostalgia. Perfect for hauling books and toddlers home from the library, it was a nice, if bumpy and hard ride. Today, the best baby wagons have com...
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When Do Kids Learn to Read? How to Boost Skills
As their toddler’s scribbles turn into something that resembles letters, many parents wonder when their kid will learn to read. Reading opens the door to learning, fun, and independence for childr...
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Kitchen Helper Tower vs. Play Kitchen: Which Is Best?
Play kitchens with their adorable pretend ovens and child-sized refrigerators are almost too cute to pass up! Yet, a kitchen helper tower is an equally attractive option you might consider purchasi...
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15 Fun Indoor Kids Obstacle Course Ideas
Building a kids obstacle course is the perfect way to get the wiggles out. Whether it's a cold winter day or too rainy to go outside, a DIY obstacle course for kids will save the day. A fantastic o...
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What Does Greenguard Gold Certified Mean?
Today, products come with many certifications. One popular certification, especially for children’s furniture and toys, is the Greenguard Certification. However, what does it mean if a product is G...
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Top 10 Best Car Seats in 2025 (Your Informative Guide)
One of the most important pieces of baby gear you'll ever buy is a car seat. I remember being pregnant and thinking about driving home from the hospital with my firstborn. It's terrifying to imagin...
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Your Guide to Using a Montessori Table and Chair Set
Whether for drawing, reading, or working on a craft, your kids need a pleasant workspace where they can be productive. A Montessori table and chair set provides the perfect set-up for all of your c...
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7 Benefits of Baking and Cooking with Kids
Cooking with kids is a beautiful gift! That’s because cooking and baking with your children offers many benefits. Kids will love cooking family meals and spending valuable time together. Cooking an...
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The Top 5 Best Gifts for 3 Year Old Boy
If you’ve ever met a 3-year-old boy, you know that they’re full of energy and curiosity. The best gifts for 3 year old boys will let them explore, learn, and put all that energy to good use. There ...
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7 Benefits of Pretend Play for Toddlers and Why It Matters
While it may seem ordinary and unimportant, pretend play is essential for children’s development. During toddler play, there is a lot going on in their little brains! Children learn many skills whi...
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How to Build Confidence in Kids: 5 Self-Esteem Activities
All parents want to raise a happy child. Part of that is building confidence and self-esteem. This helps children believe in themselves, stand up for themselves, be persistent through difficulties,...
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A Montessori Approach to Tantrums
Your child cries, screams, and wails. Every parent knows this scene well. Your little one is having a full-blown 2 year old temper tantrum and you’re stuck in the middle of it. Whether your child u...
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15 Easy Kitchen Sink Sensory Activities for Toddlers
Sensory activities for toddlers are fun! But they can also be messy. The kitchen sink is the ultimate solution for sensory activities for toddlers! Both clean up and set up are easy. Yet, your todd...
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Our Top 3 Best Parenting Books
We are sharing our top 3 favorite Montessori-inspired parenting books. We highly recommend these best Montessori books for anyone who works with children including caregivers, grandparents, and edu...
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5 Fun Kids Playroom Ideas to Inspire You
The picture-perfect kids playroom ideas offer your kids a space where they will play independently for hours on end. Giving kids exercise, intellectual stimulation, and fun is the number one goal. ...
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6 Quick and Easy Playroom Organization Ideas
A playroom should be a special place where a child can create, imagine, and play. Decorating a playroom can be incredibly fun - it gives you a chance to embrace your inner child. Yet, even more im...
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3 Easy, Fun, and Healthy Recipes for Kids to Make
Are you looking for ways to involve your kids in the kitchen? We’ve got some fun recipes for kids to make that even toddlers can try! The first time you make these recipes, you can demonstrate and...
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Teach Your Toddler to Use a Wooden Knife in 3 Easy Steps
Many toddlers want to copy our every move, even if it means chopping onions. A wooden knife or a Montessori knife makes it easy for your toddler to help in the kitchen. Working in the kitchen with ...
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Wooden Toys vs. Plastic Toys: Which is Better and Why?
Have you ever wondered what makes a good toy? From Montessori wooden toys to attractive plastic toys, there are so many choices. Thousands if not millions of toys are available online and in stores...
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