We bought my son a Yoto Player and are blown away by how much his vocabulary has improved since. Read on for an honest review of the Yoto player and how it is used in our home.

For years, I succumbed to straightening my curly hair, here’s why I decided to embrace my natural curls again and how I learnt to maintain and style them. I have always had curly hair, but never knew how to manage it.

In this blog post, you will find a list of Montessori-inspired toys and games which are on sale during Amazon Prime Day in the UK. I will update this list periodically over the next two days so keep checking back!

The Waseca Reading Program is a systematic and sequential approach to introducing the phonetic and non-phonetic elements used in the English language. In this post, you will find out more about the Waseca reading program, see it…

This comprehensive guide delves into the Montessori approach to language development, providing valuable insights and practical activities for nurturing language skills from infancy through preschool.

The Montessori movable alphabet is a set of wooden lowercase letters with blue vowels and red consonants, which children use to form words. This post will introduce you to the Montessori moveable alphabet, show you when and how to use it with your child and give you suggestions on where to get it.

Montessori sandpaper letters are traditionally wooden cards with tactile alphabets which allow children to physically trace the shape of each letter as they say its sound. In this post, you will find everything you need to know about sandpaper letters - what they are, when to introduce them, how to present them and where you can get them from.

Montessori lessons are often presented in a very specific manner, and one of the most common presentations used is the three-period lesson. The three-period lesson is used to help young children learn vocabulary and concepts.

We do a lot of reading in our home, so I have compiled a list of our favourite Montessori books for children from birth to age six. Reading is the best way to instil a love for language and knowledge in children. It is also such a great way to bond with the kids, without getting involved in their actual play.

While language is naturally absorbed by children below three just from their environment, there are many pre-reading activities we can do with them to develop a love for reading and prepare them for the actual task. Read on for a step-by-step progression on pre-reading activities for your toddlers and preschoolers.

We have tried to keep screen usage in our home to a minimum, especially before the age of three. To maintain this, we end up playing lots of games together as a family, especially on the weekends.

Here are some of our favourites, I’ll split them by age into toddler friendly games, and games for preschoolers.

A sensitive period is a phase or window in a child’s development where he has an inner compulsion to master a certain skill.

During these windows, a child seeks and absorbs the particular skill unconsciously and with very little effort. Montessori identified eleven sensitive periods from birth through the age of six, as illustrated in the diagram below.

Children are human beings, just like us. They experience a whole range of emotions, but unlike us, aren’t able to identify their feelings and regulate their responses. Here are some useful strategies to help deal with your child’s big feelings.

Montessori is no longer just an educational philosophy but rather, a way of life.

The following fundamental principles will help you get started on applying the Montessori method in your own home.

The fifth month has been a relatively quiet month in terms of Montessori activities, since Dayna has been experimenting with her vocal cords a lot and working on rolling over.

At four months, Dayna isn’t a newborn anymore. Her newborn reflexes have faded and she is developing her own little personality. I have noticed that she is more easily distracted as she observes everything going on in her environment. She has started to babble more, laugh (occasionally) and roll on her side too.

The third month is when your baby gets more social and starts to engage with you. You’ll likely get your first intentional smile and even some cooing and gurgling sounds in response to things you say. Play time gets more fun as babies have better head and neck control, and stronger abdominal muscles. 

In the second month, babies spend more time awake and alert. Their brains expand in size and complexity and they begin to pay more attention to their surroundings and the language around them.