Montessori Parenting: : Notes from a Montessori Directress and Lecturer (Paperback)

The Montessori Method has achieved international fame for good reason. It has proven to be unsurpassed in the development quality of young children. Now, for the first time, parents can learn how these methods work, the philosophy behind them, and how other more conventional ways of raising children that have very disappointing results can be avoided.It is important to encourage intellectual exploration and learning at the proper pace for each child. Pushing children to learn things that are beyond their present capabilities has bad results, just as holding back children from advancements of which they are capable stifles their spirit and enthusiasm. Now parents can learn how these valuable methods can help them understand and help their children at home.This book consists of notebook entries made over many years by Lydia Englesmith, AMI. Mrs. Englesmith has been a Montessori Directress and lecturer in many countries, and has worked closely with Mario Montessori, Maria Montessori's son. Madame Suzelle Englesmith Poole, daughter of Mrs. Englesmith, has collected these notes, and is having them published in the hope that her mother's knowledge and techniques can help today's families grow and prosper together.