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The Montessori Home: Create a Space for Your Child to Thrive
Calm the chaos and transform your home into a space that fosters curiosity, creativity, and independence
Too often, the toys, games, and other materials meant to educate young children end up being a detriment instead. If you're overwhelmed and your kids are overstimulated, it's time to reset your space by applying the principles of the Montessori method at home so you can be a calmer, more attentive parent.
Author and certified Montessori guide Ashley Yeh tackles each room of the home and explains how to provide young children with the accessibility they need to complete practical life skills on their own, tapping into their innate desire to "do it myself." Whether your child is an infant, toddler, or preschooler, there are simple and inexpensive changes you can make to foster indpendence and reduce the stress around mealtimes, bedtime, and leaving the house.
• Introduction to the Montessori method, which emphasizes whole-child development and learning through experience
• How to apply Montessori principles throughout the home so that children are able to complete practical, everyday tasks on their own
• Over 75 simple activities for ages 0–5
• Essential Montessori resources and materials with DIY options
Too often, the toys, games, and other materials meant to educate young children end up being a detriment instead. If you're overwhelmed and your kids are overstimulated, it's time to reset your space by applying the principles of the Montessori method at home so you can be a calmer, more attentive parent.
Author and certified Montessori guide Ashley Yeh tackles each room of the home and explains how to provide young children with the accessibility they need to complete practical life skills on their own, tapping into their innate desire to "do it myself." Whether your child is an infant, toddler, or preschooler, there are simple and inexpensive changes you can make to foster indpendence and reduce the stress around mealtimes, bedtime, and leaving the house.
• Introduction to the Montessori method, which emphasizes whole-child development and learning through experience
• How to apply Montessori principles throughout the home so that children are able to complete practical, everyday tasks on their own
• Over 75 simple activities for ages 0–5
• Essential Montessori resources and materials with DIY options
160 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2022
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October 15, 2021
Hmmm.... This book made me surprisingly sad. I am very familiar with the Montessori method. My mother sent me to a Montessori school when I was young and she definitely prescribed to the method. I was always treated like a tiny adult and she made everything about my life designed to build the best brain. I also incorporated a lot of Montessori principles and activities in my children's homeschooling (along with principles of many other philosophies) and have read many books on Montessori's teachings.
Another mom told me years ago that they say that "Montessori schools are all work and no play, and that Waldorf schools are all play and no work." That's a generalization and an unfair one at that, but there is some truth to it. This book really teaches you how to treat your child like a tiny adult from infancy. It recommends a floor bed for your infant -- a mattress on the floor -- so your baby can be self sufficient literally from a few months old or even birth. If they roll off the mattress that's fine because they can just fall back asleep on the floor. Obviously this makes a whole lot of assumptions about your living space, finances and parenting style. Likewise, you're supposed to buy a tiny table for your baby to sit at from 6 months old so he or she can learn to sit like a person from the start, complete with tiny metal silverware and a tiny glass.
I get it, I know the reasoning behind all of this, and I did incorporate some of this stuff with my own kids (they too used jelly jars for glasses, for instance, and I taught them the coat flip so they could put on their own coats). But oh my goodness, this is just so dry and sad and does remind me so much of my own sad, practical, brain-building childhood (though my childhood was mostly sad for much more serious reasons).
Don't let them have pretend play before age 6 because they don't understand fantasy well enough. Don't have many toys, and no electronic ones. No pretend play, no unicorns, no Disney. Have mostly practical, real-world objects for them to use for "play." Be firm but kind about everything. Standards and rules everywhere. Teach the proper way to do everything. Firm but kind, firm but kind, firm but kind. No playing, missy. Sigh.
There's great stuff in here. The section on "toys" is good (educational materials really, each designed to instruct and help with some developmental need). We had a lot of those. There's great advice if you like minimalist homes. It's interesting learning about Montessori principles regarding infancy. Shrug. But I would also suggest checking out books on Waldorf, Charlotte Mason, unschooling, attachment parenting, Reggio, and play-based learning. Take the best of all of them and use what works best in your home and follows the needs of your child. This is a great book to teach you some of Montessori's principles for that.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
Another mom told me years ago that they say that "Montessori schools are all work and no play, and that Waldorf schools are all play and no work." That's a generalization and an unfair one at that, but there is some truth to it. This book really teaches you how to treat your child like a tiny adult from infancy. It recommends a floor bed for your infant -- a mattress on the floor -- so your baby can be self sufficient literally from a few months old or even birth. If they roll off the mattress that's fine because they can just fall back asleep on the floor. Obviously this makes a whole lot of assumptions about your living space, finances and parenting style. Likewise, you're supposed to buy a tiny table for your baby to sit at from 6 months old so he or she can learn to sit like a person from the start, complete with tiny metal silverware and a tiny glass.
I get it, I know the reasoning behind all of this, and I did incorporate some of this stuff with my own kids (they too used jelly jars for glasses, for instance, and I taught them the coat flip so they could put on their own coats). But oh my goodness, this is just so dry and sad and does remind me so much of my own sad, practical, brain-building childhood (though my childhood was mostly sad for much more serious reasons).
Don't let them have pretend play before age 6 because they don't understand fantasy well enough. Don't have many toys, and no electronic ones. No pretend play, no unicorns, no Disney. Have mostly practical, real-world objects for them to use for "play." Be firm but kind about everything. Standards and rules everywhere. Teach the proper way to do everything. Firm but kind, firm but kind, firm but kind. No playing, missy. Sigh.
There's great stuff in here. The section on "toys" is good (educational materials really, each designed to instruct and help with some developmental need). We had a lot of those. There's great advice if you like minimalist homes. It's interesting learning about Montessori principles regarding infancy. Shrug. But I would also suggest checking out books on Waldorf, Charlotte Mason, unschooling, attachment parenting, Reggio, and play-based learning. Take the best of all of them and use what works best in your home and follows the needs of your child. This is a great book to teach you some of Montessori's principles for that.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.
August 10, 2023
Rankose laikau "Montessori namai" knygą ir semiuosi įkvėpimo, minčių, idėjų priimti vaikus tokius kokie jie yra nebandant suformuluoti jų kitokių.
Kaip sukurti saugią, patogią aplinką suteikiant jiems savarankiškumo, laisvės, smalsumo, kūrybos, pasitikėjimo savimi ir atradimų džiaugsmą.
Ir nors knyga orientuota tėvams, kaip įrengti Montessori aplinką savo namuose, aš randu nemažai įkvėpimo tą paradayti ir darželio grupėje bei savo pačios namuose.
Manęs dažnai klausia ir prašo rekomenduoti knygų tėvams apie vaikus, jų auginimą, veiklas, vystymąsį ir aš nuo šiol nuoširdžiai rekomenduosiu šią.
Autorė išgrynina Montessori ugdymo esmę, aiškiai pristato amžiaus tarpsnių ypatumus, pateikia svarbių įžvalgų ir duoda naudingų patarimų, kuriuos galima taikyti savo šeimoje.
Ashley Yeh padeda nepasiklysti tarp gausios Montessori pasiūlos, žaislų pasirinkimų, padeda suprasti ugdymo autentiškumą.
Čia tikras praktinis vadovas tėvams, kuris parašytas paprastai, aiškiai ir suprantamai kiekvienam.
Knygoje daugiau kaip 80 aprašytų paprastų veiklų, skirtų kūdikiams, mažyliams ir ikimokyklinukams, kurios padeda vaikams labiau sutelkti dėmesį, suteikia laisvės mokytis bei tyrinėti ir sužadina smalsumą, ugdo natūralią meilę mokymuisi.
Knygos autorė mane įkvėpia tobulėti, augti, kurti, dalintis ir priimti kiekvieną tokį, koks jis yra.
Labai rekomenduoju šią knygą nuo pačių mažiausių iki mokyklinio amžiaus vaikų.
Kaip sukurti saugią, patogią aplinką suteikiant jiems savarankiškumo, laisvės, smalsumo, kūrybos, pasitikėjimo savimi ir atradimų džiaugsmą.
Ir nors knyga orientuota tėvams, kaip įrengti Montessori aplinką savo namuose, aš randu nemažai įkvėpimo tą paradayti ir darželio grupėje bei savo pačios namuose.
Manęs dažnai klausia ir prašo rekomenduoti knygų tėvams apie vaikus, jų auginimą, veiklas, vystymąsį ir aš nuo šiol nuoširdžiai rekomenduosiu šią.
Autorė išgrynina Montessori ugdymo esmę, aiškiai pristato amžiaus tarpsnių ypatumus, pateikia svarbių įžvalgų ir duoda naudingų patarimų, kuriuos galima taikyti savo šeimoje.
Ashley Yeh padeda nepasiklysti tarp gausios Montessori pasiūlos, žaislų pasirinkimų, padeda suprasti ugdymo autentiškumą.
Čia tikras praktinis vadovas tėvams, kuris parašytas paprastai, aiškiai ir suprantamai kiekvienam.
Knygoje daugiau kaip 80 aprašytų paprastų veiklų, skirtų kūdikiams, mažyliams ir ikimokyklinukams, kurios padeda vaikams labiau sutelkti dėmesį, suteikia laisvės mokytis bei tyrinėti ir sužadina smalsumą, ugdo natūralią meilę mokymuisi.
Knygos autorė mane įkvėpia tobulėti, augti, kurti, dalintis ir priimti kiekvieną tokį, koks jis yra.
Labai rekomenduoju šią knygą nuo pačių mažiausių iki mokyklinio amžiaus vaikų.
May 8, 2023
Man labai patinka požiūris į vaiką, kaip į mažą suaugusįjį ir pilnavertę asmenybę nuo pat gimimo. Ir čia, be abejo, Montessori principai yra didelė pagalba ir vienas iš įrankių.
Kaip gaila, kad šios knygos neperskaičiau žymiai anksčiau. Tai išties puikus praktinis vadovas, kaip pritaikyti namus ir buitį savo vaikui pagal Montessori metodą. Ir nors mano vaikai jau ūgtelėję, radau puikių idėjų ir savo namams.
Autorė labai konkrečiai susako, ką reikia padaryti, jog namai būtų patogūs ne tik mums, bet ir mūsų vaikams. Knygoje apžvelgtas miego vietos ir vaiko kambario įrengimas, žaislų ir knygų pasirinkimas bei rotavimas, apranga, darbas virtuvėje ir priemonės vonios kambaryje. Yra negi receptų, tinkamų gaminti vaikams.
Montessori ugdymas – tai ne tik mediniai brangūs žaislai. Taip, čia teikiama pirmenybė iš natūralių medžiagų pagamintiems daiktams. Tačiau daug priemonių galima rasti už prieinamą kainą iš antrų rankų ar kad ir toje pačioje Ikea parduoduvėje. Bet pagrindinė montesoriško gyvenimo būdo esmė – ugdyti savarankišką, savimi pasitikinčią ir žingeidžią asmenybę.
Leidinys labai šviesus, papildytas jaukiomis ir estetiškomis nuotraukomis. Informacija pateikta glaustai, suprantamai, net ir pradedantiems tėvams. Idealu vertinantiems minimalizmą ir natūralumą. Autorė paaiškina pagrindinius Montessori principus, kuriuos galima lanksčiai panaudoti kiekvienos šeimos poreikiams.
O norintiems daugiau sužinoti apie Montessori ugdymą, rekomenduoju puikią Simone Davies knygą „Montessori mažylis".
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Kaip gaila, kad šios knygos neperskaičiau žymiai anksčiau. Tai išties puikus praktinis vadovas, kaip pritaikyti namus ir buitį savo vaikui pagal Montessori metodą. Ir nors mano vaikai jau ūgtelėję, radau puikių idėjų ir savo namams.
Autorė labai konkrečiai susako, ką reikia padaryti, jog namai būtų patogūs ne tik mums, bet ir mūsų vaikams. Knygoje apžvelgtas miego vietos ir vaiko kambario įrengimas, žaislų ir knygų pasirinkimas bei rotavimas, apranga, darbas virtuvėje ir priemonės vonios kambaryje. Yra negi receptų, tinkamų gaminti vaikams.
Montessori ugdymas – tai ne tik mediniai brangūs žaislai. Taip, čia teikiama pirmenybė iš natūralių medžiagų pagamintiems daiktams. Tačiau daug priemonių galima rasti už prieinamą kainą iš antrų rankų ar kad ir toje pačioje Ikea parduoduvėje. Bet pagrindinė montesoriško gyvenimo būdo esmė – ugdyti savarankišką, savimi pasitikinčią ir žingeidžią asmenybę.
Leidinys labai šviesus, papildytas jaukiomis ir estetiškomis nuotraukomis. Informacija pateikta glaustai, suprantamai, net ir pradedantiems tėvams. Idealu vertinantiems minimalizmą ir natūralumą. Autorė paaiškina pagrindinius Montessori principus, kuriuos galima lanksčiai panaudoti kiekvienos šeimos poreikiams.
O norintiems daugiau sužinoti apie Montessori ugdymą, rekomenduoju puikią Simone Davies knygą „Montessori mažylis".
https://www.facebook.com/profesionali...
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March 1, 2022
I've been a follower of Ashley's Youtube channel for years and was thrilled to receive this beautiful book! There is a good bit of overlap between the videos and the contents of the book, but I didn't mind this as it helped reinforce basic principles of Montessori, while offering a new format. The book is bright and beautiful, filled with color photos of Yeh's beautiful family, and is organized very well, perfect for referencing as your child grows. There were tons of activities based on the age group of the child, and ideas for how to incorporate the Montessori style into every aspect of your child's life at home. It is far beyond the beautiful minimalist toys that are all over social media, and this is the perfect guide to help parents implement the techniques from any age.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.
July 2, 2025
This has been the most concise book I have read on this subject in a while. There are definitely parts of the Montessori philosophy that I disagree with, but I was expecting that.
January 30, 2022
The Montessori Home by Ashley Yeh is a beautiful book full of pictures and step-by-step instructions on creating a Montessori environment within your home.
I am an Early Childhood Montessori Teacher of ten years working with children 3-6 years of age. This book captures the heart of what I try to establish within my classroom daily and the methods we teach within our school, including infants and toddlers.
I appreciate how Ashley breaks it down in creating an environment and includes toys, lessons/materials for academic learning at a young age, activities to build connections, and recipes. Young children are sponges gathering information from the world around them through their senses, so creating this environment at school and bridging it to home supports child development.
Teaching independence when children are young sets them up for success as they grow older, as I've seen with my students who are now entering middle school. Children want to do as much as they can on their own, leading them to build sequencing and order. Creating a hands-on environment within their personal space is the best way to accomplish this. In my classroom, everything is at their size to meet my student's needs, and having areas within your home, will also meet these developmental milestones within the child's sensitive periods.
I appreciate the knowledge surrounding the Montessori Methods to mainstream society so we can capture the heart and spirit within each child, the way Dr. Maria Montessori had hoped and worked so hard for. I thank Ashley for sharing her own experiences, and I know it'll connect to others, building a community for the next generation.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the early e-arc in exchange for an honest review. I'll definitely recommend this to my family and my students' parents.
I am an Early Childhood Montessori Teacher of ten years working with children 3-6 years of age. This book captures the heart of what I try to establish within my classroom daily and the methods we teach within our school, including infants and toddlers.
I appreciate how Ashley breaks it down in creating an environment and includes toys, lessons/materials for academic learning at a young age, activities to build connections, and recipes. Young children are sponges gathering information from the world around them through their senses, so creating this environment at school and bridging it to home supports child development.
Teaching independence when children are young sets them up for success as they grow older, as I've seen with my students who are now entering middle school. Children want to do as much as they can on their own, leading them to build sequencing and order. Creating a hands-on environment within their personal space is the best way to accomplish this. In my classroom, everything is at their size to meet my student's needs, and having areas within your home, will also meet these developmental milestones within the child's sensitive periods.
I appreciate the knowledge surrounding the Montessori Methods to mainstream society so we can capture the heart and spirit within each child, the way Dr. Maria Montessori had hoped and worked so hard for. I thank Ashley for sharing her own experiences, and I know it'll connect to others, building a community for the next generation.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the early e-arc in exchange for an honest review. I'll definitely recommend this to my family and my students' parents.
February 22, 2022
This is a fantastic book on bringing Montessori into the home! There are many activities and concepts introduced through the book with an abundant array of pictures throughout. I really love how the author included photos of each activity for specific ages as well. The book really simplifies the method for any reader, especially those who are visual learners.
August 3, 2024
A quick overview. I would say this is a good reference book and has great ideas for the home. Not super in-depth though.
January 26, 2022
If this book had existed before my daughter was born I wouldn't have had to read 8-10 others plus follow countless Instagram and YouTube accounts to distill down to this exact information! It's a practical, flexible, basic but thorough guide to using Maria Montessori's methods at home. You're not trying to make your home into a classroom; it's your home, and your own children. There's so much love, joy, and respect for children and families here, just like in Ashley's wonderful YouTube channel. She's not telling you to buy a bunch of specific toys or materials, just explaining the principles and offering many ideas for fulfilling those goals. If you're even a little bit curious about Montessori methods for your young children (beginning from infancy) I highly recommend this book. Follow the child :)
May 22, 2022
I love watching Ashley’s informative Montessori and positive discipline videos on YouTube, so I was excited to hear of her first recently published book. This is an excellent guide for anyone interested in starting any aspect of the Montessori principles with their newborn through preschool children, but also offers great ideas for more seasoned Montessori parents as well. After a brief but concise intro to Montessori, she dives into application of the variety of areas in which a family can adopt Montessori ideas, including how to set-up a home for promoting independence (low-hanging hooks for jackets, child-size furniture like tables and chairs, and furniture like learning towers that can help young kids be more involved in the kitchen. She includes a myriad of ways to promote self-care (brushing teeth/hair, dressing self), care of environment (watering garden, washing windows, etc), and household tasks they can begin to help with (matching socks while you fold laundry). The section on the play space was excellent, with lots of helpful tips on choosing and rotating toys and books, arranging work trays, presenting activities, and explanations of a ton of activities organized by age. She also discusses how to promote appreciation of the outdoors in young children. I was familiar with everything in the book, but I still loved it because it was all in one place, explained well, and included helpful photographs.
August 2, 2023
Good overview and some good ideas about how to do Montessori at home.
February 27, 2024
Very informative with great visual examples of activities you can provide for your child and how to set your home up in the Montessori way.
February 7, 2022
This book was full of practical applications for how to incorporate Montessori principles into the home for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. I particularly loved that infants were included. I'll definitely be incorporating some of the ideas, while others weren't practical for my home or my lifestyle.
I particularly the section with images of educational Montessori style toys for each age range, as well as the idea with curating the number of choices for books and activities for your child and rotating the selection over time.
I particularly the section with images of educational Montessori style toys for each age range, as well as the idea with curating the number of choices for books and activities for your child and rotating the selection over time.
April 3, 2024
I wanted to implement Montessori things into my home before my girls were even born. I’ve used the lovevery play gym with them since the day they came home, but at around five and a half months once they started to become more mobile, I realized they needed more variety to play with and spaces specifically set up for them. While freaking out because I didn’t want my girls bored but also not wanting to spend money on a bunch of toys I bought this book.
I think this book does a great job at giving a 10,000 foot view and a great overview of all subjects when it’s comes to setting up your home specifically. I agree with other reviewers that this was a relatively quick read, and it’s easy to jump to whichever space you want to work on and start reading there. The pictures and descriptions are really helpful at giving ideas and inspiring creativity in an otherwise uncreative person (me). It helped me quickly create several spaces around my home and repurpose things I found in drawers that have becomes some of my girls favorite things to play with now. It also makes it super easy for me to hand the book to my mom (who only knows a little about Montessori) and say “hey, can you help me figure out ways we can make my living room like this.” My only criticism would be that she literally copy and pasted a few paragraphs throughout the books. I get it, you want it to be easy to skip to any chapter without having read any of the other ones. But for people like me who read it all the way through I wish she at least changed the wording up a bit so as not to seem repetitive or lazy.
Lastly I really appreciated the resources in the back. I wanted to buy some of the Montessori play gym equipment from Etsy, but with so many fake listings and low quality things found online these days it’s good to know which shops have been vetted. Although I’ll update this part if my play gym ends up not coming in the mail lol. But I think it’s a great resource to have and I’ll be revisiting it for the next few years for sure as the girls age and we implement more things.
I think this book does a great job at giving a 10,000 foot view and a great overview of all subjects when it’s comes to setting up your home specifically. I agree with other reviewers that this was a relatively quick read, and it’s easy to jump to whichever space you want to work on and start reading there. The pictures and descriptions are really helpful at giving ideas and inspiring creativity in an otherwise uncreative person (me). It helped me quickly create several spaces around my home and repurpose things I found in drawers that have becomes some of my girls favorite things to play with now. It also makes it super easy for me to hand the book to my mom (who only knows a little about Montessori) and say “hey, can you help me figure out ways we can make my living room like this.” My only criticism would be that she literally copy and pasted a few paragraphs throughout the books. I get it, you want it to be easy to skip to any chapter without having read any of the other ones. But for people like me who read it all the way through I wish she at least changed the wording up a bit so as not to seem repetitive or lazy.
Lastly I really appreciated the resources in the back. I wanted to buy some of the Montessori play gym equipment from Etsy, but with so many fake listings and low quality things found online these days it’s good to know which shops have been vetted. Although I’ll update this part if my play gym ends up not coming in the mail lol. But I think it’s a great resource to have and I’ll be revisiting it for the next few years for sure as the girls age and we implement more things.
July 21, 2023
This book is clearly written, includes helpful pictures, and is well-organized. It gives a nice overview of Montessori perspectives and practically guides the reader on how to apply those perspectives throughout everyday life. On one hand, the book includes many wonderful ideas for fostering independence and creativity that I’m really excited about - and lots of ideas for toys and activities for each age. On the other hand, some ideas seem so impractical or unsafe to me (I.e. letting my 6 month old sit in a child-sized chair without straps, using glass cups and metal cutlery from the start —feels like a face plant and a poked eye waiting to happen). I’ll take what I find helpful and leave the rest.
May 14, 2022
Just like her YouTube videos, this resource written by Ashley Yeh is deeply practical and warmly inviting. Ashley gives you the principles behind the practices and provides concrete suggestions to implementing them in real life. The content of this book goes beyond that of her channel and is well worth the read even for the most avid of her followers.
I look forward to implementing many of the suggestions Ashley puts forth in this work.
I look forward to implementing many of the suggestions Ashley puts forth in this work.
September 30, 2024
This book provides a brief introduction to the Montessori educational philosophy, followed by practical examples of how to apply it throughout the home. There are lots of examples and pictures showing activities or space designs.
While I don’t see myself incorporating the full Montessori philosophy, I definitely picked up some ideas on how to make our home more accessible for Jack and to help him develop more practical life skills.
While I don’t see myself incorporating the full Montessori philosophy, I definitely picked up some ideas on how to make our home more accessible for Jack and to help him develop more practical life skills.
January 3, 2025
Of course there is an "ideal" Montessori Method and no family in the 2020's is going to live a perfect Montessori Life, and I think this book was great at breaking down differences as well as "if x doesn't work, try y," as well as recognizing that in the last (nearly) 100 years we've changed what the "best" way to do some things are, and accounting for those. For example, a floor bed is great, but the author noted how to make sure to also follow safe sleep practices.
April 12, 2022
Really enjoyed
This book gave the perfect introduction to some of the main Montessori principles to use in your home. Also the walk through how to set up your home was simple, straightforward, and accessible to everyone no matter your budget.
Excellent book for parents who want to bring the Montessori lifestyle into their homes.
This book gave the perfect introduction to some of the main Montessori principles to use in your home. Also the walk through how to set up your home was simple, straightforward, and accessible to everyone no matter your budget.
Excellent book for parents who want to bring the Montessori lifestyle into their homes.
July 9, 2023
A quick read- I did it during downtime on a Sunday. It isn’t a bad book, per say- and I got several good things out of it. However, it focuses on montessori (lowercase l- more if a marketing focus v. actual pedagogy because yes, it is pedagogy) than Montessori (true Maria Montessori focus.) again, worthwhile- but not a stand alone guide.
August 20, 2023
I didn’t realize until a bit into this book that I had watched many of Ashley’s YouTube videos! This is the best “Montessori at home” book I have read. She lays everything out so well and includes many great photo illustrations. She makes the Montessori approach to parenting seem accessible and attainable. I so appreciate that!
February 8, 2024
A to-the-point how-to Montessori. It's very organized - broken down by area of the home and childs age (infant, toddler, preschooler) and allows for easy application.
It reads a bit more like a reference book (as certain parts will apply at different times of child rearing), so I'm definitely considering purchasing or making sure I have a notebook handy next time I check it out!
It reads a bit more like a reference book (as certain parts will apply at different times of child rearing), so I'm definitely considering purchasing or making sure I have a notebook handy next time I check it out!
August 21, 2025
Informative
This is an awesome jump off book for me personally for learning how to do Montessori with my kids. I'm surprised to learn that it's a normal thing when we think about it. I love the ideas and examples this book has as well as the in-depth parts. The very back section has other resources and websites to help with bringing this lifestyle to reality.
This is an awesome jump off book for me personally for learning how to do Montessori with my kids. I'm surprised to learn that it's a normal thing when we think about it. I love the ideas and examples this book has as well as the in-depth parts. The very back section has other resources and websites to help with bringing this lifestyle to reality.
June 28, 2022
Good introduction book. I have been interested in Montessori for about 2 years now and will continue to learn more. Some of the principles seem a little too old school for me, but teaching independence at an early age is a huge future parenting goal of mine.
August 11, 2022
Fantastic intro to the Montessori method. Yeh puts in a solid amount of work here- with tons of photos and tips from her actual home. Loved the detailed activities based on developmental stage. This felt like a great place to start before diving into the more in depth Montessori books. 5/5
November 26, 2023
Ashley Yeh provides a hood introduction to Montessori. I’d love to see the concepts in this book adapted to high school teaching. Many ideas are adaptable. I’ll be seeing how I can integrate the approach in PBL & IBL
November 11, 2024
Read this while pregnant, but have been interested in Montessori philosophy for several years. I appreciated that this book was to the point with practical advice and easy to read while absolutely exhausted.
The reality is, I have no idea how anyone gets their baby to sleep on a floor bed ~independently~ without crying it out at some point. My baby cosleeps at nearly a year old still because I refuse to sleep train. We had to use some containers. She mostly just bangs the pieces of the object permanence box together. She blows bubbles in her tiny shot glass instead of drinking. And on…
I’ve been faced with many of these expectation vs reality scenarios since actually trying to parent *my* baby.
Still, I’ll continue trying to implement Ashley’s easy-to-understand strategies as my child grows, and continue fighting the good fight at gift giving holidays for no frickin’ battery operated toys, please!
The reality is, I have no idea how anyone gets their baby to sleep on a floor bed ~independently~ without crying it out at some point. My baby cosleeps at nearly a year old still because I refuse to sleep train. We had to use some containers. She mostly just bangs the pieces of the object permanence box together. She blows bubbles in her tiny shot glass instead of drinking. And on…
I’ve been faced with many of these expectation vs reality scenarios since actually trying to parent *my* baby.
Still, I’ll continue trying to implement Ashley’s easy-to-understand strategies as my child grows, and continue fighting the good fight at gift giving holidays for no frickin’ battery operated toys, please!
May 2, 2022
A pretty quick read and I enjoyed the pictures of the montessori activities/toys.
November 15, 2022
Lots of great ideas to have independent children. I would buy the book (I listened to it).
March 28, 2023
I lovely guide to get yourself into Montessori. Ashley bought the passion of her Youtube and online courses to this book
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