tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980578296566954404.post842167445726908692..comments2023-05-29T01:49:00.026-07:00Comments on Montessori for Infants and Toddlers: Montessori & Toddlers: No to "No!"Montessori Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05119109500413544258noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980578296566954404.post-36333015844834170422011-10-06T11:52:51.720-07:002011-10-06T11:52:51.720-07:00We take my 13 month out for walks and he goes stra...We take my 13 month out for walks and he goes straight to the rocks that have been sprayed with weed killers etc and tries to put them in his mouth. NO?!Shoshananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980578296566954404.post-1767327776781941662011-07-07T01:39:37.088-07:002011-07-07T01:39:37.088-07:00Thank you for the response. Your idea of an older...Thank you for the response. Your idea of an older playmate is great. She does do well with that. She enjoys being in the nursery at church and gets on well with our two teenage (18 and 19) babysitters that rotate shifts throughout the week. When I go to work one of them comes in to watch her. Last weekend we went to the beach and a lovely 5th grader who was sitting nearby with her mom came over to play with Eva. She brought over her shovel and gave Eva a lesson on how to use it in the sand. It was great, I wanted to take her home. I had another bright spot in my week this week, yesterday Eva sat through a demonstration of me matching plastic food items. Up till now we've used that as a nomenclature basket because she hasn't had the attention span or interest in learning how to pair the items up. In our living room we have 3 low bookshelves that are dedicated to her works. Also her bedroom. The rest of the home is nearly nonfunctional for us adults because of this childproofing. I have plans for shelving and cupboards but it's not likely to happen till next winter when our tax refund comes in.Charissa Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243134322233326608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980578296566954404.post-46833551490887927552011-06-30T15:27:22.001-07:002011-06-30T15:27:22.001-07:00My first thought was that you might try to get an ...My first thought was that you might try to get an older playmate for her -- someone who is just old enough to know how to be safe (perhaps pre-teen). This would provide you a bit of a break, too. How does she do with a playmate? With two or three children? <br /><br />It might comfort you to know that when Montessori teachers try to integrate toddlers into their classes of 3-6 year olds, the toddlers sort of make everyone crazy because they get into everything. What we do in the classroom is to make a toddler zone in which everything can be touched or climbed upon safely. We include low shelves with one or two things per child because toddlers are too young to see multiple things on shelves and just pick one, so we winnow down the selection beforehand. <br /><br />If you have space to make her room and perhaps one other room completely safe for exploration, it might help. <br /><br />Yup, the only thing that seems to interest many toddlers at this stage is enjoying moving their bodies and seeing what they can climb, taste, tug, or bite. You're in good company!Montessori Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05119109500413544258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8980578296566954404.post-79239220814916900492011-06-29T18:40:45.232-07:002011-06-29T18:40:45.232-07:00I am so thoroughly stumped by these toddler years....I am so thoroughly stumped by these toddler years. Our 14 month old daughter is beginning to walk and in the last month our home has become not safe for her. She can now reach table tops and she climbs on everything. She loves climbing. There are some wonderful things on the Lord Company's website that would help her do these activities safely but alas our budget is too tight. I hear that fancy furniture isn't necessary but I haven't heard how to help her. I have confidence with the infant stage now and I have experience with 3 and up but I could use a life line for this toddler phase. So could our daughter. We say "no" out of reflex because we don't know what else to do. We've tried so many things like laying stacks of pillows on the floor for her to climb over, we got her a rocking horse from the consignment shop for $8, I take her to the park every day. Still she'd rather climb on things that are dangerous, or at the park sit and put sand or bark in her mouth. Your article is so very relevant. I don't see a readiness in my daughter for practical life work. I have offered her folding towels and other activities that don't require walking and she throws them around a scurries away. I would love to help her at this age but unfortunately "no" keeps slipping out of our lips.Charissa Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243134322233326608noreply@blogger.com