Montessori Resources
Nurturing Self-esteem
• Acknowledgement vs. Praise: http://www.awareparenting.com/praisearticle.pdf
Sleep
• Addressing our children’s sleep debt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztGkmruGPqM
• Why we Sleep, Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams, by Matthew Walker, PhD
Parenting
• Parenting from the Inside Out, How deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M. Ed.
• The Whole-Brain Child, 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
The Child in Nature
• TEDx – Prescribing Nature for Health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uk0QriYYws
• Playing with Dirt: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/youth-engagement/benefits-of-outdoors-for-kids/#
• Acknowledgement vs. Praise: http://www.awareparenting.com/praisearticle.pdf
Sleep
• Addressing our children’s sleep debt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztGkmruGPqM
• Why we Sleep, Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams, by Matthew Walker, PhD
Parenting
• Parenting from the Inside Out, How deeper self-understanding can help you raise children who thrive, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Mary Hartzell, M. Ed.
• The Whole-Brain Child, 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
The Child in Nature
• TEDx – Prescribing Nature for Health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uk0QriYYws
• Playing with Dirt: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/youth-engagement/benefits-of-outdoors-for-kids/#
Language
• How Language Shapes the Way we Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k
Practical Life
• Cooking with children: https://cookingwithkids.org/resources/how-to-videos-english/
• When should my child start doing chores? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfBviQg2sRc
Montessori Philosophy
• The Journey to Independence: https://montessoriguide.org/journey-to-independence
• How Language Shapes the Way we Think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k
Practical Life
• Cooking with children: https://cookingwithkids.org/resources/how-to-videos-english/
• When should my child start doing chores? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfBviQg2sRc
Montessori Philosophy
• The Journey to Independence: https://montessoriguide.org/journey-to-independence
Lumin also helps to coordinate a parent education workshop called the Montessori Roundtable, which brings together Montessori leaders in Dallas to discuss parenting and child development issues. Recent clips from Montessori Roundtable discussions are included here.