Today we are discussing a topic that is so important to the life of a baby, and that is about freedom of movement in Montessori, specifically infancy.
Posts Published byBaby Tour Guide Hey friend! I'm Bianca, Your Baby Tour Guide! I'm an AMI trained Montessori Mommy with my Masters in Montessori, my Bachelors in Child Development, and over a decade of experience in the field. I share Infant Development & Montessori Baby info to help Parents & Educators optimize their baby's development through a Montessori Lens. So happy to have you here!
Benefits of Using a Bowl for Solids
In Episode 26 of our Montessori Babies Podcast, I had the honor of interviewing EZPZ’s amazing Pediatric Feeding Specialist and Speech and Language Pathologist, Dawn Winkelmann and she spoke all about the benefits of using a bowl with solid feedings!
The Link Between Object Permanence and Separation Anxiety in Babies
To understand the link between object permanence and separation anxiety, we must first understand the two developmental concepts independently. This topic is one that is so crucial to understanding infant development. It’s also one that dr. Montessori focused on within her works and the types of materials we offer our babies! But we’ll get to that later.
The Benefits of the Montessori Topponcino
In Episode 24 of our Montessori Babies Podcast, I had the most amazing conversation with Amber Vick, co-owner of the Montessori Topponcino Company all about the benefits of using the Montessori Topponcino with newborns.
3 Amazing Ways to Be Present With Your Baby
I wanted to have a conversation about being present because, in my experience, I have found this concept to be essential for our babies and for our understanding of what is going on in their beautiful minds. And there are just so many benefits to learning how and why to be present in the moment.
Tips for Teaching Babies to Drink From an Open Cup with Dawn Winkelmann M.S, CCC-SLP
This week I had the most amazing conversation about teaching babies to drink from an open cup with EZPZ’s Pediatric Feeding Specialist
3 Reasons To Offer Directed Choices To Babies & Toddlers
Directed choices are an amazing way to include your baby or toddler in their daily routines! And what are directed choices you ask? Directed choices are limited choices that are guided by the adult and offered to children to encourage decision making within their daily experiences.
5 Tips To Keeping Calm During Stressful Moments with Babies
Babies are sweet little bundles of joy but there are definitely moments that can be incredibly stressful when you have or work with a baby! And keeping calm is so important and helpful for a wide variety of reasons. So in this post I want to offer all of you a bunch of my best tips for handling those more stressful moments with with infants.
Intro to Understanding Behaviors in Babies & Toddlers
Let’s begin to talk about behaviors in infancy and toddlerhood! To begin, it’s important to recognize that behavioral expression is unique to the child. And that said, it’s a huge topic that will definitely take more than one conversation to even begin to scratch the surface.
The Importance of Infancy
What better way to jump into why I love being an advocate for the infant phase of development than by describing why I love what I do.