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Hey there, this is Tanya Wright from MasterTheMontessoriLife.com, the place for Montessori lovers ready to make themselves centered, organized Montessori guides, nurture happy, normalized children, and create smooth, successful Montessori days
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Let's get you closer to your transformation today. Welcome. them. Good morning, or whenever it is that you're watching Master of the Montessori Life Show
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My name is Tanya Wright, and I am so excited that you are here with me today. I want to get into
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some quick business before we get into today's training, just so you don't miss out on anything
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First, I want you to know that today is episode 68 of the show. That means that you have 67
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in trainings to go and find and learn from if this is your first time watching me. So go to
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masterthemontessorilife.com and click right there on the very top on the homepage. You will see
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live trainings. You will click there and you will see all of them. So whenever we have new ones
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you can see them there. If you scroll all the way to the very bottom, you will see
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three of the longer trainings that I have. Those are 90 minutes long. Usually these are
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between 15 and 30 minutes. The longer ones are 90 minutes and they come with their very own
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downloadable workbooks. So those are a little more in depth. If you have time to go and do those
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that's great. So masterthemontessorilife.com, click on live trainings. Next, I want to tell
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you that we have wonderful Montessori resources at shop.masterthemontessorilife.com. Any and every
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subject that is following the Montessori philosophy will be there. We add new resources
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every, almost every week. And I want you to pay special attention to two things. One is the
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digital books. People absolutely love those. They find them extremely helpful, very practical and applicable. And also they love the lesson plans because I offer them the printable
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material as well as the step-by-step lesson plan. So it's all done for you. You can literally
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download, print, and start applying right away. So shop.masterthemontessorilife.com. Also, I want to invite you to two Facebook groups that I have. The Montessori Way Prep Room is the
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that is Montessori only, go to Facebook and in the search window, go to type the Montessori
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way prep room. You will find the group, request to join and have a great community there of
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like-minded individuals. I love the Montessori philosophy. If you are homeschooling, whether
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you're doing Montessori or using any other educational philosophy, you're welcome to the
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natural homeschool community. Also go to Facebook and search for that group, the natural homeschool
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community. And there you will see all kinds of homeschoolers, resources, not just Montessori
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but everything and anything homeschool. Okay. The last thing I want to tell you is that I would love
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for you to sign up for receiving my emails. Why? Because that is how I communicate best with you
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If there's anything new, anything different, any developments, any trainings, any resources
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any new articles, any, anything, I will keep you updated there. That's the easiest way to
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communicate with you. Don't worry, I'm not going to spam you or send you all kinds of nonsense
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This is strictly for you to stay in the know on what's going on. My goal is for you to have a
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successful Montessori journey, wherever it is that you're at. If you're at the very beginning
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in the middle, or you are super experienced, my goal is for you to be successful no matter where
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you are and learn something new or refresh what you have already learned and be completely
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motivated, inspired, and encouraged. All right, let's get into today's training. It is titled
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The Importance of Montessori Parenting That right Montessori parenting Montessori parenting is the unique and transformative approach that values the child independence and freedom within limits
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It is grounded in respect for the child's innate capacity for growth and development. By adopting
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Montessori principles at home, parents can create an environment that is both nurturing and empowering
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fostering a love for learning and exploration in their children. The key to Montessori parenting
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is the understanding that each child is an individual with their own strengths
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interests, and pace of development. Montessori at home allows parents to tailor their child's
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learning environment to meet these unique needs, encouraging a sense of ownership and personal
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responsibility in their learning journey. As Montessori parents, the role shifts from a director
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to a guide, providing support and resources as needed, but ultimately, you're letting the child
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lead in their education. Adopting a Montessori approach at home fosters essential life skills
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such as independence, creativity, problem solving, and respect for others. It encourages children
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to engage with their environment, to ask questions, and to seek answers, nurturing an inherent curiosity
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and love for knowledge. In a world that's rapidly changing, these skills become invaluable assets
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that set children up for success in their future endeavors. Today, I am going to be
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sharing with you three important principles that you want to keep in mind as to why it is important
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to do Montessori parenting. Many of you are doing Montessori at home as homeschoolers
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but some of you send your children to Montessori schools and are looking at starting to implement
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some Montessori principles at home. So you send them to a Montessori school because you find those
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principles, those Montessori principles valuable. And you know that if you start applying them at
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home as well, you're going to actually increase the benefits exponentially because what they're
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seeing at school, they're seeing at home. They're not seeing two different things. So let's go to
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point number one. Fostering independence and confidence. That's part of the importance of
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Montessori parenting. One of the most significant benefits of Montessori parenting is its ability
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to foster independence and confidence in children. The Montessori environment at home gives children
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the freedom to choose and carry out their tasks. So if you are doing Montessori at home as a
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homeschooler, you will have materials like the one behind me, the bead cabinet behind me
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and you will set up an environment. If you have children at a Montessori school, but you want to
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start applying Montessori principles at home, then you will want to learn these Montessori principles
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that are not necessarily tangible or hands-on, like the Montessori materials. It's more of like
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the processing of things. So this encourages self-motivated learning as children are no longer
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merely passive recipients of knowledge, but active participants in their education. As they navigate
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through their tasks and overcome challenges, they develop a strong sense of self-confidence
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This independence and confidence are not only crucial for academic learning, but also key to
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building resilient individuals who can handle real challenges with ease Make sure that you provide ample opportunities for your children to practice these skills
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They will help them all of their lives, not just immediately, but for the rest of their lives
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Number two, developing essential life skills. Speaking of life, another key benefit of Montessori parenting is the development of essential life skills
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These include problem solving, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and self-regulation. You don't want to be putting out fires and micromanaging children forever and ever
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You want them to self-regulate and they need to learn how to do them
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The Montessori approach to learning is based on hands-on activities that allow children to get creative and explore different solutions
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By engaging with the environment in a meaningful way, they can develop their own understanding on how things work and come up with innovative solutions
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They will also learn important social life skills such as communication, collaboration, and respect for others
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Montessori environments at home create a safe space for children to explore these skills in a natural and supportive manner
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Montessori parenting helps nurture a love for learning in children. Remember, that is always, always, always our number one goal to develop a love for learning
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By tailoring the environment to their individual needs and interests, parents can encourage curiosity and exploration in their children
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And speaking of that, I want to provide you with some wonderful resources that are going to help you wherever it is that you're at in your Montessori journey
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Whether you are starting Montessori at home, you are planning Montessori at home, or you're teaching Montessori at home
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I have digital books and different resources like lesson plans that you can use immediately because they are instant downloads
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They are all digital, so there's no waiting time for shipping and all of that good stuff
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You just go to shop.masterthemontessorilife.com and just browse around. Or if you want to go straight to the digital books, then enter in the search window, digital books, and you will get to see all of the different resources that we have
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We have one for toddlers, one on what to do during free time, but the Montessori way
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the these uh you can buy separately these digital books on your screen starting montessori at home
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planning montessori at home teaching montessori at home or you can buy them as a bundle
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and save a ton of money they are very affordable very approachable very practical and i think that
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you will really like them so go to shop.masterthemontessorilife.com and check them out
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today. Let's go to point number three. Encouraging creativity and problem-solving skills. Remember
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we're still talking about the importance of Montessori parenting. Montessori parenting also plays a significant role in stimulating creativity and enhancing problem-solving skills
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in children. It is very, very tough for us to just get out of the way and let children
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try and try and try. They might not always succeed the first time. It is very tempting to want to do
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things for them, but you are not helping. You're not setting them up for success. So set up the
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opportunities for them to try and try again. In a Montessori-friendly home, parents provide a
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variety of materials and activities that encourage children to think outside the box and come up with
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innovative solutions This method of learning inspires children to explore experiment and express their ideas freely promoting creative thinking
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Moreover, as Montessori education values the process of learning over the end result, children learn to approach problems with a solution-oriented mindset
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This exposure to problem-solving scenarios from an early age not only sharpens their cognitive abilities, but also prepares them for real-world challenges, making Montessori Parenting an excellent approach to holistic childhood development
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So let's talk about the key takeaways for this training. Montessori parenting is an approach that fosters independence and confidence in children
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It also helps develop essential life skills such as problem solving, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and self-regulation
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It also encourages creativity and enhances problem solving skills. By adopting the Montessori approach at home, parents can create an environment that is both nurturing and empowering, fostering a love for learning and exploration in their children
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Ultimately, this will set them up for success in their future endeavors
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Parents should provide ample opportunities for their children to practice these skills by offering a variety of materials and activities that challenge them to think outside the box
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Remember that with Montessori Parenting, parents can be confident that they have done all that they can to equip their children with the tools and skills necessary for a successful and fulfilling life
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So just to give you some final thoughts, Montessori parenting is an incredible approach that parents should consider if they want to give their children the best start in life
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It is an effective way to foster independence and confidence, develop essential life skills, and encourage creativity in children
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Parents should remember that the key to Montessori parenting is understanding that each child is an individual with their own strengths, interests, and pace of development
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By creating home environments that meet these unique needs, parents can ensure that their children have the best possible opportunity to succeed
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so in other words with Montessori parenting you can be confident that your children will have
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all the tools and skills necessary for a successful and fulfilling life so don't wait
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start embracing this approach today if you go to master the Montessori life.com you will see
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on the dashboard a way to start Montessori. There is a tab that is start Montessori
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or you can also find the one that's Montessori at home, and it will send you in the right
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direction. It will give you the tools that you need, take you to the right trainings and the
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right articles that you need for that specific goal in mind. All right. Well, thank you for
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for being here today. I really appreciate it. I will see you again for the next training
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I hope that this one was helpful. Bye. I appreciate you sharing time with me today
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You have tons of choices about what you're listening to. And I love that you chose
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Master the Montessori Life Show. Thank you. Well, that's it for today. Until next time
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this is Tanya Wright with MasterTheMontessoriLife.com. I hope that you will take the time
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to digest the training to create solutions that will bring about smooth, successful Montessori
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days for you. Let's get you closer to that transformation today
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