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Would you consider setting up a little fridge just for your children to use? We’ve had a little fridge like this for our children to access since they were toddlers. To begin with, we just put some fruit, yogurt, water and perhaps some milk in it. As they became better at regulating their food intake, […]

I’m often asked for tips on how to create a Montessori home. Today, I have five small, quick tips that are really affordable changes that you can make to create a more child led environment. All of these are useful for toddlers and preschoolers. It’s important to observe the child in their environment to see […]

I really value self-sufficiency and sometimes think that Mr. Dolphin and I don’t do enough in encouraging our little ones to be self-sufficient. I was very independent as a child, making my own breakfast at a young age and actually used to tell my mother to go back to bed in the mornings because that was […]

If you thought being a helicopter parent or tiger mom was embarrassing, what about being compared to a snowplow? A snowplow parent is apparently someone who pushes all obstacles out of their child’s way to make the path smoother for them. Well, a few big and small things in the past month have caused me to reflect […]

As Jackson gets older, it can be hard for me to remember that I need to back off a bit and start letting him do things for himself. Over the last two years I’ve gotten into such a habit of doing everything for him, and now I’m having to reprogram my brain and learn that he’s […]

I’ve mentioned here and there that we have a learning tower and that we love it. But I don’t know if I’ve made it quite clear enough how much we adore this thing. I’ve talked with friends who don’t have one or who are considering getting one, and they wonder if they’ll use it enough to […]

I’ve always been an advocate of teaching children about independence, as it is something I value. At an early age, I tried to allow Gemma to try things on her own as much as she could. She’s quite the go-getter, so she tends to really want to push boundaries. Since Summer came along this past […]