Contents
News
News of upcoming events and happenings in the UK Montessori community
Your Letters
Emma Wong Singh answers readers' questions about Montessori related issues
Book Review
Understanding Montessori - a guide for parents by Maren Schmidt. A review of this new book written specifically to help parents understand and apply Montessori principles.
Features
The Meaning of Engagement
Nikki Hughes, AMI Trainer, offers her view that true engagement always starts with movement and our task is to find the point of contact for that to happen
Toys for Children: Less is More
Have you ever felt that the number of toys you have in your house takes over your life? Marcy Hogan, Montessori trained teacher and parent, talks about the Montessori approach to 'toy management'
Supporting the Mathematical Mind
Louise Livingston, AMI Trainer, examines how we can support the development of the mathematical mind by focussing on the detail of our practice
Neuropsychology and Montessori
The neuropsychologist Steve Hughes explains why those who know about brain development believe that a Montessori environment is the optimum 'educational' environment for children
Like Father Like Son - A Key to your Child's Independence
As part of the launch of the Aid to Life Initiative we publish an article showing how the Montessori ideas can be presented in an easy-to-follow way that parents will find simple to implement
Regulars
Yesterday's Discovery - Today's Science
Lori Woelhaf investigates what today's mathematicians say about the way in which children should learn mathematics
Dear Maria...
Gayle Wood asks Dear Maria how and when children should be allowed to go out unsupervised by adults and how much freedom
