Is Implementing Montessori at Home Overwhelming You?


Two preschool boys sitting on top of a grey plastic sandbox next to a fence in the back yard


I have been up late and sitting in front of my computer trying to find some cheaper solutions for the Montessori materials and activities I need to buy for my toddler.

I feel the subject is sooo big: that it is scary and expensive.

I am looking at what these mothers have been doing for their children on their Montessori blogs with total admiration... and a feeling of being overwhelmed.

You do not have to spend a lot of money or a lot of time! I don't have much myself (time or money)!

But as long as my little guy is happy, and loves learning, that is what really matters!

I can't afford a lot of the materials, nor can I spend unlimited time with my son, and I don't feel guilty about it (not anymore). I've just accepted it as the way it is.

I don't want you to feel overwhelmed, or pressured to be the perfect mom (I'm not), or have the perfect Montessori home environment (I don't)!

And it might help to not look at other Montessori blogs for a while, give yourself a break and instead focus on reading memoir books by other moms, because that is what helped me a lot when my son was born with Down syndrome: reading memoirs (creative non-fiction) by other moms of Down syndrome children, and I stayed away from scary books about "all that could go wrong" with a DS child. Plus, the memoirs by these other moms made my life look so much better in comparison!

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If you'd like to read some memoirs by other moms who have had struggles, one of my favorites is Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamot.

Another book I love is Confessions of a Scary Mommy by Jill Smokler: "An Honest and Irreverent Look at Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, and the Scary."

~Lisa Nolan

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A Montessori Teacher's Thoughts on Waldorf Education

How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Simone Davies of The Montessori Notebook

Montessori Sewing Works by Aimee Fagan, author of Sewing in the Montessori Classroom: a practical life curriculum

Montessori FAQs About When to Begin Cursive

Montessori & the benefits of the geoboard!

Montessori and Baby Sign Language Question

Three-Year-Old Having a Hard Time with Montessori Practical Life Activities

Child Screams and Runs Around the Classroom When Asked to Put Montessori Activities Away

Can You Give a Toddler a Montessori Lesson?

Child has sensory integration issues and a very short attention span.