Off To a Good Start: Montessori-Inspired Back to School Mornings
Are your mornings a hectic rush? Discover the Montessori approach to mastering back-to-school mornings in this episode of Grounded and Soaring.
The Beauty and Power of Focus
A quality I cherish about summer is the way time expands for our family: we’re less rushed, less tightly scheduled, and less everything that makes the day-to-day feel overwhelming at times.
Parenting for Well-Being: Navigating Uncertainty with Dr. Denise Pope
Feeling the weight of an uncertain world? It’s common for parents to grapple with anxiety about the future, and this can unintentionally affect their children.
Join us as we delve into this topic with Dr. Denise Pope, the visionary behind Stanford University’s groundbreaking research-based initiative, Challenge Success. Discover how redefining “success” can lead to well-being, a sense of belonging, and greater engagement for families.
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Limits Are Love: Why Boundaries Help Kids Thrive
The Grounded and Soaring podcast is back for season two — and just in time for parents prepping for the new school year.
In this episode, authors and experts Sheri Glucoft Wong and Olaf Jorgenson join Sam Shapiro, Head of Marin Montessori School, to share parenting tips based on their book Raising Kids. Their guidance is compassionate, profound, and actionable.
Baking for a Cause: One Student’s Passion Story
At this point, I’ve made the Hershey’s chocolate cake recipe more times than I can count…
A Trip Out and a Trip In: Student Photo Essay
The last MMS Junior High trip of this year was to Mt. Diablo State Park…
Growing Creative Thinkers
In the last couple of months, I’ve been able to connect with a number of my own past students and graduates of Marin Montessori School…
Grit Under Pressure: A Montessorian at Mathletes
Math anxiety was already a hot topic 25 years ago when I was a student…
Toward a Shared Humanity: Getting Our Kids Beyond Their Bubbles
At age twenty-one, and five days after I graduated from college, I moved to Sumatra, Indonesia. Sent by the organization “Volunteers in Asia,” I spent the next year focused on educating Indonesian youth on HIV/AIDS prevention…
Five Ways to Clearly Communicate With Your Child
Grounded and Soaring is excited to partner with Cloud Montessori where this post was originally published. Cloud Montessori offers valuable advice for families eager to bring Montessori into their homes. It’s Time Using the phrase “It’s time” eliminates any question or option for your child when you need them to
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