Navigating Dopamine Nation: Parenting in the Age of Immediate Gratification
In this episode of Grounded and Soaring, we dive deep into the challenges of parenting in an age of instant gratification and digital distractions.
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.
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…
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…
Real Fears. Real Hope: eBook on Social Media, Mental Health, and Our Children
This April, I sent a series of posts to the Marin Montessori community that wrestled with some of the pressing issues of the day. We’ve now collected the posts into a single document that you can read and share at your leisure.
Real Fear. Real Hope: A Conversation about Social Media
We all know it: something is not working for the youth in our society right now. Data, scholarship, and lived experience all tell us that social media and unimpeded technology have disrupted childhood profoundly and, often, destructively. In this episode, Sam Shapiro, head of Marin Montessori School, joins to reflect a bit on the series of blog posts he penned over spring break called Real Fear, Real Hope: Social Media, Mental Health, and Our Children.
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