Rain has become even more important to California this year, and with a possible approaching El Nino, I’ve been trying to…

November 9, 2015

As Halloween approached this year, I had less and less of an idea about what to do about the intersection…

November 2, 2015

Friends often ask me what exactly is Montessori? Most people have an idea of a Montessori classroom, with the trays…

October 28, 2015

One of the most fun things we did with Newborn Bean was the Montessori Mobile Progression. We had read about…

October 14, 2015

I’m feeling good today, y’all. Sometimes, as life is in the process of happening, I don’t want to write about…

September 30, 2015

On a walk with a friend the other day, she laughingly and exasperatedly told me about her crazed morning with…

September 24, 2015

As Bean became more mobile and her first birthday approached, an odd panic set in: What are we going to do with…

September 23, 2015

Once you’ve decided that, yes, this whole cooking with toddler thing is for me, and the kiddo seems to enjoy…

September 17, 2015

Becoming a parent is all about suddenly having to figure out a lot of logistics. Basically from the time the…

September 15, 2015

With San Francisco rents through the roof, I’m seeing more and more friends and acquaintances having babies in one bedroom…

August 31, 2015

How are you all celebrating the last weekend of August? Dave and I will be mattress shopping (fun!) and will probably go…

August 28, 2015

This has been quite the hit around here this week. I actually introduced it last week, and Bean ended up…

August 27, 2015

Every week, I walk out of our parent & child Montessori class with multiple tools to make our at-home life…

August 24, 2015

Have you all heard about the baby powder trick at the beach? With this heat wave, we’ve practically been treating…

August 17, 2015

Practicing Montessori at home takes on a whole new dimension once you get to the dinner table. In “Montessori From…

August 10, 2015