Montessori Baby

A guide to raising a baby from birth to age one by applying the wisdom of Montessori, from the bestselling author of The Montessori Toddler and a co-author with expertise in infant care and education. The Montessori Baby guides new parents in how to interact with babies in ways that assist their development and foster a respectful relationship between parent and child.It's time to change the way we see babies.Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria Montessori, The Montessori Baby shows how to raise your baby from birth to age one with love, respect, insight, and a surprising sense of calm.Cowritten by Simone Davies, author of the bestselling The Montessori Toddler, and Junnifa Uzodike, it's a book filled with hundreds of practical ideas for understanding what is actually happening with your baby, and how you can mindfully assist in their learning and development.Including how to: Prepare yourself for parenthood-physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. Become an active observer to understand what your baby is really telling you. Create Montessori spaces in your home, including "yes" spaces where nothing is off-limits. Set up activities that encourage baby's movement and language development at their own pace* Raise a secure baby who's ready to explore the world with confidence.

"The guide is thoughtfully and beautifully laid out: block text, bulleted lists, and simple line illustrations accent the many anecdotes about babies and their living spaces from around the world. For parents interested in Montessori concepts of child development, this will be an invaluable resource” - Publisher's Weekly Starred Review

“A book that advocates a simple environment with less stuff, less fuss, and a slower speed of life.” - Library Journal

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Simone Davies is an AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) Montessori teacher, as well as the author of The Montessori Notebook, the popular blog and Instagram where shes gives tips, answers questions, and provides online workshops to parents around the world. A native Australian, she and her family live in Amsterdam, where she runs parent-child classes at the Jacaranda Tree Montessori school. 
Junnifa Uzodike, an AMI-trained Montessori teacher, sits on the executive board of AMI. She runs a Montessori school, Fruitful Orchard, in Abuja, Nigeria, where she lives with her husband and three young children.

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Now it's baby's turn! Filled with the values, advice, and aesthetic that have made The Montessori Toddler a parenting bestseller, with over 200,000 copies in print, The Montessori Baby is here to help new parents find the support and peace they crave. Cowritten by Montessori Toddler author Simone Davies and fellow Montessori educator Junnifa Uzodike, The Montessori Baby draws on the child-led principles of the Montessori educational method to foster a first year defined by love, respect, understanding, and a surprising sense of calm. Maria Montessori observed that all children have what she called "an absorbent mind,? ready to drink it all in, and that the role of parents is to mindfully assist in their learning and development. With babies, that means less is more?a lot less stuff, for sure, but also less speed; slow way down, and avoid rushing through feeding, diaper changes, and the like. It means establishing a "yes? space?where baby can safely explore absolutely everything, whether with hands or mouth. It means setting up activities to help promote baby's movement and language development, but then to step back?the parent's role is to prepare the environment, not be the entertainer. There are tips on how to set clear and kind boundaries, how to create a secure sense of attachment, how best to speak to baby, and even what kind of toys to use (mobiles especially)?all through the Montessori lens. And like its predecessor, The Montessori Baby is that rare parenting book that's a pleasure to look at?beautiful color illustrations and a bright airy design reinforce the book's direct and jargon-free approach. It may also inspire parents to look at their own homes in a different way and use the Montessori aesthetic to create an environment of uncluttered calm. The whole family will benefit.

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THE MONTESSORI BABY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

It’s time for a change in the way we see babies
Why we love babies
What we need to know about babies

How to read this book

What babies are really telling us
 

2 Introduction to Montessori

What? Montessori education for babies?

A brief history of Montessori

What is Montessori?

Some important Montessori principles

            - Absorbent mind

            - Human tendencies

            - Sensitive periods
            - Observation

            - Prepared environment
 

3 From conception to the first 6 weeks

Before the baby arrives

            - Wanting for baby

            - Conception to birth
The birth

Symbiosis - the first 6 to 8 weeks with our baby

The voice of the newborn: an interview with Karin Slabaugh

4 Setting up the home

Setting up Montessori-style spaces

8 tips for setting up the home

Babies do not need that much

Create “yes” spaces

Observe and rotate

Room by room

Floor bed questions

Tips for tricky situations

            - Spaces where there are older siblings

            - Small spaces

            - Getting rid of the clutter

What’s next - preparing the home for a young toddler

Benefits of setting up our home Montessori-style

House tour

A Montessori home from the baby’s perspective by Zach

5 Montessori activities for baby

PART 1 Introduction to activities

How can we support our baby’s development

How to choose activities for our baby

Our role is to prepare the environment, not be the entertainer

How to help if our baby is stuck or struggling

PART 2 Language activities

0-3 months

3-6 months

7-9 months

9-12 months

12+ months

Bilingualism

PART 3 Movement activities

Activities to Support the Development of Movement

0-3 months

3-6 months

7-9 months

9-12 months

PART 4 Other

Music

The Outdoors

Further notes on activities for babies

            - Spontaneous exploration with objects

            - Dressing for movement

6 PARENTING THE MONTESSORI BABY

Trust

Acceptance

Respect

Having kind and clear boundaries

Encouraging concentration

Freedom of movement

A secure attachment

When our baby cries

Be their guide

Framing their view of the world

Foster connection with our baby

Go slow

7 PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE

PART  1 DAILY LIFE

Daily rhythm

Eating

Sleeping

Teething

Using a pacifier

Travelling in the car

Baby wearing

Sharing

Colic & reflux

Screentime

PART  2 PHYSICAL CARE

Clothing

Diapering

Bathing the baby

PART 3 CHALLENGES IN DAILY LIFE

What to do when behaviours change? Hitting/throwing/biting/pushing

What if the baby is clingy and won’t let us put them down?

How can I stop them touching things? When will the…