What's On Our Montessori Inspired Shelf - Hands-On Learning Activities For Toddlers - 26 Months (VLOG)

Sharing some Montessori inspired educational activities that I had set up for my 26 months old son around Easter time. Do checkout my Easter storytelling setup HERE. Hope you found some ideas for your child from this video. If you prefer seeing pictures of the activities, then here are the pics! I invite you to join me on Facebook page & group is...

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10 Benefits Of Music Instruments (Percussions) In Early Childhood (VLOG)

Do you have music instruments in your child's toy collection? If not, then you should seriously consider adding few instruments today! My 26-month-old son surprised everyone with his self-discovered beat pattern and that motivated me to share with everyone so many benefits of music instruments, specially percussion, in early childhood! Being a singer & musician myself, I cannot be happier...

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What Is Open-Ended (Process) Art & How To Encourage It In Toddlers At Home (VLOG)

Source - fredbabbart.com My son is now 2.2 years and art at our home is mostly about open-ended exploration with various mediums like crayons, pencil colors, water colors, tempera paints, sketch pens, ice paints etc. At the end of an engrossed art session, my toddler calls me to his art desk & tell me, mumma, see I made a sun. Mumma, see this is road & car, this is a house. Ice painting  tempera...

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9 Benefits Of Gardening With Toddlers/Kids (VLOG)

It was me 2 years back who sowed the seeds and would patiently wait for the greens to grow. Now it's my toddler's turn :) My then 25-month-old son sowed Fenugreek seeds and we harvested fresh and lovely Fenugreek leaves after few weeks. He said he will eat methi paratha with those tender methi leaves! He loves it! And that is why I chose Fenugreek so that he is able to appreciate the process...

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Waldorf Education & Parenting Resources - Links That I Love To Go Back & Read

I have been following Montessori with my son and now I am also being attracted to another alternative education philosophy - Waldorf. I like to read a lot on the topics that excite me & these days it is Waldorf. I thought this compilation would be a good resource for myself & people like me who would like to know more about Waldorf. These are links about Waldorf education that I like...

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6 Ways To Develop Mindfulness In Kids

Mindfulness can help children improve their abilities to pay attention, to calm down when they are upset and to make better decisions. In short, it helps with emotional regulation and cognitive focus. My 2-year-old son A, one fine day - A (out of no where) : mumma, how to do dhyaan mudra? Pls do it for meMe : ok here you go (and now you can see my son's picture doing dhyaan mudra, above...

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Montessori Inspiration At Home - Practical Life Skills for Toddlers - Book Review

I get such questions often in my parenting workshops & as personal messages - My 2/3 year old is hyper active. He does not sit at one place. What activities can I do with him? I have very less domestic help. How can I keep my toddler occupied while I finish my daily chores? How can I start implementing Montessori at home? How can I increase the concentration of my toddler? And many more...

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