The Montessori Child, Simone Davies
The Montessori Child, Simone Davies
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The Montessori Child
A Parent's Guide to Raising Capable Children with Creative Minds and Compassionate Hearts

Author: Simone Davies, Junnifa Uzodike

Narrator: Robin Miles

Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/05/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

From the bestselling authors of The Montessori Toddler and The Montessori Baby, this book guides parents through the principles of Montessori to enhance their children's development and foster respectful relationships with their families and the world. When children are given independence, the tools to succeed, and the encouragement to build on their abilities, it’s amazing what they can achieve. The newest book in the bestselling Montessori series is an everything-you-need-to-know guide to raising your school-aged child (from 3–12 years old, with a bonus chapter for the teen years) in the Montessori way. Educators Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike provide an in-depth, practical guide to incorporating Montessori principles into readers’ everyday lives, with advice on everything from setting up your home in ways that encourage curiosity and independence to supporting your child’s social and moral development with a balance of limit-setting and age-appropriate freedoms.

The book includes dozens of hands-on activities to help foster your child's love of numbers and literacy, art and science, and ones that encourage community-building, social awareness, and connection with the natural world. The Montessori Child offers a powerful alternative for parents who feel that family life has gotten too complicated by showing parents how to make more intentional choices for your family, how to better understand the needs of your children, and support them as they develop their unique potential. 

About Simone Davies

Simone Davies is an experienced Montessori teacher, author, and mother who trained with the Association Montessori Internationale. With over fifteen years of experience in Montessori education, she runs parent-child classes that help families begin to build their home. She currently resides in Amsterdam.


Reviews

Goodreads review by The Bibliophile Doctor on April 27, 2024

I have the previous book by the same author - The Montessori Toddler which has been sitting on my shelf and it's not that I don't want to read it, I really do as my kid is 2 years old now and being a FTM I wanted to learn as much as I could before I had a kid but alas, I couldn't manage that. But it'......more

Goodreads review by Christine on April 03, 2024

I loved The Montessori Toddler, so I had high hopes for this book, but I was a little disappointed.l The good: they quoted other scholars and recommended other books when their strengths fell outside the author's. Also, they suggested many good options. The bad: this book felt a lot more prescriptive......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on March 07, 2025

I own the two others books in this series (The Montessori Baby & The Montessori Toddler), and honestly I can say they are all so fun and inspiring! Just the right mix of philosophy and practicality. This volume in particular truly changed the way I speak to my children and the way I view their devel......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 03, 2024

As with all parenting books, be a filter not a sponge. I love Simone Davies. Her book the Montessori Toddler and podcast has been a big influence on the way I parent. I love her practical advice on how to raise kind, capable, curious, responsible kids. She has this amazing ability to write in a way......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on May 09, 2024

I thought this book did a great job laying out Montessori principles. In essence parents guide children, supporting their independence and creativity along the way. I liked some of the ideas such as having younger children take on more responsibility at a younger age, and then seeing that continue i......more