BONUS REAL STORIES - SPAIN

SPAIN (LIVING IN USA)


Neus, John, and Julia


Montessorian By Heart


“I observed the magic of Montessori for babies, and it keeps amazing me every day. The freedom of movement helped my daughter love to play and explore independently. She is a baby eager to engage with the world by moving, batting, rolling, grasping, and using all her senses. The Montessori-prepared environment for feeding, changing, and sleeping also helped her feel calm and safe and look forward to new and exciting adventures.


“A quiet, calm, and safe home environment is key to help a baby settle and start engaging with the world around them. We set up designated spaces for sleep, eating, and play, and that helped her anticipate these routines and give her a sense of security.


“I stressed too much in following the presentation timeline of Montessori materials instead of focusing more on my own daughter and her own development. That hit me when I was setting up the Gobbi mobile, and I observed in her facial expression that it was not what she was interested in at that moment. This observation allowed me to pause my mom self and go back to my Montessori self and follow her lead.”