In this episode, we introduce the Montessori philosophy and preparing yourself as a parent. This is to be done BEFORE we bring the Montessori Method into our homes. Maria Montessori explained this preparation must be threefold: physical, intellectual, and spiritual. She emphasized that before we attempt to buy those wooden toys we see on Pinterest, before we head to Ikea to buy tiny kitchen objects to replicate the one we saw on Instagram, we must first look inward and do some deep self-preparation. As educators and now as mothers, we are constantly working to dismantle this systematic conditioning that children are to be taught, to be molded by us, and to approach our children with reverence.
