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Are your children resisting their “age-appropriate-chores”? It’s because you’re being too ambitious! Your Domestic Ark

Wouldn't we love to get a glimpse of the Holy Family as they went about their "morning routine"? To see Mary, Joseph and the child Jesus get ready for their day and look after their home. How did they go about their normal daily jobs of living as they worked their...

The genius of the “No-Wrong-Answer-Question”… Your Domestic Ark!

You know that amazing feeling you get when someone sits down beside you and listens deeply to what you're saying and how you're feeling? When they: listen patiently as you struggle to describe the challenges and name the emotions you're feeling, allow you to name the...

“Montessori” and “parenting”

I am so  keen to tell you about my really-fun-outdoor-experience we had today, in the freezing cold, despite all odds.   A foundation of Montessori theory is the "3 hour work cycle", that 3-6 year olds are "built" to spend 3-hours-at-a-time getting...
“Montessori” and “parenting”

“Montessori” and “parenting”

I am so  keen to tell you about my really-fun-outdoor-experience we had today, in the freezing cold, despite all odds.   A foundation of Montessori theory is the "3 hour work cycle", that 3-6 year olds are "built" to spend 3-hours-at-a-time getting...

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