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Toilet Learning
Toilet training is a process that begins in the infant room by creating an atmosphere of peaceful quality time.

Lodge Talk
Mar 18, 20141 min read


Infant Play the RIE way
I was asked to present on the Role of the Adult at Little Learners Lodge during infant play.

Lodge Talk
Apr 15, 20132 min read


Relationship Matters: Introducing Siblings
I’m excited to tell you that we are expecting a baby in August!

Lodge Talk
Feb 7, 20132 min read


This Ain't No Daycare Baby
I was a daycare baby.
In the ’70s, still relatively few families involved both parents working and if they did, extended family often...

Lodge Talk
Jan 25, 20134 min read


The Best Moments Caught Off Tape
The best moments in your baby’s life are often not caught on camera. They unfold.

Lodge Talk
Aug 24, 20121 min read


A Year in the Life of a Kindergartener
Graduation season turns our thoughts on those members of our community who will be leaving our daily school lives, our Kindergarteners.

Lodge Talk
May 31, 20121 min read


Sweating the Small Stuff - Things Heat Up in the Infant Room
It’s funny how The More Things Change – The More Things Stay the Same.

Lodge Talk
Mar 30, 20124 min read


Intentional Community Preschools- Bigger Bang for Your Preschool Buck
Recently a friend referred to our childcare center as an intentional community model.

Lodge Talk
Mar 8, 20123 min read


To Comply or to Conform...that is the Question?
“How do your children transition to first grade?”
I wasn’t surprised by the question which typically comes up during a tour.

Lodge Talk
Feb 21, 20123 min read


Care of the Environment...the RIE way
Recently my husband and I hosted an 8 year old birthday party at our house for our middle son, Valin.

Lodge Talk
Feb 16, 20122 min read


Can we change the world with our own two hands?
If we are to communicate peace, gratitude, understanding, compassion, LOVE…what better way than with our own two hands.

Lodge Talk
Dec 15, 20111 min read


Relationship Matters : Secure Base
Recently, during a Parent and Infant Class at Little Learner’s Lodge, I was reminded of the beauty of deep, intimate relationships.

Lodge Talk
Feb 24, 20112 min read


Relationship Matters: Saying Goodbye
On Isle of Palms, a bare grassy island among a sea of asphalt stands the same as it ever was some thirty-five or so years ago when it...

Lodge Talk
Dec 19, 20102 min read


The Empathetic Roots of Flower Arranging
Montessori Practical Life 101 invariably includes the outline for FLOWER ARRANGING.

Lodge Talk
Nov 9, 20102 min read


A Look at Homework the Montessori Way
Many authentic Montessori schools do not assign homework until upper elementary or middle school- and even then it is more individualized...

Lodge Talk
Oct 1, 20102 min read
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