One of the most DREADED behaviors my son, John, displayed while a toddler at Sunrise Montessori many moons ago was biting. Argh!?! How I hated hearing that he had bit another child! He did grow out of ...
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What We’ve Learned Blog
Welcome to my blog! Being in business since 2006 and a teacher for ten years before that, I have observed many things change, but one of the constants is children displaying the same type of developmentally appropriate, and sometimes inappropriate, behaviors — and parents asking for guidance on how to encourage them, reduce them, or even if they should do anything at all. (Struggling with potty training? Or getting your child to sleep? Got you covered.)
Then there’s the conundrum of what to do with changing times (which I address as they occur, like in my posts about Covid).
And sometimes I tell personal stories of my son, John, and husband, Rob (which they sometimes cringe over). I hope that sharing what I’ve learned here as a mom, wife, sci fi geek, and owner of Sunrise Montessori will aid you in your parenting journey…or at least give you a good laugh. 😉
Thanks for reading,
Shannon
How Do We Attract and Retain Our Amazing Team Members?
So what are we doing exactly to attract these high quality people and keep them from leaving?
The Easy Answer -- Pay and Benefits: We value our hard working ladies and we show it where it counts. ...
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Why We Shake Hands with our Students When they Leave for the Day
At Sunrise Montessori, all of our Primary classrooms (ages 3 - 5 years old) participate in a Grace and Courtesy staple called handshaking. When the parent has arrived to pick up their child, the child ...
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How to Prevent Temper Tantrums
Creating a title for this particular blog was difficult...should I call it How to Completely Avoid Temper Tantrums (not possible) or How to Handle Temper Tantrums (why would you want to handle them if ...
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How to Pick the Right Preschool
It can be as easy as 1-2-3!
Back in 2005, my son, John, was one and a half and starting to get bored. My older and wiser sister told me to look for a Montessori preschool, so I toured six child ...
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How to Get your Child to Sleep
For all the obvious reasons, we want our children to sleep. They need it to be healthy, grow, and fight off illnesses. Parents need it to remember where we left our car keys. But it’s not always easy ...
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Successful Potty Training! Part 2: What to Do
The Big Day Has Arrived!
What to do: Talk to your child in advance (at least the day before but preferably for days before starting) about what’s going to happen Saturday morning. Explain that s/he ...
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Successful Potty Training! Part1: Preparation
Preparing! Before you begin, you will need…
To block out the entire weekend, meaning you are not going anywhere that requires you or your child to be away from home.An upbeat attitude. Making a big ...
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Supporting Infant Development
By Lara Gembicki
Infant development is full of “firsts!” While there are a number of areas of development that your baby will be working on during the first year, often the development of gross ...
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The Missing Manual
Who we are
At Sunrise Montessori, our vision statement is “Where your family belongs.” We want every family at our school to feel like they are part of a greater community of families and Sunrise team ...
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