How To Raise An Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim Seldin

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Synopsis

Adapted for easy use with children at home and based on the key ideas that create confident, independent children in Montessori schools, this inspiring book shows parents how to deal with children's physical and intellectual growth from birth to six years.

Suzanne M. Stauffer - Library Journal

Seldin's (president, Montessori Fdn.; Celebrations of Life) book is beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs of a diverse group of children ranging in age from newborn to six years. Chapters address such topics as "discovery through the senses," self-reliance, discipline, and natural history, all from the perspective of the Montessori approach. Activities and techniques within each chapter are organized by chronological age. Many of the techniques espoused are now standard forms of effective teaching and parenting, but the highly visual presentation gives them a new life. The work's weakness is its lack of balance. The single perspective and the final chapter, "Is Montessori Right for Your Child?", with its list of addresses of Montessori organizations and bibliography of Montessori literature, make it read like promotional literature. Seldin's book is likely to appeal primarily to parents already interested in "The Montessori Way." Libraries purchasing it should ensure their collection contains works addressing the same issue from other slants. [January 6, 2007 marked the 100th anniversary of Montessori Education.—Ed.]

Biography

Currently President of The Montessori Foundation and Chair of the International Montessori Council, Tim Seldin is one of America's most respected Montessori educators and authors. He is the author of Celebrations of Life, The World in the Palm of Her Hand, and The Montessori Way: An Education for Life.