Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author (not pictured) is a mom of four kids and owns a Montessori school in Brooklyn.lithiumcloud/Getty Images Intensive ...

Montessori has become a parenting buzzword, one that attracts families to beautiful wooden toys that look lovely on the shelf. However, cultivating a Montessori home environment for your child is ...

Dr. Maria Montessori, who became Italy’s first female physician in 1896, was a pediatrician and visionary educator who revolutionized children’s education by creating a model that has stood the test ...

Intensive parenting has parents over-extending themselves and children under-extending themselves. A Montessori approach can help increase children's independence and parents' autonomy. Breaking an ...