Comments on: 9 Parenting Words To Live By

By: Madhu

Madhu — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 06:59:27 +0000

Hi
A wonderful article thank you so much for taking time to write in detail all those words which we otherwise do not think or make a consious effort to follow.
I have a question on ‘less’. What do you mean by less stimulation and scheduled activities? I have read in many places of importance of schedule and the importance of stimulating babies towards thinking or exploring
I have a toddler of 16 month and I try to keep a good day schedule. He eats well sleeps well and is a no problem child so far. I was assuming a part of the reason for it is his schedule.
Would really appreciate if you could elaborate a bit on that word

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:01:06 +0000

Thanks for the reminders! Great article.

By: janet

janet — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 05:23:04 +0000

In reply to Buffy Owens. Thank you so much for all you do, Buffy!

By: Buffy Owens

Buffy Owens — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:42:13 +0000

Janet, I really appreciate that you took the time and define and elaborate all of these words. I agree with Viola that this could be boiled down into one or two words…but what those words mean to each of may differ. But this post so eloquently brings a richer meaning so that the potential for living into “respect” and “trust” can mean so much more.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:19:23 +0000

Lovely as usual. You are such a gifted writer. I needed to read about slowing down. Thanks.

By: kristin @ petal and thorn

kristin @ petal and thorn — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:00:58 +0000

this is beautiful, janet. these are the words i want to have written on my heart as i parent Sisi. thank you for another great post!

By: Marianne White Dunlap

Marianne White Dunlap — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 13:22:43 +0000

Love this piece, Janet. It says it all. I would suggest that one word encompasses it all, “respect.” Trust comes from respect. This word is at the foundation of all relationships and forms the bedrock of our Montessori classrooms as well. Repetition is important for all learning too. Thanks for giving your message to us in such a variety of ways. It helps to keep us centered on what is really important…meeting the needs of our children.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:11:34 +0000

Thank you for this Janet. I am an adult educator at a massage therapy school. For many years I have been studying under our wonderful co-director whose initial training was as a montessori educator. So many of these principles are at the heart of our program, my teaching, and my life’s work. As a new firtst time mom it makes me so happy, and relieved, to know that I can be a good parent and raise a healthy, happy child by utilizing what I already know.

By: KP

KP — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 20:41:02 +0000

Thank you so much for this – beautifully said.

By: janet

janet — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:25:45 +0000

In reply to Viola. And just think, I could have written an under 500 word post for the first time ever! Seriously, Viola, I sort of agree. In fact, just one word: 'respect' or 'trust' would probably be enough because those practices are interconnected, too. We trust because we respect our capable child, etc. Personally, it helps me to be able to remind myself of some of the specific ways to respect or trust kids, for example, to slow down my adult speediness. I even notice when I am serving snack to the 12-month-old babies in one of my classes that my "slow" is still a bit too fast.