Category: Tween Chronicals

• Using Montessori at Home

  Before moving to Switzerland I was the administrative head at Rock Creek Montessori, a Montessori pre-school and kindergarten outside of Washington, DC in Maryland. There is a toddler room for children 18 months through 3 years and a primary room for children ages 3 though kindergarten. (Check out their website, www.RockCreekMontessori.com) Both of my children…

  Mindy Carlson

  March 19, 2015

  Kids, Tween Chronicals

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• Parenting Risk

  And while we are talking about “parenting risks” (from my articles Failure as an Option and Free Range Parenting) let me tell you a little story about letting your child take a BIG risk that, in hindsight, makes my parents my heroes. When I graduated from college I had a smooth and easy path laid…

  Mindy Carlson

  March 12, 2015

  Kids, Tween Chronicals

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