Bringing Montessori Home

Apply the Montessori philosophy in your homeIn this episode, Ayelet sits down with Montessori Parenting Mentor and Home Consultant Jeanne-Marie Paynel. Jeanne-Marie is founder and CEO of Voila Montessori. She guides expectant parents and caregivers of young children on how to prepare their homes for their young children to thrive during the first years of life.Jeanne-Marie and Ayelet discuss the Montessori philosophy, some of the ways we can bring it into our home, and how we can apply it to our littlest of humans, infants and toddlers.Jeanne-Marie offers  specific tips and resources for families with infants and toddlers to use when deciding how they might want to bring Montessori home.QUICK ACCESS TO LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:Voila MontessoriLearn With Less podcast on Holistic LearningAid To Life (aidtolife.org)Montessori Guide (montessoriguide.org)IKEA LEKA Activity Gym (affiliate link)Video of child in front of pull-up barMontiKids ($30 off first purchase) (affiliate link)Jeanne-Marie’s Montessori Registry downloadJeanne-Marie’s play material suggestions for 1-year olds (Amazon affiliate link)Jeanne-Marie’s Kitchen Tools for Children (Amazon affiliate link)Learn With Less Unique Birthday Gifts For a 1-Year Old CONNECT WITH US!Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / PinterestJeanne-Marie: Website / Facebook / YouTube / Instagram / PinterestTEXT TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODEAyelet: Welcome to episode 48 of the Learn With Less podcast! Today, I’m speaking with Jeanne-Marie Paynel, founder and CEO of Voila Montessori. Jeanne-Marie is a Montessori Parenting Mentor and home consultant. She guides expectant parents and caregivers on how to prepare their homes for their children to thrive during the first few years of life. Jeanne-Marie believes that a supportive and peaceful atmosphere at home will allow every child to grow up as an independent and confident learner. Her mission is to help parents appreciate the true importance of their role, not as servants or teachers – but as supporters and guides of their child’s natural development. Jeanne-Marie, welcome.Jeanne-Marie: Thank you – great to be here!Ayelet: We’re happy you’re here. I’ve asked you to come on the show today to speak a bit about the Montessori philosophy, and some of the ways that we can bring it into our home and apply it to our littlest of humans, infants and toddlers. So first, I would love to hear just a little bit about you and what brought you to the world of Montessori.Jeanne-Marie: Well, it was a round-about way!