Packed with ideas and advice, this book takes a fresh look at family life and aims to help parents put the child at the heart of the home and unlock their amazing potential.
Better parenting starts from birth and is central to the life chances of every child. The book starts out exploring the first year of a baby's life as a time of extraordinary growth and development. It stresses the key roles played by attachment, movement and communication.
Learning Together explains what the Montessori philosophy of 'follow the child' means and discusses key elements of the approach which embraces child-led, natural and favourable learning environments.
The book includes personal voices of parents from a range of different perspectives talking about parenting and encouraging a child's independence.
Author, Kathi Huges attended Montessori schools in the US building a foundation that has stuck with her throughout her life. She trained as a Montessori teacher at Montessori Centre International.