Camille's Reviews > Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home, from Birth to Age Three

Useful book. It did sorta make me feel like I wasn't doing enough if my kid wasn't like making his own sandwiches by 18 months. But it was a good reminder to encourage self-determination and get my kid into routines early. We moved him to a floor bed at 16 months after he climbed out of his crib numerous times, we did elimination communication (something I'm surprised Montessori doesn't promote) and got him out of diapers much earlier than his peers. He's also fastidious about cleaning up his own messes and solving a lot of his own problems. He is curious and confident and often introduces me to things I wasn't familiar with. I think part of his independent spirit is just his personality but I credit the Montessori approach for encouraging us to give him the space and structure to let that personality blossom.