From sensory and physical abilities to numerical concepts…
Montessori Education Becomes the Standard for Parenting

Montessori education is now considered the 'gold standard of childcare.'
World-renowned celebrities, including Prince George of England, have undergone this training, and it is receiving favorable responses from many parents regardless of era or East or West.
So, what exactly is Montessori education, and what benefits can it bring to children? "Montessori Education: A Guide to Montessori" captures the educational philosophy of Maria Montessori, the founder of Montessori education.
You can experience all the experiences and insights I have gained over many years as a doctor and educator.
What materials and teaching methods did Montessori use to train children in fundamental developmental skills, including physical abilities, senses, language, and number concepts? This book offers the answers for parents who want to help their children develop into confident and proactive individuals.
This is a must-read for educators and experts who wish to study the background and principles that led to the birth of Montessori education.

Scientific pedagogy, which had been shrouded in thick fog and clouds, gradually emerged in the 19th century thanks to the advancement of science.
Just as a new world was created through scientific advancement, humans must grow on their own through new education.

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Today, we confine our children to school and restrict them with material rewards and punishments that destroy their bodies and minds.
We need to reduce the tools that restrict children and guide them to the end.
Educating children by pouring knowledge from the school curriculum on them is not true education.
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Very young children do not yet have stable muscle control.
As a result, they are unable to walk imperfectly and are unable to perform everyday activities such as dressing and undressing properly.
The activity of sensory organs, such as eye movement, is also immature.
Just as errors can easily be found in the speech of children, the development of language is also primitive.
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When a person is artificially silenced, as if muted, and paralyzed, he is not disciplined, he is annihilated.
A person is considered disciplined when he or she is able to be his or her own master, follow the rules of life, and control his or her own actions.
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Educators should not teach children that being still is good behavior.
It is an old-fashioned education that considers staying still good and moving bad.
Our goal is to get children to be active, do what they are supposed to do, and exhibit good behavior.
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No one can be free without independence.
In order to actively express freedom, children must first engage in independent activities.
What does weaning mean? In reality, it's a child becoming independent from their mother.
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It also tells you to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth.
By doing this activity, children become interested in the body parts they are washing.
Not only that, you will also learn about the tools used to wash your body.
You can naturally learn that you need to wash your eyes with clean water, that you need soap and water to wash your hands, and that you need a toothbrush to brush your teeth.
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There is a widespread misconception among people that children need to be fed well regardless of the time in order to grow well.
This kind of ignorance is very damaging to children.
Children's digestive systems are very sensitive, so they need to eat more regularly than adults.
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Although it's not a very physically demanding exercise, there's one piece of exercise equipment that kids find really fun: the pendulum.
The pendulum game can be played alone or with several people.
Children sitting on chairs hit small balls hanging from strings and send them to their opponents.
Not only is it an exercise for your arms and spine, it also develops your ability to measure distances to moving objects with your eyes.
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The child develops a similar relationship with the teacher observing him or herself in relation to plants and animals.
As interest and observation grow, the child's love for living things also grows.
In this way, the child develops a sense of gratitude for the care of his mother and teachers.
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There is something else important about sensory education methods.
Isolate your senses whenever possible.
For example, auditory training can be successfully done in very quiet places as well as in the dark.
For sensory education such as touch, temperature, weight, and three-dimensional perception activities, we often blindfold children.
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Children are really good at using their sense of touch.
They enjoy the delicate touch of soft, tactile surfaces and are keenly aware of the difference in texture between sandpaper and cards.
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However, it is very difficult to provide sensory education to adults.
It's like how it's hard to develop hands that can play like a pianist after you've grown up.
If you want to perfect the development of your senses through education, you must systematically begin sensory education in infancy and continue it throughout the entire educational period that prepares your child for social life.
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Pointing out a mistake can discourage a child and cause them to overexert themselves to remember the word.
It is also our duty to avoid making children do unnatural things or to make their minds feel uneasy, if possible.
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The first pictures are of flowers, butterflies, trees and animals.
Next, we move on to painting a landscape painting with grass, sky, houses, and people.
Pictures like these can help you see if your child is observing their surroundings and developing naturally with color.
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Where did the outdated idea that children should learn straight lines first come from? Why don't we practice drawing curves? Let's put aside our preconceptions for a moment and try something simpler.
We can help ease the burden on children learning to write.
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Most language deficiencies that persist into adulthood are due to functional errors that occurred while learning language during infancy.
If you properly guide your child's language development while they are still young, you will achieve more practical and valuable results.
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When a mother hears her baby speak for the first time, she feels a joy beyond words.
Perhaps the first word a baby speaks is 'Mom'.
Children must have felt a great sense of joy when they first started saying words.
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I gave the child a book and sat down next to him in a friendly manner.
And I asked like a friend.
“Do you understand what you were reading earlier?” The child answered, “No.”
The child's expression seemed to ask for an explanation as to why he was asking such a thing.
Understanding the complex thoughts of others by reading multiple words is a goal our children will need to achieve in the future.
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We need to teach children all the coordination movements and analyze their movements as much as possible so that they can develop gradually.
So, we need to teach a variety of quiet movements step by step.
For example, getting up and sitting down from a chair, walking, walking on tiptoes, and walking with an upright posture along a line drawn on the floor.

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