The Enriching Environments Podcast

By Charlotte Awdry

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September 04, 2021 Episode 53 - 🎈 The Importance of Play ✨

'Play is the work of the child' - the powerful words of Dr Montessori; as relevant now as they were a century ago.

In this InstaLive we discussed the importance of play, the benefits, touched on the stages of play and answered a few questions about play. We had lots of lovely viewer engagement, thank you so much!

I mention Mildred Parten's Stages of Play during the discussion - this was research from 1929 on the stages of play in children and is still used as a framework today in early childhood development. Google it for further details if you are interested in going deeper into this fascinating topic.

👣 All play is valuable, vital in fact, children learn through play in the early years.

✨ Amongst many other benefits, children practise their social skills, process their emotions, problem solve, and have fun - all in the name of play.

Send me a DM for future topics for Top Tip Tuesday on Instagram Live, I love hearing your questions and suggestions.

Thank you for joining us!
🎁✨💛
Visit enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP for my online Parent Enrichment Courses, Workshops and Meditations for children. I’ll see you there!
*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.
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#enrichingenvironments
#montessoriathome
#parentingmentor
#leadfromlove
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38min
September 04, 2021 Episode 52 - Connecting with our children through humour, fun and playfulness 😍

🎉 During this Top Tip Tuesday this evening we looked at how connecting through humour, fun and playfulness builds a lasting bond of love, trust and cooperation with our child. 💕

✓ Finding the route to humour, fun and playfulness with your child is key. Some children love hide & seek, chasing, tickling, others like silly voices, walks and pretending to be animals. Be a detective and find out what is the perfect type of silliness to move your child away from a power struggle situation. 💖

✓ We looked at how hardly ANYTHING is a serious teaching moment with our child! ✨

✓ We learnt to just be easier, chill out, relax. Your child is innately good and we gently guide them as they grow and their brain matures. 🎈

We finished with our journalling prompt to reflect upon for the day: 'How can you be playful today ABOVE teaching anything or correcting anything?'

Thank you for joining me!
Visit enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP for my online Parent Enrichment Courses, Workshops and Meditations for children. I’ll see you there!
*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.
😍🙏🏽💐
#enrichingenvironments
#montessoriathome
#parentingmentor
#leadfromlove

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29min
September 04, 2021 Episode 51 - Montessori at Home/Montessori Parenting - what's it all about?
Montessori at Home, what's it all about?
> Is it an immaculate home and well-behaved children? 🤪
> Is it controlling or too free?
> Is a Montessori Parent always zen, with the right, respectful response to her child at her fingertips? 🧘🏾‍♀️

It's definitely not the above!

In this Live we discussed what Montessori Parenting and Montessori in the Home means to me. How Montessori is a way of life, your child doesn't need to attend a Montessori school
for you to be a Montessori Parent!
The 3 main areas of Montessori Parenting that we discussed were:
🌹 How fostering independence in the early years leads to an understanding of the interdependence of all life on earth in the Elementary years.
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✨ Simplicity in the environment, less is more!

For a deep dive into Montessori in the Home, join my Summer Mentoring Programme, that begins Sunday 25th July.
> During our Summer Mentoring Programme we focus on 4 key areas you need to help you and your child thrive:

✓ Simple, ordered, beautiful and accessible
✓ Free movement, play and exploration
✓ Simple choices and self discipline
✓ Rich language and positive communication

> So join me next week for the 6 week Programme that includes 6 videos and downloads, and 6 live Online Sessions.

✓ Invest in your family and put Montessori parenting into practice at home.

Link in bio to sign up, I'll see you in the course!

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21min
September 02, 2021 The Montessori Mission Podcast - Episode 5 with Barbara Isaacs
This Podcast is available with subtitles on IGTV on Instagram @enrichingenvironments
In this Episode of the Montessori Mission podcast, I talk to Barbara Isaacs, President of Montessori Europe: montessori-europe @montessorieurope and co-founder of Montessori Musings: montessori-musings.com @montessorimusingsuk

Born in Czechia and living in the UK for more than 50 years Barbara has spent the last 35 years working with Montessori students and the Montessori academic faculty at St. Nicholas, London Montessori Centre and Montessori Centre International montessoritraining.org.uk @montessori.group . She has had the privilege of running a nursery school, training Montessori teachers, leading a team of knowledgeable and dedicated Montessori colleagues in developing new courses, publishing a magazine, organising conferences, representing Montessori at government and international level. She has written articles and a couple of books. Her two children, and more recently her two granddaughters, have also benefited from what she has gained from all these professional and personal experiences.

In her role as the President of Montessori Europe and co-founder of Montessori Musings, she hopes to encourage the current and new generation of early years educators in searching for the essence of childhood by helping them nurture the joy of play and learning, trust and respect for all children and communities, and care and love for the riches of our beautiful planet. Together with a friend Barbara publishes the Montessori Granny blog and contributes to My Montessori Life podcasts.

Available on IGTV, YouTube, at enrichingenvironments.com, Spotify and ITunes. 🥰

Once you’ve finished Episode 4, be sure to check out Episode 1 with @jeannemariepaynel , Episode 2 with Akshatha from @maanvi_and_me ,Episode 3 with Nusaibah from @rumi_montessori and Episode 4 from Trisha Moqino @indigenouscheerleader at @kclc6

Please share widely 🙏

We hope you all enjoy it.
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#enrichingenvironments
#montessorimission
#leadfromlove
#guidefromgrace
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1h 23min
August 13, 2021 The Montessori Mission Podcast - Episode 4 with Trisha Moquino
This Podcast is available with subtitles on IGTV on Instagram @enrichingenvironments
In this episode, I am honoured to talk to Trisha Moquino, Co-founder of the Keres Children’s Learning Center (KCLC). Trisha is a shining light for the Keres people, and Indigenous people around the world; through her humility, dignity, and commitment to her people, Trisha shows us all what it means to be an anti-racist ally and a champion for the equal rights of all children. As a public school teacher, in 2006 Trisha saw that she was perpetuating an educational system that did not support the needs of many Indigenous children, so she envisioned an education that would support Keres language and cultural learning as well as academic development. With those goals in mind and her background in bilingual and Montessori education, she co-founded KCLC, which opened in 2012 as a Keres-immersion early childhood classroom using Montessori pedagogy. It has since expanded to include a Montessori dual-language Elementary classroom.
Hosted by myself, Charlotte Awdry, my mission is to show 10 different voices, perspectives and aspects of Montessori around the world, and the richness it brings in diverse Communities.
Available on IGTV, YouTube, at enrichingenvironments.com, Spotify and ITunes. 🥰

Once you’ve finished Episode 4, be sure to check out Episode 1 with @jeannemariepaynel , Episode 2 with Akshatha from @maanvi_and_me and Episode 3 with Nusaibah from @rumi_montessori

Please share widely 🙏

We hope you all enjoy it.
💕😇🌹
#enrichingenvironments
#montessorimission
#leadfromlove
#guidefromgrace

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1h 5min
July 26, 2021 Nusaibah Macadam - The Montessori Mission - Episode 3 with Nusaibah Macadam
This Podcast is available with subtitles on IGTV on Instagram @enrichingenvironments
Here in Episode 3 of the Montessori Mission we receive such upliftment and inspiration from Nusaibah Macadam!
With 17 years experience in the UK and US, Nusaibah is a 0-12 Montessori Educator and Trainer, now leading the way in pioneering Islamic Montessori Education at Rumi Montessori in Malaysia. She shares her Montessori journey in her school and at home with her Montessori-from-birth 17 year old son Noah on her hugely popular Instagram account @rumi_montessori.
Hosted by myself, Charlotte Awdry, The Montessori Mission shows 10 different voices, perspectives and aspects of Montessori around the world, and the richness it brings in diverse Communities. Available on IGTV, YouTube, at enrichingenvironments.com, Spotify and ITunes. 🥰
Once you’ve finished Episode 3, be sure to check out Episode 1 with @jeannemariepaynel and Episode 2 with Akshatha from @maanvi_and_me Please share widely 🙏
We hope you all enjoy it. 💕😇🌹
#enrichingenvironments
#montessorimission
#leadfromlove
#guidefromgrace
Design by @sarahjaynecreative
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1h 25min
July 20, 2021 Episode 50 - 💕✨ Launching my Summer Mentoring Programme 🌹🎉

In this Top Tip Tuesday we discussed my transformative Summer Mentoring Programme - 'An Introduction to Enriching Environments' 6 week online Programme (with weekly Live Zooms).

❣️ I am so thrilled to dive in with you into Montessori at Home, how you can create an Enriching Environment for your children from newborns to age 6.

🙏🏽 This is a holistic course, so, Module by Module we’ll cover the practical side of preparing your home (less is more) and we’ll immerse ourselves in the personal growth that takes place when we embark upon a new way of living.

😚 It’s delivered in bite sized pieces, week by week using simple, deliverable steps detailed in each video. Within the members area you’ll be able to dip into the Homework, download the positive affirmations to keep you on track and use the journal prompts to invite further introspection.

🗣️ We’ll have a weekly call on Sundays at 8pm GST so we can dive deeper into each Module and build an amazing community of like-minded souls.

🤩 We begin the course all together on Sunday 25th July, but you can join later if you’d like to catch up. All of the Live calls will be recorded so you can make the most of the lifetime access to these too,

💐 This is going to be a transformative Summer Journey, full details of the Programme are in my link in bio. And don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Visit enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP for my online Parent Enrichment Courses, Workshops and Meditations for children. I’ll see you there!
*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.

😍🙏🏽💐
#enrichingenvironments
#montessoriathome
#parentingmentor
#leadfromlove
...more
24min
July 20, 2021 Episode 49 - 💥 Carpentry, woodworking and DIY for young children 💫

Carpentry, woodworking and DIY is of huge value for children from around the Preschooler age.

On Instagram Live this week we discussed setting up a real Workshop (with real tools) to support your Preschooler's need for physical, heavy work that involves full body movement:

We covered:

> How to tell if your child might be ready for these type of tools (there are two key things to look for, hand/eye coordination and impulse control).

> What to introduce and in what order.

> What ground rules to set around use of these tools.

> Why this work is of such value for all children.

Thank you for joining us!
Visit enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP for my transformative online Parent Enrichment Courses and Workshops. I’ll see you there!
*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.

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#enrichingenvironments
#practicallife
#montessoriparenting

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38min
July 20, 2021 Episode 48 - 💖 Meditation for Children ✨

In this InstaLive we discussed introducing simple meditation techniques to even our very young children.

> Meditation is just one of the tools we can have in our parenting toolbox to support our children on their lifelong journey of emotional regulation. (invaluable for us as well ❤️).

> We started by talking about how the state of theta achieved in mediation is the same as the brain state of children aged 2-6 (I love the sciencey bits!).

> New 9 minute guided meditation "The Whole of the Universe is inside of You" ($3.99) now available via the @enrichingenvironments SHOP .
Also visit enrichingenvironments.com/shop for my transformative online Parent Enrichment Courses and Workshops. I’ll see you there!
*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.

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#enrichingenvironments
#meditationforkids
#emotionalintelligence
#calmkids
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23min
July 20, 2021 Episode 47 - Why we offer simple choices to our young children!
In this Top Tip Tuesday we spoke about about the value of offering simple choices to young children so as to empower them, reduce power struggles and develop problem solving skills 😍.

It's really straightforward and easy to set up in the home, and all part of being a Montessori Parent (without needing to buy expensive materials or know anything about Montessori Philosophy).

Montessori is a way of life creating a new, more peaceful and harmonious world. Join this revolution that is over one hundred years old!
Visit enrichingenvironments.com/SHOP for my transformative online Parent Enrichment Courses and Workshops. I’ll see you there!
*All podcast sessions originally recorded on Instagram Live, see my IGTV @enrichingenvironments or YouTube Enriching Environments for the video.

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#enrichingenvironments
#montessoriparenting
#leadfromlove
...more
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