I'm very new here and am just starting to read all of the Montessori information.
I registered my dd (19 months old now) for a Montessori system Young Child class this fall. She will go three days a week (T, W, Th) from 9-11:30. She can stay to eat lunch and be picked up at 1 if we choose.
My dd has never been in a childcare/daycare type of situation. I was home full-time until 4 months, then started working nights at that time. We have had an in-our-home sitter since then, who watches her until I get home from work, usually an hour or so after she wakes up. We do a lot of things during the day (I work 10 shifts a month, mostly weekends, so I'm home with her almost full-time) and she's around a lot of kids.
I just really don't know what to expect to get her started in this. I don't know how leaving her will be, how she'll cope with that or if this is even the right time for this. She's very outgoing with children but very sensitive. She seems to me to have an abnormal amount of empathy for a child of her age. She worries about things that are dropped and will pat other children on the back or hug them if they are crying.
I don't know enough about Montessori yet, and am going to read a lot of the links provided in the Sticky...how will I know what she does in class? Will her teachers tell me?
I have no specific questions, just am trying to get a feel for how others made the transition with a child of this age. I realize this is not true Montessori, but she will just be in the Young Child class until she turns 3. They talk about the class by calling it a "foundational Montessori program" "using the Montessori method, children are encouraged to develop independence, coordination, and concentration, as well as follow directions through large motor, sensorial, practical life and language experiences."
I want to be sure that I'm doing the right thing for her. This was very rambling and I suppose just a chance for me to put my thoughts down. Any comments are welcomed.
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I registered my dd (19 months old now) for a Montessori system Young Child class this fall. She will go three days a week (T, W, Th) from 9-11:30. She can stay to eat lunch and be picked up at 1 if we choose.
My dd has never been in a childcare/daycare type of situation. I was home full-time until 4 months, then started working nights at that time. We have had an in-our-home sitter since then, who watches her until I get home from work, usually an hour or so after she wakes up. We do a lot of things during the day (I work 10 shifts a month, mostly weekends, so I'm home with her almost full-time) and she's around a lot of kids.
I just really don't know what to expect to get her started in this. I don't know how leaving her will be, how she'll cope with that or if this is even the right time for this. She's very outgoing with children but very sensitive. She seems to me to have an abnormal amount of empathy for a child of her age. She worries about things that are dropped and will pat other children on the back or hug them if they are crying.
I don't know enough about Montessori yet, and am going to read a lot of the links provided in the Sticky...how will I know what she does in class? Will her teachers tell me?
I have no specific questions, just am trying to get a feel for how others made the transition with a child of this age. I realize this is not true Montessori, but she will just be in the Young Child class until she turns 3. They talk about the class by calling it a "foundational Montessori program" "using the Montessori method, children are encouraged to develop independence, coordination, and concentration, as well as follow directions through large motor, sensorial, practical life and language experiences."
I want to be sure that I'm doing the right thing for her. This was very rambling and I suppose just a chance for me to put my thoughts down. Any comments are welcomed.
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