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  4/14/13 at 7:59am	Thread Starter element2012
  4/14/13 at 5:45pm	sassyfirechick
  4/15/13 at 10:39pm	Opti-Miss
  4/16/13 at 5:06pm	kanani
  I have a twenty month old... I love a lot of the Montessori ideas, and am really enjoying learning about it. DD has a floor bed, a bookshelf and light down low for her to turn on and off, and her PJs on a hook hanging at her level. I also moved all of her clothes to the bottom drawer of her dresser so she can pick out her own clothes each morning. In the living room, all of DD's toys and books are within her reach. She has access to a few snacks in the kitchen to eat when she pleases, and a small broom/dustpan/rag/squirt bottle to clean up messes. I think having this amount of independence really works for her personality.	Reply	Reply	post #5 of 37
  4/17/13 at 3:11pm	HannahJ
  4/17/13 at 6:31pm	sassyfirechick
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  Like sassyfirechick the more I read the more I love! And like Kanai said too I think this early independence is soooo important!	Reply	Reply	post #8 of 37
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  4/20/13 at 7:12pm	Thread Starter element2012
  Are there any Montessori principles you would like to implement but are struggling with? For us it's meal time. DD has yet to take to solids in any significant way, and will often prefer to roam the house while eating, or lately eating food that should be eaten with a spoon or fork with her fingers. If I try to stop this she will through a fit and stop eating, and at this point I'm more interested in her getting interested in eating than her table manners. Am I setting myself up for failure? She can learn table manners later right?	Reply	Reply	post #12 of 37
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