The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding: 2 (The Parents' Guide to Montessori)

What a wonderfully helpful book. This took principles I already knew I wanted to follow, and made them make sense. Book was in great condition and arrived quickly. Looks great on a bookshelf too. I plan to buy the toddler and child editions as well.

We love this book It teaches you very well how to guide your child in the process of independence

I recommend.

I thought this book was a lovely foundation to the overall teaching. I'm a nanny and have learnt bits and pieces of this practice over the years. I think it's paced beautifully in the sense you can take it month by month and prepare yourself without feeling like you need everything. It shows you how it can be done but does not pressure you in any way to do it in a particular way - your personality first. My only reason for 4 stars is that there were a few topics that I thought were either misleading or wrong - especially the part about giving birth and suggesting mother's who have a caesarian could swab their baby with their fluids (also known as vaginal seeding) there is not enough research to see if this is 1. Effective but most importantly 2. SAFE! But as for the teaching I've being implementing it at work and have enjoyed the results and the differences in the children

One of the best purchases we have made in a long time! The text size is perfect, making it easy to read and understand the valuable Montessori principles. The book also provides practical images for organizing the baby's room, which are incredibly helpful. Additionally, the list of age-appropriate, skill-targeting toys and a lot of useful information for parents. We've started implementing some of the principles, and our little one loving it so far. We are learning so much together as a family. I highly recommend this book to all parents looking to raise their baby with love and respect.

Really enjoyed this book! Very easy to read and a lot of good advises that lead you to less buy good buying instead of toons of toys that your baby does not need!

Loved this book. It explains well few Montessori principles that really are the basis for everything that comes next. Loved the schematics about how to organise the baby room. It also provide a list of age appropriate and Montessori inspired toys with relative explanation of the skills the tor is intended to target.

There are some brilliant ideas in this book and it does give a great overview of montessori principles. At times I'm left wondering how much they really apply to infants, or whether they really only come into their own at age 1+. The main reason for my low score is the judgy tone that I feel runs throughout the book. Somehow the author manages to make you feel bad whether you formula feed, pump, breastfeed or any combination of all three. I personally have breast fed my eldest and am currently breastfeeding my second. This book started that montessori principles suggest to wean at around 10 months to encourage independence, and that breastfeeding should only be for nutrition - you should try to avoid feeding for comfort (and also don't use a dummy!). This is ridiculous advice and goes against WHO guidelines to breastfeed until 2yo and against LLL / any other reputable breastfeeding resource about comfort feeding. I'll pick and choose the bits from this book that I like and want to implement with my new baby, the rest of it will just get ignored. I would strongly urge any first time parents to not rely solely on this book for parenting advice!!

I absolutely love everything about this book. The authors are amazing guides for prospective parents (whether you’re a solo parent-to-be, a couple, adopting, or the parent of an existing child who is reading this in preparation for another child). I love how this follows Maria Montessori’s history and ideals, and is true to real Montessori roots. There are so many items that social media and shopping apps tell you that you NEED to buy, as though you’re a bad parent if you don’t purchase the most expensive AI crib, latest technology, etc. for your baby. However, simplicity helps babies to thrive and this book helps explain what kind of environment to set up to nurture our children. This book reminds us that babies deserve respect, are far more complex than we give them credit, and that they’re capable of amazing us if given the chance to express themselves and, in-turn, deserve that we observe them prior to rushing them through life. Whether you’re familiar with Montessori or want to be, the authors do a fantastic job of explaining everything. The pictures and drawings are so sweet.

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The Montessori Baby is such a great resource. Montessori principles are explained in a really practical and encouraging way, with simple ideas you can use from the newborn stage. It helped me see my baby as capable and curious, and I’d recommend it to any new parent looking for a gentle, evidence-based guide.

Completely practical, well organized, this book made me “know what I’m doing”. I rarely see so much love and care in preparing a book as with this one!

The Montessori Baby is a wonderful guide for parents looking to raise their baby with respect, love, and mindful parenting. The book offers practical tips based on Montessori principles, focusing on creating a nurturing environment for your baby's development. It's full of easy-to-implement ideas that promote independence and emotional connection. A must-read for anyone interested in gentle, respectful parenting!