Get your child to listen, by choice.
“I don’t want to yell at my son, but I simply don’t know what to do. It all sounds really nice when you read about it in a book, but it’s a totally different thing in real life.”
How many times a week (or maybe a day) do you find yourself in a struggle with your child, nagging or yelling or maybe trying to bribe your way out of a problem?
If the number is higher than you’d like, and you’re feeling stressed out and guilty at times as a result, meaningful change is possible.
But as many of us have learned firsthand, old-school threats and punishments are not the answer, and neither is showering children with rewards and praise.
There is an alternative to both though, a different — and actually effective — kind of discipline that ensures children actually listen, by choice, and without the need for years of training or having to be a Jedi Mom or Dad on day one.
It is Montessori Discipline.
Not familiar with Montessori? Watch this video.
Too many parents today are overloaded with advice — from relatives, neighbors, Instagram “influencers”, that random mom at the park.
Yet the stresses and the struggles persist.
And along with them there’s also the weighty feeling of never doing enough, even after basically giving everything you’ve got.
This is not the “reality of being a parent,” as many say. Instead it’s actually a problem, unnecessarily holding down both adult and child.
Montessori Discipline changes things, uplifting moms and dads by helping them gain clarity on what truly matters — and offering solutions ASAP.
If you’re seeking renewed energy in your days, and more joy and less stress with your child, Montessori Discipline — the video course with engaging, self-paced presentations — will bring about genuine change.
The Montessori Discipline course is now available, free, for those on The Montessori Education List.
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About the instructor, Jesse McCarthy
For 20 years, Jesse McCarthy has worked with thousands of children, parents, teachers and administrators — as a principal for infants to 8th graders, an executive with a nationwide group of private schools, an elementary & junior-high teacher, and a parent-and-teacher mentor.
Jesse received his B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his Montessori teacher's diploma for ages 2.5 to 6+ from Association Montessori Internationale (AMI), the organization founded by Dr. Maria Montessori.
Jesse has spoken on early education and child development at schools around the globe, as well as at popular organizations in and outside of the Montessori community: from AMI/USA to Twitter. Jesse now heads MontessoriEducation.com and hosts The Montessori Education Podcast.
You’re in good company.
“Jesse’s ability to simplify Montessori concepts and discuss them without judgment makes learning and applying everything in our daily lives easy.”
“Before I worked with Jesse, my son (6 yrs old) would listen to my wife but often not to me. ... With her he’d brush his teeth but with me it was a battle. Jesse helped me to understand the cause and to turn things around ASAP. I couldn’t be happier!”
Questions about the program? Reach out here.