THE JOYFUL CHILD
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AGE 3-12 OVERVIEW (companion to this 0-3 overview) CHILD OF THE WORLD The country of Sikkim looks to Montessori for its schools. |
Print editions of The Joyful Child are no longer being published. Order while they last: from Michael Olaf, or from Amazon |
Mindfulness, happiness, and the ability to concentrate are inborn, and naturally lead to compassion. We can learn to protect it from birth: 0-3 development support Montessori information for parents & teachers |
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PRENATAL & THE 1st YEAR THE FIRST YEAR Sitting Up, Working - Text Crawling, Pulling up, Standing - Text Gentle Beginning, Trust in the World - Text Unique Development & The Child's Self-Respect - Text |
AGE 1-3 Family Life: Food - Text Toys - Text Puzzles - Text Music - Text Language - Text Art - Text |
People: The World is My Home - Text Plants & Animals - Text AGE 0-3 Parenting & Teaching - Text VIDEO CLIPS of early childhood development Click here to go to the age 3-12 Montessori overview and catalogue of materials Child of the world |
THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file: This translation of the birth to three "Joyful Child" Montessori overview was sent to us by a mother in Brazil who has raised her son with the guidance of the Michael Olaf Montessori information available on the Internet. Muito Obrigado Evanielli! |
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THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file: This translation of the birth to three "Joyful Child" Montessori overview is made possible by the Montessori School of Moscow, where Susan Stephenson served as a consultant in 2010 and 2011. You can see the English version of their website here: MOS |
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THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file: In the spring of 2011 Susan was invited to help plan for Montessori education for Palestinian refugees. The picture to the right is a painting on "the wall" made by Susan and her hostess. More information: 2011 |
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THE JOYFUL CHILD, is now available in Japanese. The Japanese version of Susan Stephenson's overview of the child from birth to three, is now in its second printing. It is beautiful book with many illustrations, a best seller for Japanese parents, used as a guide for online courses. On-line “baby study groups” have been formed for Japanese families in Japan and outside of Japan, using this book as the text. It can be ordered here: Japanese "Joyful Child" |
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THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file: Joanna and Rafal Szczypka, as they awaited the arrival of their first child, translated The Joyful Child into Polish. They tell us "It took some time but it was a great time for both of us - my wife and myself. We have learned so much doing the translation and rereading the text again and again." Click here for the Montessori website in Polish by Rafal and Joanna: Polish |
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THE JOYFUL CHILD, a PDF file: Michael Guo, of The International Training Center of Montessori
Education of China, in order to inform people of the importance of the
first three years of life, and to inspire the Montessori 0-3 training in China, translated The Joyful Child into
Mandarin Chinese in 2003. |
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WE REPEAT, ORDER WHILE THEY LAST: The print copy is valuable for the overview. Updated products and prices can be found here: STORE The Michael Olaf Montessori Company |
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