The Motherhood Center

Infant & Parent Montessori

Please join us for our Montessori Infant-Parent Program. A small group of parents and infants will come together as a community once or twice a week in a special Montessori prepared environment along with a Montessori Guide. The children explore an engaging environment designed specifically for their developmental needs, while parents practice supported, mindful observation and interaction. The infant-oriented prepared environment allows the child to have a wide range of social and physical experiences in an environment designed to stimulate their emerging independence, encouraging babies to become attentive, active, exploring individuals.

The Guide engages parents in conversations related to different developmental topics, led by the needs of each child and family. Topics of interest include feeding and weaning, self-care and toileting, independence and limits, sleeping issues, cognitive and social development, and language and movement development. The safe and supportive community allows parents to share challenges and insights, celebrations and frustrations.

Through collaborative relationships with the Montessori Guide and other Montessori parents, families are presented with information related to bringing Montessori ideas to the home. During this precious and brief period of infancy, your baby experiences intense physical and psychological growth as he or she begins to move in independence and explore his or her world. Skillful and supported parenting at this dynamic time can contribute greatly to your child’s development. Through discussions and observations, we will be better able to understand each individual child’s needs at this age. Join us as we work together to assist and guide the children along their unique paths of development and independence.

Explore what Montessori has to offer our youngest children.

Focusing on:
* Sharing ideas for facilitating emerging independence and joyful exploration
* Creating a Montessori home that aids your child’s development
* Encouraging each other around topics such as sleep issues, limit setting, feeding and weaning, and toileting
* Developing the skill of mindful observation to better understand your child’s needs and capabilities
* Building a supportive and collaborative community where we share the challenges and insights, the celebrations and frustrations, the wonders and joys of parenting young children
* Providing your child with the opportunity to have a wide range of safe social and physical experiences, encouraging your baby to become an attentive, active, exploring individual

New TMC Infant/Parent Montessori Session Coming Soon!

Post Oak Montessori

In this class parents are introduced to the Montessori Philosophy for infants and learn about preparing the home, supporting their child’s natural development of independence, language, movement, weaning, toileting and much more. Through hands-on experience in a carefully prepared environment, parents learn how to maximize their child’s developmental energies, engagement with the environment, and concentration. This is truly an opportunity to offer Montessori from the start.

Spring 2012 Sessions

Day: Class A - Tues/Thurs for 8 weeks; Class B - Wed for 8 weeks
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Price: Class A - $420/child ($10 reg. fee added at checkout); Class B - $230/child ($10 reg. fee added at checkout)

Class A (birth-crawling)	Tues/Thurs	1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	04/03/12 - 05/24/12	Register
Class B (crawling-walking)	Wednesdays	1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	04/04/12 - 05/23/12	Register

About the Instructor

Sarah Moudry: Sarah Moudry will be teaching Class A during the Fall Session.  Sarah received her AMI Assistants-to-Infancy Training (prenatal to three years) at The Montessori Institute in Denver, Colorado, her AMI Primary Training (three to six years) at the Montessori Training Center of Minnesota, and a master's degree in Montessori education from Loyola University Maryland. She has worked with children from birth to 14 years and is the mother of three children at The Post Oak School. Sarah has written both books and videos on Montessori education including; What is the Montessori Toddler Community, In a Montessori Home, and Edison’s Day. In addition to her classes at the Motherhood Center, Sarah teaches the Half-Day Infant Community at The Post Oak School.

Deidre Lodrig: Deidre Lodrig received a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, the AMI Assistants to Infancy diploma from the Montessori Institute of North Texas (MINT) AMI Training Center in Dallas and the M.Ed. in Montessori Integrative Education at Endicott College in Massachusetts. Deidre has worked as Lead Teacher in a Montessori toddler class for the past eight years. She currently leads toddlers in a morning Half-Day Infant Community class at The Post Oak School, guides afternoon and evening toddler parenting classes, Montessori Toddler Art, and an Infant/Parent class of Crawlers-to-Walkers at The Motherhood Center. Deidre enjoys working with children aged 0 to 3 and loves to share in their curiosity of the world and their efforts toward independence. Deidre has written a set of children’s picture books which are a part of the Post Oak’s school library and has one daughter, who attends Post Oak’s middle school.

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Testimonials

"Sarah Moudry is amazing. She spent time with us during each class discussing a topic for the week, allowing us a lot of opportunity to ask questions. She encouraged an open dialogue and as a result I have learned much and been inspired as a parent to try techniques I wouldn't have necessarily come across on my own. I can't say enough about her. Sarah's amazing. Anyone who gets her as an instructor is lucky." - C.Y. (Birth to Crawling)

"My child absolutely loved the materials, and I liked how Sarah brought in new materials each week based on the children's interests and abilities. Sarah created the perfect mix of instruction, support group, and open activity. I learned a lot from each topic Sarah introduced, but also got a lot out of hearing the other mother's experiences and just watching my child and the other children move around and explore the room." - A.W. (Crawling to Walking)