Matrescence: How Motherhood Changes Everything

By Jessie Harrold, author of Mothershift

22nd October 2024

No one tells you that when you become a mother, in addition to learning how to change a nappy and configure a baby carrier with one hand, you’ll also learn a new language. Well, there’s a new word in the parenting lexicon, and it has the power to change the way you experience early motherhood: Matrescence.

The story of Mario Montessori

By Montessori East

Mario Montessori (pictured left) was born on March 31, 1898, the only child of Maria Montessori (pictured right) and Giuseppe Montesano. At the time, societal pressures were harsh on unmarried parents, so Mario's birth was kept a secret. He wa

The Montessori room as a teacher

By Montessori East

A thriving learning environment is one where children are deeply engaged, working independently and with purpose. While in traditional education models, learning often follows a straight line: the teacher directs from the top, and the child fo

Maths: The Binomial Cube explained

By Montessori East

The Binomial Cube provides the all important bridge between concrete and abstract thinking, and helps the child develop a much deeper understanding of the maths involved in algebra.  

Finding the Joy in Parenting

By Montessori East

Good Enough Parenting is a concept coined by Dr. Donald Winnicott in the 1950s. Winnicott, a British Paediatrician and psychoanalyst who studied mothers and babies, found that it is good for parents to become somewhat less responsive to their