Oh, you are going to love this one. This article was linked on the Playschool6 list yesterday. I couldn’t have said it better myself. Here is an exerpt:

For me, being a Mom isn’t about buying a lot of electronic toys or decorating my daughter’s room as a fantasy castle. It isn’t even about having exciting adventures, or giving my kids the opportunity to take every possible after-school activity or sport that today’s culture seems to offer. What it is mostly about is time. Time being present with my children. Time to let Emma take her own time: to put on and pull off her shoes twenty times if she wants; time to figure out how to get her arm in the sleeve; time to scoop her own cereal. Time to let her set her own table, again and again and again. Time to cuddle with her on the low bed and read her favorite book over and over and over. It is a quiet way of spending time and letting her grow guided by an environment where she is safe to explore and learn about her world.

Do read it in its entirety to get a good feel for what makes a day in a Montessori home. This could have easily been titled A Waldorf Home in many ways. No tv, natural materials, rhythm and routine. Whatever you call it, it is simply delightful.

(For more ideas and images of Montessori in the home check out How to Raise an Amazing Child.)