by Emma | Homeschool & Parenting
 To assist a Child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely. ~Maria Montessori~ This is what the Montessori classroom is based upon. And Maria Montessori, the founder of The Montessori learning method, understood this early on....
by Emma | Homeschool & Parenting, Language, Travel & Diversity
How my kids became trilingual I often get the question how I teach my children Swedish. My answer is: I don’t TEACH them Swedish. I talk Swedish with them and “live the language”, just like every other parent do with their children....
by Emma | Homeschool & Parenting, Language, Travel & Diversity
Will one more language be too much for my child? ..you might ask. And I dare to say: No, there is no such thing as too many languages for a child. *Note: This is a general thumb of rule. There might be some exceptions, for example in case of autism or hearing...
by Emma | Explore Outside, Homeschool & Parenting, Outdoor Classroom
Why sometimes keeping it simple is good Have you ever heard the story of the little boy who came home all exited from a school field trip? When his parents asked what he liked the most about the trip, the boy answered without any doubt, that the kiosk across the...
by Emma | Homeschool & Parenting
Is overwhelm keeping you up at night? Read on. I must admit that so far May has been a pretty exhausting month for us. There are so many things going on at the same time! There has been Mother’s day, where I was in charge of craft in the classroom, teacher...
by Emma | Homeschool & Parenting
Are you sick of the commercialization of Mother’s Day? Have you had it trying to beat the crowd in a restaurant? Today Mother’s Day is one of the largest retail holidays in the US. It has become the most popular holiday of the year for dining out....