书名：Montessori from the Start蒙台梭利早教
作者：Paula Polk Lillard；Lynn Lillard Jessen
出版社名称：Schocken
出版时间：2003
语种：英文
ISBN：9780805211122
商品尺寸：13.2 x 2.3 x 20.3 cm
包装：平装
页数：256父母应该怎么帮助年幼的孩子完成自己的任务呢？“蒙台梭利教育法”中的亲身实践和自我发现又和小朋友们有着怎样的联系？本书Montessori from the Start《蒙台梭利早教》将详细地解答父母对于“蒙台梭利早教”的各种疑问和困惑，讲述孩子从出生到三岁的家庭教育的形成。从婴儿卧室的设计、衣食的准备，到孩子穿衣、如厕等基本能力的培养，是一本帮助父母从孩子出生起就形成良好家庭教育的实用指南。

What can parents do to help their youngest children in their task of self-formation? How does the Montessori method of hands-on learning and self-discovery relate to the youngest infants? This authoritative and accessible book answers these and many other questions. Based on Dr. Maria Montessori's instructions for raising infants, its comprehensive exploration of the first three years incorporates the furnishings and tools she created for the care and comfort of babies. From the design of the baby's bedroom to the child-sized kitchen table, from diet and food preparation to clothing and movement, the authors provide guidance for the establishment of a beautiful and serviceable environment for babies and very young children. They introduce concepts and tasks, taking into account childrens' ''sensitive periods'' for learning such skills as dressing themselves, food preparation, and toilet training. Brimming with anecdote and encouragement, and written in a clear, engaging style, Montessori from the Start is a practical and useful guide to raising calm, competent, and confident children.

Review
"A major and timely contribution to the early childhood years--anecdotal, rich in insight and experience, practical and useful. This informed, careful, and intelligent response to the unfolding of personality will peak parents' interest as they learn how to establish healthy, enjoyable, and sustaining relationships with their children. A must for parents-to-be, nannies, and care-givers." --Virginia McHugh Goodwin, Executive Director, Association Montessori International, U.S.A.Paula Polk Lillardand her daughter, Lynn Lillard Jessen, co-founded the Forest Bluff School in Lake Bluff, Illinois, a Montessori school for children through the eighth grade. Paula is the principal of the school, and she and Lynn teach the parent child course, a workshop for parents on the Montessori approach for children from birth to age three. They live in Lake Forest, Illinois. The Completion of the Human Being
Welcoming the Newborn
Discovering the world
The Hand and the Brain
Crawling to Coordination
Practical Life
Personal Care
Language and Intelligence
The Developing Will
ConclusionBefore we begin the chapters of practical detail that form the body of this book, it is important to visit two more areas of thought about the formation of human beings. If we are going to help the human infant in the monumental task of self-completion, we need to understand where the energy for self-construction and positive response to life comes from in human beings. How do we encourage enthusiasm and interaction with the environment? How are they discouraged? Secondly, if we are going to define the human infant as incomplete at birth, we need to outline the specific formation that is necessary for the child to become a complete human being. Both of these topics come to light through an awareness of the differences between human beings and all other species. We have said that the human infant is incomplete at birth. It is our role as adults to assist our children in the formidable task of finishing their own formation as human beings. Only in this way can our children become fully formed adults and reach the potential which they are capable of from birth. The degree of this challenge for both the adult human being and the human child sets humans apart from all other species. It is true that the young of some animals, specifically mammals, are born in an immature state. However, their task is largely pre-programmed by their genes, and their instincts follow a narrowly limited path of development. Given the care required by creation's plan for their species, they only need time to grow bigger and mature into adulthood. They pay a price for the predetermined nature of their existence, however. They have limited versatility in their adaptation to their environment. For example, the foal and calf are destined to eat grasses and grains; the tiger and lion cub, small mammals. The ways in which they meet other challenges of existence are programmed as well: their fur keeps them warm, horns and sharp teeth defend them, swift legs carry them from danger, and so forth.

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