Where to start with Montessori – everything you need to know to get started with Montessori. This is a guide I’m sharing with you my favourite Montessori and parenting books.
BOOKS AND LECTURES BY DR. MONTESSORI
Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child,
Maria Montessori, Maria Montessori Speaks to Parents,
Maria Montessori, The 1946 London Lectures,
BOOKS ABOUT THE MONTESSORI APPROACH
- The Joyful Child: Montessori, Global Wisdom for Birth to Three, Susan Mayclin Stephenson, Olaf Montessori Company, 2013
- Child of the World: Montessori, Global Education for Age 3-12+, Susan Mayclin Stephenson, Michael Olaf Montessori Company, 2013
- Understanding the Human Being, Silvana Quattrocchi Montenaro M.D., Nienhuis Montessori, 1991
- How to Raise an Amazing Child: The Montessori way to bring up caring, confident children, Tim Seldin, Dorling Kindersley, 2007
- Maria Montessori: Her life and work, E. M. Standing, Plume, 1957Montessori Madness, Trevor Eissler, Sevenoff, 2009
- Montessori from the Start, by Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen, Schocken, 2003
BOOKS ABOUT PARENTING
- Positive Discipline: The first three years, Jane Nelsen, Three Rivers Press, 2007
- How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk,Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, Piccadilly Press, 2013
- Siblings Without Rivalry, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012
- The Whole-Brain Child: 12 proven strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind, Dr. Daniel J Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, Robinson, 2012
- Unconditional Parenting: Moving from rewards and punishments to love and reason, Alfie Kohn, Atria Books, 2006
- Good Night, Sleep Tight, Kim West, Piateus, 2010
- Thriving: Raising confident kids with confidence, character and resilience, Michael Grose, Bantam, 2011
- Toxic Childhood: How the modern world is damaging our children and what we can do about it, Sue Palmer, Orion Paperback, 2006
- The Creative Family: How to encourage imagination and nurture family connections, Amanda Soule, Roost Books, 2008
- A Parents’ and Teachers’ Guide to Bilingualism, Colin Baker, Multilingual Matters, 2014
BOOKS ON PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Nonviolent Communication, Marshall B. Rosenberg, Phd, Puddledancer Press, 2003
- Mindset, Dr. Carol S. Dweck, Robinson, 2006
- Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain, Penguin Books, 2012
- In Praise of Slow: How a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed, Carl Honore, Orion, 2005
- The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman, Northfield, 2004
