Simone Davies Books
Simone Davies is a Montessori educator and author based in Amsterdam. She runs The Montessori Notebook, an online resource for parents and teachers, and has over 15 years of experience working with young children in Montessori environments.
Known for: The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding, The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
Books by Simone Davies
The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding
The Montessori Baby is a practical and inspiring guide for parents who wish to raise their infants with the principles of Montessori education. It offers advice on how to create a calm, respectful, an...
The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
The Montessori Toddler is a practical guide for parents who wish to apply Montessori principles at home with children aged 1 to 3. It offers clear explanations of how to create a calm, supportive envi...
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Understanding the Newborn’s World
When we bring a baby home, it’s easy to forget that we are welcoming someone who is just beginning to experience the world through fresh, unfiltered senses. In the first weeks, everything is new—the light through the curtains, the sound of your heartbeat, the warmth of your arms. In Montessori philo...
From The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding
Creating a Prepared Environment at Home
Montessori speaks often of the ‘prepared environment’—a space designed to meet the developmental needs of the child. For infants, this is less about decoration and more about intention. The environment communicates safety, order, and an invitation to explore. In our homes, this might mean a low she...
From The Montessori Baby: A Parent's Guide to Nurturing Your Baby with Love, Respect, and Understanding
Understanding the Toddler’s Drive for Independence
Toddlers live in motion. Between their first and third birthdays, children are learning that they are separate individuals. They are pushing forward into autonomy—into doing things by themselves, making choices, and exploring boundaries. From a Montessori perspective, this is not defiance but the ch...
From The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
Creating a Prepared Environment at Home
The prepared environment is the heart of Montessori practice. It’s the bridge between freedom and structure, between curiosity and calm. For toddlers, the home environment shapes their experience of the world more deeply than any words we say. That’s why preparation—careful, intentional, and loving—...
From The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
About Simone Davies
Simone Davies is a Montessori educator and author based in Amsterdam. She runs The Montessori Notebook, an online resource for parents and teachers, and has over 15 years of experience working with young children in Montessori environments.
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