Give Yourself Some Grace: What That Actually Means (and Why It's So Hard)
The Advice That Doesn't Quite Land
Somewhere along the way, give yourself some grace became one of those
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Preparation of the Adult, Turned Inward
There's a quiet truth at the centre of Montessori that surprises almost everyone when they first hear it.
Listen to Yourself the Way You'd Listen to a Child
We teach it so carefully to everyone else.
Get down to their level. Stop what you're doing. Look
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