Attention seeking or connection seeking?

Attention seeking or connection seeking?

By Community Early Learning Australia

20th November 2024

Attention seeking can have such a negative connotation when it comes to thinking about children's behaviour. However, if you were to reframe the language to 'connection seeking', what would you conjure in your mind? Community Early Learning Australia, explains that this simple reframe can help us react differently and remind us to what actually makes us human, it's connection.

Sports at Montessori East

By Montessori East

Children were born to move. They thrive when they move which supports their development and learning. At Montessori East, we give the children freedom to move throughout the day within and outside of the classroom as well as offer a structured

Steps to building self-esteem

By Montessori East

When a baby is born, they are completely dependent on us for everything—feeding, dressing, and caring for them. While this is crucial in the beginning, it’s equally important to gradually step back and guide them to develop new abilities so th

The story of Mario Montessori

By Montessori East

Mario Montessori (pictured left) was born on March 31, 1898, the only child of Maria Montessori (pictured right) and Giuseppe Montesano. At the time, societal pressures were harsh on unmarried parents, so Mario's birth was kept a secret. He wa

The Montessori room as a teacher

By Montessori East

A thriving learning environment is one where children are deeply engaged, working independently and with purpose. While in traditional education models, learning often follows a straight line: the teacher directs from the top, and the child fo