http://www.fridayschildmontessori.com/blog/your-childs-time-diet/ Don’t feel guilty about not doing everything. Give your child space to be and discover who they are, and to concentrate on what they want to do. And have a good bedtime routine where everyone winds down in the evening.

1. What’s a parent to do to
avoid their kids to be
stressed?
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2. Make sure your kids get the right
amount of
SLEEP TIME

4. How do you ensure that your child does
get enough sleep and the right sort of
sleep?

5. It’s at this point, you’re likely to be
feeling horribly guilty every way you
turn: you feel guilty if your child isn’t
getting a chance to do those fun and
enriching activities.

6. But you feel guilty if you are doing
those activities because this could be
putting a bit too much onto your child.

7. So take a deep breath. You are a good
parent and you want the best for your
child. You love him or her to bits. And
you don’t need to be driven by guilt.

9. First of all, take a look at your child’s
schedule --their time diet.

10. Put a limit on the number of activities
outside preschool that your child does.

12. During the preschool years, one extra
thing is enough. And leave the rest of
the days free so your child can have
time to just discover who he/she is.

13. One thing that is fundamental
in Montessori education is that
children will do things at their own
pace and should be allowed to
concentrate on an activity for as long
as they want to.

14. Heavy-duty scheduling goes right
against this. Slow down. Do not worry
about whether your child is getting
enough stimulation and enrichment
and socialisation at home when he/she
is not at preschool.

16. If you do want to choose an activity for
your child out of preschool time,
choose carefully.

17. Sometimes, you may have to say no to
some of the wonderful things that are
on offer.

18. The way to choose is to study your
child (another Montessori principle)
and see what he or she is into.

20. If your child doesn’t seem to stop
dancing, then music and movement
classes are probably a goer. If your
child is always wanting to play a
particular sport, then pick that sport.

21. The other thing to do is to have a
proper wind-down schedule for
bedtime.

22. Put TVs, computers and i-Things to
bed earlier, especially as these stop the
brain producing sleep-inducing
melatonin.

23. Incidentally, this is as beneficial for
parents as it is for children.

24. Get more healthy tips!
Avoid stress in children. Send them to
a good Montessori Preschool that has a
unique approach to developing their
holistic health and learning.

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