Our Guests: Junnifa Uzodike & Simone Davies
Show Notes
Junnifa Uzodike and Simone Davies join the podcast to talk about how we can educate families about the Planes of Development to facilitate closer partnership. As Montessorians, we know how vital our understanding of the Planes of Development is in shaping how we approach and respond to children, yet families don’t often have this same understanding. The Planes of Development can serve as a “guidebook” for families, helping them to understand the characteristics and needs of their children, manage their expectations, and how better to respond to their children. Junnifa explains that when we give our families the gift of this knowledge, we empower them to be partners and collaborators in supporting children to their full potential.
Junnifa and Simone share the most important characteristics, tips, and tools they share with families about children in each Plane of Development.
About our Guests
Junnifa Uzodike
Montessori Head of School, Mentor & Author
Junnifa Uzodike is an AMI trained Montessori guide for the 0-3, 3-6 and 6-12 levels. She is the co-author of “The Montessori Baby” and “The Montessori Child” with Simone Davies. She is also the founder and head of school at Fruitful Orchard Montessori in Abuja, Nigeria. Since discovering Montessori in 2011, Junnifa has continued to build her knowledge and experience in child development using Montessori principles. She has three children whom she has raised using Montessori principles from birth. Junnifa’s Montessori work includes guiding children at Fruitful Orchard, mentoring teachers and closest to her heart is supporting parents in implementing Montessori from birth. She inspires parents around the world to bring Montessori into their lives by sharing her Montessori journey and offering courses and other resources via her blog www.nduoma.com and her Instagram page here.
About our Guests
Simone Davies
Montessori Guide, Consultant & Author
Simone Davies is the author of “The Montessori Toddler” and co-author of “The Montessori Baby,” comprehensive guides to raising toddlers and infants in a Montessori way. The books are based on her 15+ years experience working as an AMI Montessori guide in Sydney and in Amsterdam. She also has a popular blog, instagram page, and podcast, “The Montessori Notebook.” Simone currently runs parent-child Montessori classes in Amsterdam at her school, Jacaranda Tree Montessori. She is the mother of two young adults.
Resources
Free Book Signing and Discussion
with Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike
Wednesday, March 13 from 4:00-5:30pm
at Greenspring Montessori School in Baltimore, Maryland
We are excited to welcome Simone Davies and Junnifa Uzodike, best-selling authors of The Montessori Child to our campus for this free event. Together the authors will discuss how to navigate the challenge of technology through each stage of development from 0 to 18 years through a Montessori lens and how to speak to families about technology. They will walk you through suggestions including how we can limit screens in the early years, how we can use technology in the second plane as a tool, and how we can help our adolescents become safe users of technology ready for being an adult in society. Importantly, we will also explore all the other things we can add to our children’s lives to help raise capable children with creative minds and compassionate hearts. Afterward, they will be available for book signing as well. This free event is brought to you by the Greenspring Center for Lifelong Learning. Please click here to RSVP and reserve your copy of The Montessori Child.
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