Roots & Wings Blog

5 Useful Tools to Navigate Separation Anxiety
5 Useful Tools for Navigating Separation Anxiety Welcome to a new school year woohoo! It’s time for you and your little one to be ready to separate at preschool (or daycare). Keep in mind that you are not separating, so

Roots & Wings Archives: Heritage House Grand Opening Address – May 24, 2003
Heritage House Location Grand Opening Address – May 24, 2003 Well, look what we did together! We are so excited to finally open the Heritage House doors to our Roots community, to begin the next phase our journey.

Montessori Graduates: Eliminating Age Labels and Comparisons
We’re here to celebrate the progress and accomplishments of a special group of children, our Montessori graduates – in fact, we’re celebrating their shift, from one level of development to the next. Congratulations, you are the future! A

The Importance of Social and Emotional Intelligence
In his 1995 book Emotional Intelligence, well-known psychologist and author Daniel Goleman first brought to light the concept of social and emotional intelligence. He argues that human competencies such as self-awareness, self-discipline, persistence and empathy are of much greater consequence

On Knives, Needles and Glasses
“Remove anything that could hurt a child – dangerous sewing needles, sharp knives, breakable glasses.” This is the instinct of many caregivers, in order to keep our children safe. But is this really the best way to protect our children?

Essential Planes of Your Child’s Development
Maria Montessori spent many years studying and observing children and the development of their brains. Her understanding of this process improved drastically over her years as an educator, and we now know that there are essential planes of brain development