| Vol. 15, No. 3
Summer, 1990
in affiliation with the Association Monteasori Internationale
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WHAT IS NAMTA?
The… |
| MONTESSORI UNDER THREE
PARf ONE - ORIGINS: THE ASSISTANTS TO INFANCY
The Assist.ant to Infancy: A Special Educator
by… |
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ORIGINS: THE ASSISTANTS TO INFANCY
"Dr. Montessori s interest inhuman develnpment led her fwrlher and… |
| THE ASSISTANT TO INFANCY:
A SPECIAL EDUCATOR
by Dr. Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro
Dr. Mont.am.aro introduces the arigins of… |
| "Man himself must become the center of education and we must never
forget that man does not develop only at… |
| great dissatisfaction when she learned that I was a medical doctor and
at that time a pediatrician. It was evident that she… |
| Assistants to Infancy can provide parents, who are the "natural
special educators," with information about… |
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HISTORY OF ASSISTANTS TO INFANCY
Adele Costa Gnocchi was born in Montefalco… |
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The Montessori Birth Center served as a referral service,
matching Assistants to Infancy with families desiring their… |
| First A.M.I. Assistants to Infancy Course - Rome
Assistants to Infancy staff:
Silvana Montanaro, Director of Training, Gianna… |
| THE CHILD FROM BIRTH TO THREE
by Dr. Maria Montessori
I have spoken to you about the great problem of the psychology of the… |
| man. Nor does it follow that the child belonging to a race whose
language is very primitive speaks before the child who… |
| child needs to come in contact with the world and must do so as
completely as possible. Now this in itself is a principle of… |
| developed countries different devices are made to carry children. Some
carry the child on the back, others on a side, and… |
| mother lie isolated for some days, which is the time needed for the child
to adapt itself. By this it does not mean that the… |
| first right that has been violated with the advent of civilization, and
consequently it has become necessary to say much about… |
| Physical hygiene is not in itself sufficient. Often, on the contrary, it
has been physical hygiene which indirectly has done… |
| Phot.o by Bettini
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| THE VISION OF THE ASSISTANT TO INFANCY
ACCORDING TO COSTA GNOCCHI
by Grazia Honegger Fresco
Looking at the first days of fke… |
| The need to place all the golden rules of child care at the service of the
child and not to force him into those of authority… |
| from the upper classes seeking preparation for marriage. Some of them
were enthusiastic until they began to feel the iron… |
| necessary to create a sympathetic relationship between the mother and the
Assistant which will give the mother not only a… |
| by the family but also sometimes by the obstetrician because it is not
considered important that the pregnant mother be truly… |
| measures, prolonged inactivity after the third month - without even
mentioning the errors committed during birth, which have… |
| will it be possible that men and women of peace shall develop for the
future good of humanity. □
Plwto by Bettini
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| A TRIBUTE TO ADELE COSTA GNOCCHI
Adele Cost,a Grwcchi believed in the redemptive power of education;
she shared Kant s view… |
| A TRIBUTE TO THE INFANT CLASS TRADITION
A PHOTO ESSAY
by Rita Messineo
Rita Messineo annotates this pi,cwrial essay… |
| It is then clear to me that the instant start-up of toddler programs
throughout the United States may be well-intentioned, but… |
| Food in the Infant Class
Snack is an occasion for presenting
the chil,d with techniques for eoling.
The Italian food… |
| GrCYUp exercises for children under two.
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Individual Work
Care of self i,s really much different
for the young child. When brushing
the hair, for example, the… |
| Myst,ery Bag Group Exercises
Unique objects of interest such as a
mirror or wp are placed in a bag for
individual selection… |
| "The Pre'p<1,red Environment of the infant class has to create the right
conditions fw the young childs… |
| PAK/' TWO- THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY
Plww by Jill Burke
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| THE MEANING OF "MATERNAL CARE"
by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro
The role of the faJJier and rrwtlier in… |
| The global message is: "I need, I ask, and I receive from outside."
Maternal help renews the relationship… |
| "HOLDING" FOR BREAST-FEEDING AND
TOGETHERNESS (INTIMACY)
Since an infant is helpless, most maternal care… |
| Today we know much more about the surprising abilities of newborn
infants and young children, but in many maternity hospitals… |
| to collaborate in all that we do. This collaboration can be obtained from
the moment of birth, but it requires a little more… |
| "Personalization" is founded on the body's functions: through them
the child's whole person will… |
| Now consider what happens when a child with an empty stomach
calls but does not receive an appropriate answer. Sometimes the… |
| THE FATHER'S PRESENCE
by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro
WHAT IS A "FATHER"?
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Every child has a… |
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| child. No human being can possess every aspect of humanity. The
presence of a father enriches the environment of the child… |
| division is not only necessary for our study, but that in a human being all
these different aspects are inter-linked, and only… |
| Both parents can attend a childbirth course, and their work tpgether
to have a better birth is of direct help to the child.… |
| having a baby became the maternity hospital rather than the home. A
result of this was that people who traditionally gave the… |
| It hardly needs adding that there is of course no additional risk of
infection because of the father being in the delivery… |
| OBSERVATIONS ON SARA'S FIRST EIGHT
MONTHS BY HER MOTHER
by Grazia Honegger Fresco
Mrs. Fresco's sensitive histnry… |
| her cradle and a Siamese "scare-devil" (red and yellow fish) hanging and
moving in the air. Right from the… |
| loves the world around him. This can be seen in Sara, who cried only
because of discomfort (and even this was very rare} She… |
| object very much, for example the little horse hanging above her, she
concentrated hard, screwed up her mouth, sometimes with… |
| crying, but when it is not in the habit of crying, it expresses its desires
with talking sounds and above all with expressions… |
| With regard to new faces, at around four and a half months Sara often
displayed perplexity, confusion and even fear that… |
| her sitting near her cradle or on the carpet (after the seventh month)
without holding her, helped to prevent excessive… |
| expression of her mouth. I smiled at her and her fear passed. These,
which basically are quite minor incidents, have put me… |
| THE VALUE OF SEPARATION
by Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro
Dr. Mon:tanaros philosophicaJ, outlook on separation as 'f)Q,rt… |
| ment to the womb through the placenta continues but will eventually
separat.e at the moment of birth.
Birth, which is a clear… |
| with the next level of options, otherwise only the negative aspects will
prevail as the adaptation to the new condition is… |
| will become their environment, and they will feel free to move in it
because they bring inside of themselves the positive… |
| "The struggle to understand the infantJYYWtiwr bMtd ranks as one of
the greai, quests of modern psychology - one tJu:… |
| BECOMING ATTACHED
by Robert Karen
Mr. Karen, s article regarding the histmy of separati.on thwry and
research demonstrates… |
| Today, with mothers spending less time at home, with families falling
apart and being reshaped in new combinations, and with… |
| two intervals a stranger was in the room; during another the baby was
alone.
Ainsworth spotted three distinct patterns in the… |
| Before Ainsworth, numerous methods had been devised to measure
conceptual and cognitive development. Many of them had been… |
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| steady, dependable, there for him. (Throughout this article, for sim-
plicity's sake, I'll refer to the primary… |
| satisfying relationships and of passing on that ability to their children.
But in unstable homes, where parents, often single… |
| Attachment theory was itself born of three unlikely parents: ethol-
ogy, developmental psychology, and psychoanalysis -… |