Hello and welcome to my journey!

I’ve always enjoyed being with children.  Motherhood sparked a new curiosity about early childhood development and I was absolutely smitten with my first interaction of a  Montessori environment and came away wishing I was a child again to learn in an experiential environment.  This was the beginning of my journey to learn and adopt some of the Montessori principles to help guide my own parenting.  Over 17 years of working in Montessori schools, receiving trainings, engaging in workshops, working with mentors and learning from the most impactful teachers - "the children" has shaped me and continues to grow me as a human being.

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Through my years of conversations and conferences with families, I learned that parents were seeking support and guidance so they may parent with confidence.  At parent-teacher conferences, I enjoyed learning about their family culture, their struggles and above all, their deep need to parent successfully.

 

I've always enjoyed sharing some simple ways of bringing Montessori home with friends and families, helping them prepare their home environments to meet the needs of the young child.  The joy on a child's face when they see spaces curated to support their development and hearing from families how this helped see their spaces through the lens of a child encouraged me to host my first parent-toddler playgroup at my local library.  Parents loved the aspect of finding community and support while also learning how to support their little one at home.  Again, I was encouraged by parents to host these classes regularly so they could learn more about their young children's developmental abilities.  After 3 years of having my own studio in Sugarland, I am now taking my work mobile to be able to serve in other neighborhoods because I learned that families of 0-3 really needed community and support and infants and toddlers needed a community of peers they met regularly, to be able to exercise their emerging socio-emotional skills and for parents to be able to witness & support these emerging skills.

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A few years ago, I discovered RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) a transformational, respectful caregiving philosophy by Magda Gerber and completely fell in love with this simple yet profound way of seeing children with respect, seeing them as competent and trusting their abilities to move and explore in ways that they can.  The foundation of the Magda Gerber's philosophy is "respect" for the child who is a whole human being, perfectly capable and intrinsically driven to move and explore.  I enjoy hosting parent-infant playgroups because it highlights time for parents to observe how children naturally develop and how a weekly gathering of familiar adults and infants offers a child a safe space to move, explore and interact.

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My hope is:

- To help guide your understanding in what it is to "follow your child" and guide you in your observations to help notice their emerging skills and interests and their personality, so that we may honor the child and start laying foundations for a respectful, supportive, trusting and nurturing relationship with your young child - a framework that will carry you for a lifetime.

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I’m deeply grateful for all my experiences at every school I’ve worked with, especially, The Post Oak School. and St. Catherine’s Montessori which have been a guiding light during my years of exploring, experiencing and solidifying my understanding of Montessori.  I am grateful for the learning and mentorship through my experiences there, the opportunit to learn from various workshops, and being able to receive my 1st half of Primary AMI training which offered a deeper understanding of the Montessori pedagogy through amazing lectures, and a beautiful, supportive community.  An experience that augmented my learning and experiences after my Early Childhood AMS certification.  ​My passion to serve parents and children motivates me to continue learning and growing about early childhood, early relational health and continuously learning more about RIE which beautifully complements Montessori.

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The world holds a growing community of amazing early childhood professionals, moms, trainers, educators, and people who strive to share the beautiful philosophies of RIE and Montessori.  They continue to inspire me in my journey.​

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Above all, I am deeply grateful for my ever-supportive husband Joel, who believes in me more than I do myself, and has always nudged me to use my passion for Montessori and RIE to help other families.

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I welcome you with deep joy on this journey with me, with your child, and with the families you will meet in our shared community.