by Isabelle Kunicki-Carter in Montessori Moments

As a Montessori educator and school director, I like to stay on top of recently published education, parenting and child development related books or articles. This April’s issue of the Atlantic features an article that’s been getting a lot of buzz – its cover certainly caught my attention. Entitled The Overprotected Kid by Hanna Rosin, the caption on the cover reads New research shows he’ll grow up to be more fearful and less creative right beside an image of an eight year-old boy, donning a helmet, knee pads, pillows strapped to his chest holding his over-protective mommy’s hand. This kid looks anything but confident or capable... READ MORE...