Grounded and Soaring

We all need help committing to the long view as we parent; it’s easy to let anxiety and social comparison hijack our highest ideals and goals for our children. Enter Jessica Lahey , author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed .  In this podcast episode, Sam Shapiro, Head of Marin Montessori School, spea...

We're living in the middle of the revolution that has reshaped our world. In this episode, Tom Preston-Werner, MMS parent and founder and former CEO of GitHub, joins for a wide-ranging conversation about the role technology plays in modern life, what we should do about exposing our kids to it, and how we should go about preparing them to be agile, creators, not passive consumers. Parents sometimes...

In this episode, we dive into a topic that most parents wrestle with because it’s essential and really, really hard. Communication or perhaps more accurately – healthy communication – is critical for a human being at any age to express feelings, preferences, needs and to receive those messages from others. The question is how do we as parents help our kids build strong communication skills? – alwa...

This fall, David Brooks published an essay in The New York Times called " The Crisis of Boys and Men. " Among his provocative arguments based on some pretty sobering data points: " Many men are like what Dean Acheson said about Britain after World War II. They have lost an empire but not yet found a role."  When it comes to raising healthy boys today, parents and educators alike are called to...

When your kids are young, high school may seem like a distant worry, but it comes faster than anyone would like. That's why it's good to have help, which is what Jamie Moffett provides students in Marin Montessori's Junior High School. Jamie joins the podcast to discuss the transition to high school and to share her experiences with MMS students who apply to and attend independent and public high...

For those who aren’t accustomed to Montessori classrooms, it might seem a bit curious that children cook, clean, sew, and more. There’s actually a lot behind all the cupcakes the students are baking.  In this first episode of the Grounded and Soaring podcast, we take a few minutes to explore how practical life routines and activities help children build skills, confidence, understanding, and...

What this world really needs is another podcast... We're doing it anyway though because we're looking for ways to connect with parents and educators about the stakes and opportunities we all face as we teach and raise children today. On this episode, we introduce the thinking behind Grounded and Soaring and what we're trying to achieve. As always, we welcome feedback. Just email us here !