Radka Jandová

You may have heard it before: Montessori is "the nursery where children just do whatever they want." Or something that sounds nice but surely can't work in real life.

Every child learns a little differently. Some need more time, others need movement, a quieter space, or a clearer plan. For neurodivergent children, these differences are often more pronounced. How can we support them in a Montessori environment without doing for them what they can gradually learn to do on their own?

How can you tell when a child is growing through healthy challenges, and when pressure from school, performance, and expectations has started to become too much?