Montessori à la maison, 12-15 ans. Nathalie Petit. Illustrations by Pauline Amelin

MONTESSORI

À LA MAISON

12-15 ANS

je passe à l’acte

ACTES SUD

14 × 19 cm 64 pages 12 color illustrations softback august 2021 retail price: 10 €

An author, coach and trainer in neurocognitive and behavioural approaches, Nathalie Petit is a specialist in caring parenting. She is the author of Le Guide de l’éducation consciente (Alternat Presse, 2009) and the entire Montessori à la maison series: 0-3 ans, 3-6 ans, 9-12 ans and 6-9 ans (Actes Sud, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).

An illustrator of books for young adults, Pauline Amelin has published Ces maisons du monde and Ces bisous du monde (Éditions Crapaud-Sucre, 2018), illustrated the Montessori à la maison, 3-6 ans, 6-9 ans and 9-12 ans books in the “Je passe à l’acte” collection, and created coloring books and manuals for teaching children how to read (Larousse, 2020).

MONTESSORI AT HOME, 12-15 YEARS

Nathalie Petit Illustrations by Pauline Amelin

At the age of 12, children enter into a turbulent period that can be beset by existential obstacles. This is also the time when the first high-risk behaviours emerge.

Though not commonly associated with teenagers, Maria Montessori’s approach affords parents a chance to play a key role in supporting their children through this fragile but exciting phase during which they develop into autonomous individuals.

The latest title in the flagship Montessori à la maison series, this guide is the culmination in the educational roadmap developed by Nathalie Petit encompassing a child’s first years to their teenage years. To avoid any temptation to disengage, the book suggests simple and cost-free tools for helping teenagers to become independent while respecting the limits that they are learning to set. The aim is to create, step by step, a safe and trusting environment conducive to the flowering of their personalities and creativity.