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I have one foot in the world of child development and the other foot in the world of parental development. Often these worlds stay separate, but in this newsletter I will explore the parent-child relationship from the inside out.

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A Little About Me

I’ve been in early childhood education, specifically Montessori education, since 2006. In 2012 I became a parent and found that for as much grounding as I had in child development, I didn’t have any preparation for my own development as a parent. I went on to have three more kids, and each time was fascinated by the rapid development in my children as well as myself. This led me to study with Aurelie Athan, PhD, at Teachers College, Columbia University, where I learned about the concept of matrescence. I now overlay my extensive background in child development onto what I am learning of maternal development and bring it to you in this newsletter.

I am the founding director of Carrig Montessori School in Brooklyn, NY where I spend my days working with kids ranging from age three through third grade, as well as their incredible parents.

I live in Queens, NY with my husband and our four kids.

Why Half Eaten Apples?

When my son was little one of his favorite things to do was to grab an apple out of our fruit bowl, take a bite out of it, and put it back. He would do this again and again until each apple had just one little nibble taken out of it.

Half eaten apples, for me at least, are representative of the gap between the parenting life I thought I would have (shiny, whole apples) and the parenting life I wouldn’t trade if I could (half eaten apples).