- Using the potty. Yeah only a few accidents in the last week and she will go to the bathroom by herself a lot of the time.
 - learning to pull her underwear down on her own
 - brushes own teeth and washes hands (needs help with the taps)
 - puts her dirty clothes in the washing basket
 - puts the laundry into the washing machine
 - finds rubbish and puts it in the bin
 - waters the plants
 - sweeps with broom, dust pan and brush (doesn't quite understand the whole concept yet)
 - eats all snacks and meals (except diner) at her table
 - sets and clears her own table (with some reminding)
 - pours own water from a jug and drinks from a glass (still messing about with the water)
 - pushes her chair in (needs reminding most of the time)
 - wipes table and chairs with sponge (not all the time)
 - puts her own clean dishes away in the cupboard
 
Wow when I look at it all written out it seems like a lot. I'm proud of my little munchkin!
Some things I would like to work on next month are:
- helping to put her clean clothes away
 - helping to match the socks (I've tried this before and she's not at all interested)
 - cleaning the window in the living room
 - starting to dress herself ( she can partially put on her pants and underwear and sometimes her shoes if she feels like it)
 - dusting (she does like to do this but of course I also have to actually dust to show her how to do it which may be a problem!)
 
If anyone has any other suggestions of things they've done with their 20 month olds I would love to hear them. I'd also love to hear any stories on how they've overcome the challenge of a toddler's "will" : )

2 comments:
Wow, I just got your comment on my blog. That is so HARD to believe! You were from Manitoba! I can not even seem to find many Montessorians in Canada, never mind from Manitoba!
What do you do in the UK?
Your blog is very nice, I have enjoyed looking through it.
I would love to get to know you more. If you want you can e-mail me at mymontessorihome@mts.net and we can share ideas etc!
Take care!
Oh, and to answer your question, my daughter with the unique birthday theme idea will be turning 4 later in Fall (so I have a bit of time to come up with ideas).
We also have another daughter who is 11 months.
How about you? How old is your daughter?
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