What Can We Know About a Baby’s Experience? 5 Things from Research
Montessori educators have long watched babies listen, look, and respond to the world. In a 2025 scientific review published in Acta Paediatrica, Joel Frohlich and Tim Bayne examine brain activity and behavior for clues to what babies experience. MINT's AMI 0-3 Trainer Molly reflects on their findings and Montessori's "unconscious creator."
Phone Screen Time Is Getting in the Way of a Baby’s First Words
New research finds babies encounter hours of background media. At MINT, we see a Montessori question: How can we protect the attentive back-and-forth where babies’ first words begin?