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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have one 3yr old DD, she goes to a wonderful Montessori school, and we practice many Montessori philosophies at home. We don’t do screens, we do tons of hands on sensory activities, we read so many books( which she loves) and yet my friends 3yr old DD is way better at “playing” then mine. They don’t have screen restrictions, have tons of plastic loud toys, but yet somehow her DD does not jump from one activity to another, and can come up these elaborate play scenarios that my DD can’t follow. I know this has nothing to do with intelligence, I’m just shocked at how creative her child is compared to mine. [/quote]

OP, I think it's an innate personality thing that has nothing to do with the schools or the Montessori approach. One of my DCs is, was and always has been the most creative, imaginative kid I've ever known. He was the one with imaginary friends at the age of 3-4, loved to read adventure books from earliest days, and always made up his own games and ways of playing them. He's now in high school and is a terrific creative writer. My other DC could not care less about any of this. He likes to work with his hands, learns by doing rather than reading, and is a very practical kid who stares at his brother sometimes in utter confusion over the yarns he spins.

They have both been that way from Day One, despite being raised in the same house, by the same parents and going to the same schools.

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