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@Torchwood: What book said that? I'm not countering you at all because I haven't read that book personally and I don't know for sure what it meant, but I thought it was worth pointing out that in Montesorri lingo, "weaning" means the beginning of the process, ie beginning solids. Sort of like "baby led weaning", it simply means starting your child on the path towards a diet of solid food, not necessarily stopping breastfeeding.
There is even Montesorri furniture called a "weaning chair" and "weaning table", intended to replace the high chair concept.

Again I don't know if that's what the book was referring to, I just thought it would be good information to have. I too practice attachment and "gut" parenting first, and there is no way I would entertain the idea of weaning at nine months, so I'm totally with you there. I don't fully subscribe to everything Montesorri teaches but at this point, I haven't found any recommendations that are directly harmful, as that "weaning" advice suggests.

The main reason I would love to send LO to a Montessori preschool is that it is the only kind of preschool that has been proven by research to have a measurable impact. Otherwise there isn't a lot of research that shows that preschool has an impact one way or another.

For us, because it is so expensive, I think I would have to visit the individual school & feel like it would be a great fit for our LO. I wouldn't solely choose a Montessori school just because it is more desirable. There are other things that are priority as well.