Glen Montessori Book Club – Fall 2025
This semester’s Book Club selection is Dr. Stuart Shanker’s Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child (and You) Break the Stress Cycle and Successfully Engage with Life
Self-Reg by Dr. Stuart Shanker is a groundbreaking guide that reshapes our understanding of children’s emotions, behavior, and stress. Drawing on decades of research and hands-on work with families, Dr. Shanker shows that what often looks like a lack of willpower or self-control is, in fact, the result of hidden stressors—physiological, social, and emotional—that overwhelm a child’s nervous system.
With clarity and compassion, Self-Reg explains how parents can uncover these stressors and respond in ways that restore calm, build resilience, and unlock their child’s capacity for focus, empathy, and joy. More than just a parenting book, it is a roadmap to transforming the parent-child relationship into a powerful source of growth and healing—one that sets the stage for lifelong wellbeing.
We can’t wait to share ideas, hear your insights, and enjoy lively conversation with fellow readers—everyone is welcome! To keep everyone on track, a weekly reading guide will be published in the Montessori Minute,. See below for the reading schedule.
The Book Club will meet in person on Thursday, December 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at The Glen Montessori School to discuss the entire book.
Let us know if you plan to attend!
Reading Guide:
September 4: Introduction and Chapter 1
September 11: Chapter 2
September 18: Chapter 3
September 25: Chapter 4
October 2: Chapter 5
October 9: Chapter 6
October 16: Chapter 7
October 23: Chapter 8
October 30: Chapter 9
November 6: Chapter 10
November 13: Chapter 11
November 20: Chapter 12
November 27: Summary
December 4: Meeting at 5:30
If you would like to join the fall book club but are unable to purchase the book, please email Jackie, and we will provide you with a copy.