Montessori Dad: Patience, Presence & Parenting

J.D. Murgolo | Fragile Moments
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Montessori Dad is a journal-style podcast for fathers navigating the transition to a more intentional, presence-based way of life. Hosted by J.D. Murgolo, each episode is a reflection on Montessori parenting, emotional growth, and the quiet lessons our children teach us when we slow down. Moving beyond the "prepared environment," we explore the inner work of fatherhood, nervous system regulation, and how to find patience in the daily rhythms of family life. Join us as we grow alongside our children, one letter at a time.

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  1. While We Are Still Their World - Entry #65

    EPISODE 71

    While We Are Still Their World - Entry #65

    In this opening entry of Season 3, I sit with a simple truth that feels heavier the longer I hold it: Right now, our children’s worlds are still small, and we are at the center of them. Through a quiet journal entry written to my five-year-old son, I reflect on presence, attention, and the bittersweet knowing that this season won’t last forever. Montessori reminds us that children aren’t becoming something else, they are constructing themselves right now. And part of that construction is their deep pull toward home, safety, and connection. This entry isn’t about holding on tighter. It’s about learning how to stay present without clinging. To prepare an environment that supports independence, while honoring the tenderness of being needed. A reflection on fatherhood, impermanence, and what it means to witness our children fully while we still can. For every parent learning to grow alongside their child. Come along for a Montessori parenting journey with J.D. HERE ---Continue the Conversation This show is a production of Fragile Moments, a storytelling studio dedicated to the craft of presence. We believe the best stories don't just end when the audio stops; they breathe and create space for your own. If this episode sparked a memory, a question about the craft, or a story you’d rather speak than type, come sit at our table. You can leave a voice note for the studio or explore our resources for creators at: https://www.speakpipe.com/NotTodayMedia I listen to every note personally during my Friday stewardship hours. No pressure to be polished, just be human.

    10 min
  2. The Space Between Us - Entry #66

    EPISODE 72

    The Space Between Us - Entry #66

    In this second entry of Season 3, I reflect on parenting through grief and what it means to respect a child’s pace when loss enters the home. After the death of their Poppy, my father, I watch my three and five-year-old children begin to make sense of something too large for their language.  Through Montessori’s lens of developmental readiness, this episode explores how children process loss differently, dipping in and out of grief, returning to play, and asking the same questions again and again. This is a reflection on restraint, honesty, and presence, on learning to stand in the space between our adult understanding and our children’s still-forming hearts. Come along for a Montessori parenting journey with J.D. HERE ---Continue the Conversation This show is a production of Fragile Moments, a storytelling studio dedicated to the craft of presence. We believe the best stories don't just end when the audio stops; they breathe and create space for your own. If this episode sparked a memory, a question about the craft, or a story you’d rather speak than type, come sit at our table. You can leave a voice note for the studio or explore our resources for creators at: https://www.speakpipe.com/NotTodayMedia I listen to every note personally during my Friday stewardship hours. No pressure to be polished, just be human.

    10 min

  3. SEASON 3 TRAILER

    Season 3 — The Montessori Dad

    A quieter season begins. The Montessori Dad returns this February with a new season of reflections on presence, patience, and parenting as an inner practice. Season 3 continues the journal-style format — intimate, grounded, and unscripted — exploring the emotional work of fatherhood, the rhythms of home, and the slow shaping of both parent and child. Produced by Not Today Media. New episodes begin February.

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Montessori Dad is a journal-style podcast for fathers navigating the transition to a more intentional, presence-based way of life. Hosted by J.D. Murgolo, each episode is a reflection on Montessori parenting, emotional growth, and the quiet lessons our children teach us when we slow down. Moving beyond the "prepared environment," we explore the inner work of fatherhood, nervous system regulation, and how to find patience in the daily rhythms of family life. Join us as we grow alongside our children, one letter at a time.

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