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Montessori Dad
The Prepared Parent
A journal-based reflection practice for parents cultivating presence, gentleness, and growth.
Parenting is emotional work.
Montessori Dad is a monthly companion to help you meet your child with intention.
A gentle, story-rooted reflection series that blends Montessori philosophy with mindful parenting prompts created by J.D. Murgolo and rooted in the Storytelling Alchemy practice of Fragile Moments.

📘 Based on the Montessori Dad Reflection Journal, available on Amazon
📨 Delivered monthly via Substack
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What You’ll Receive
Each month, paid subscribers receive a short, soulful journal companion designed to help you reflect, reconnect, and regulate.
You’ll get:
  • A Montessori-Inspired Mini Lesson
  • A beautifully designed PDF or carousel that explores one core parenting concept—through warmth, not pressure.
  • A Journal Prompt Page
  • Printable. Messy-friendly. Designed to work with your Montessori Dad Journal or any notebook you love.
  • A Short Audio Reflection from J.D.
  • 3–5 minutes of soft-spoken storytelling, grounded in the real rhythms of parenting.
These are not lessons in doing more.
They’re reminders to return to the version of yourself you want your child to grow up beside.
Want a sample? Read the launch post here!
📅 Monthly Themes (Examples)
  • Prepared Environment / Prepared Self
  • Observing Without Intervening
  • Parenting at the Child’s Pace
  • Repair & Regulate
  • The Power of Soft Boundaries
Each month builds your emotional awareness and environment-shaping presence—one breath, one shelf, one moment at a time.
Who It’s For
If you’re parenting from a place of curiosity, healing, or intention...this is for you.

If you’re trying to slow down, soften up, or figure it out one day at a time...this is for you.

You don’t need to be perfect.
You don’t need to be “Montessori enough.”
You just need to be willing to pause, reflect, and begin again.
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Explore a monthly series of journal prompts, Montessori-based mini lessons, and audio reflections for parents cultivating presence and emotional connection.
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Part of Fragile Moments
Montessori Dad lives inside Fragile Moments because parenting is a story and how we show up to that story matters.
It’s not separate from your healing. It is your healing.
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