Calm, rhythm and real attention. That's what children grow from.
Ever since I was young, I've watched with wonder how children discover the world. When you really look and listen, you see how complete a child already is. With their own pace, sensitivity and way of being.
In my years in education and dyslexia care, I noticed that many children don't get stuck on reading itself, but on pressure, tension and expectations. The bigger that pressure grew, the smaller children often started to feel.
I saw children take up space again as soon as calm, warmth and trust returned.
"You can go at your own pace. You're safe here."
In Montessori, I found words for what I'd felt for a long time: respect for the child, simplicity, rhythm and freedom within clear limits. That's the foundation of how I work. But it didn't stop with the child. Those same principles helped me become myself too: less adapted, more genuinely me.
Alongside my pedagogical background, creativity plays a big role in how I guide. Music and art are, for me, ways to bring rhythm, space and playfulness. Also when working with children.
From that combination, KindMind was born: first as Leeskompas, for children who get stuck around reading. Over time, I recognized the same need in families who move or travel a lot. Looking for their own rhythm, far from home. That's how Montessori Family Coach came about alongside it: the same core, translated for parents. Because they too are allowed to free themselves from constant duty, and become themselves again. Not just their child.
My strength lies in the small things: listening, attuning, bringing calm, and exploring together what a child or family needs to feel safe and free.
Laura ter Maten, MSc
KindMind – guidance rooted in calm, attunement and trust.
About the logo
The KindMind logo is based on the Montessori tulip: a red-and-white tulip specially bred in 2020 to honor Maria Montessori. A tulip bulb needs time, and the right conditions, to bloom. Just like a child.