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.