One family's pursuit of balanced, intentional living.
Have I mentioned before that I used to be a preschool teacher? Well I was. Which makes the last year of Darling Baby’s life that much more appalling. Sure, we’ve played and read books and listened to music and gone to baby school, but as far as any real official “ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES” go, I’ve completely […]
Shortly after Darling Baby had his first birthday, I decided it was time to stop using a high chair. So we went to Ikea and bought him a little table and some dishes. We wanted him to learn to sit at a table for meals and we wanted him to have furniture that was his […]
Many of the new mothers I talk to want to know how they can stimulate and entertain their babies and toddlers, and what the best toys are. The predominant tendency is to buy lots of toys so the child will always have something new to play with and take lots of classes to keep the […]
Remember my 60 post challenge? In all honesty, that hasn’t been going very well. Darling Baby has been very clingy (he’s climbing me like a tree at this very moment actually) and life has felt very hectic. But here I am, back at the keyboard and determined to crank out a post or two before […]
Until recently, women had few choices about what to read to prepare for childbirth and parenthood. Mostly the ever-present “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”, which is not necessarily the best choice for women who desire to have a gentle birth with minimal interventions. There are now many excellent books available to prepare the modern mother […]
Beyond the Rainbow Bridge: Nurturing our children from birth to seven by Barbara J. Patterson and Pamela Bradley is a short and easy to read introduction to Waldorf parenting. It is based on questions and answers that arose during a parent enrichment course led by Barbara Patterson, a “seasoned Waldorf teacher”. Some of my favorite quotes: “What may […]
The Sistine Madonna by Rafael is a prominent fixture in most Waldorf Kindergartens. While religious in nature, the significance of this painting goes far beyond Christian applications. This painting is considered by prominent Waldorf educator Rene Querido, to be a “yantra”, or an image that reveals spiritual truths to the viewer and even has healing […]
