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On Seeing Children as “Cute”

On Seeing Children as “Cute”

We should try to get out of the habit of seeing little children as cute. By this I mean that we should try to be more aware of what it is in children to which we [...]

Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!”

Five Reasons to Stop Saying “Good Job!”

Hang out at a playground, visit a school, or show up at a child’s birthday party, and there’s one phrase you can count on hearing repeatedly: “Good job!” Even tiny infants are praised for smacking their [...]

Parenting Roles

Parenting Roles

In our own life experience, we have discovered this to be the ultimate truth. Life is not meant to be difficult, wrought with illness and pain, sorrow and suffering. Life is meant to be fruitful and [...]

Still Walking The World In Wonder

Still Walking The World In Wonder

These 18 years have gone by so quickly and I can now officially share that choosing the “Waldorf Way” was the best decision I ever made. It was, at times, difficult. Many times I felt isolated, [...]

Temper, Temper, Temperament!

Temper, Temper, Temperament!

It has happened to all of us at one time or another: our child does “one of those things” that absolutely drives us crazy, and we wonder why? Perhaps it was to stand at the head of [...]