It all matters, supporting the wholeness of the child matters. The emotional wellbeing, expressive abilities, and cognitive development all matter. Read more »
Category: Peer Articles
Even though we are intensively trained at length in an organic system formed of an integrated and cohesive philosophy, psychology, and practice, capable of growing as a living whole, it cannot take life until we breathe into it the soul of our own transformation. Read more »
Donna Bryant Goertz’ Children Who Are Not Yet Peaceful is more than a book about children. It is more than a book about those who teach children. Read more »
Another example of how we parents can be influenced to view our children as amusing possessions to strut around and show off for our own status, to turn on and turn off for our own entertainment, to enroll in everything imaginable in order to train up to reflect impressively on us. Read more »
Here’s the story of a “Going Out.” What a treat it is – the respect, the adult’s self-restraint and reflection, the perseverance, the growing understanding, the admiration for the children – wow!!! Read more »
With their Absorbent Minds our children absorb even our hidden thoughts and emotions. Living with a child is the most profound spiritual practice. Read more »
We raise hope for Humanity and the Earth when we support the thirteen lifelong Human Tendencies from birth. Through preserving and strengthening the Tendencies by providing the prepared environments and prepared relationships at home and at school, we support social and emotional health and intellectual vigor! Read more »
Soren Kiergaard’s words are powerfully instructive for us today. How do we support development at each stage? How much is too little, too much, just right? Read more »
Mothers and their mentors cannot help doctors expand their education and extend their training when the doctor has a closed mind and cold heart. His loss – but also the loss of those mothers and their babies who lack the support of wise mentors and the discrimination and will to vary their mothering from their doctor’s advice. Read more »
Thanks for this goes to Barbara! It’s a much better example of laughter. I love that we aimed so high. Such a lovely private experience between a twosome focused and repeating to their hearts content, entertaining themselves and one another, exploring, experimenting, learning, and LAUGHING on their own, with their autonomy respected. Such healing and heartwarming laughter! Read more »