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August 2012 Archive

Rhythm and Repetition in the Child’s Environment, by Lisa Boisvert Mackenzie

Rhythm and Repetition in the Child’s Environment, by Lisa Boisvert Mackenzie

We tend to think of rhythm as a schedule or a sequence of activities that flows with the energy of the day, the energy of the week and the energy of the seasons. Yet there is another type of rhythm that surrounds us all the time, the rhythm of the familiar, the predictable, and the …

On August 30, 2012 1 Comment
Creating Rhythm at Home and Work, by Jaimmie Stugard

Creating Rhythm at Home and Work, by Jaimmie Stugard

One of the tasks of the growing child and one of the functions of parenting is to bring the child into rhythm.  It may seem as if the life of a newborn completely lacks rhythm. Feeding and sleeping occur at irregular intervals and the baby’s breathing is erratic.  The first hours, days, and weeks of …

On August 25, 2012
Rhythm Gone Awry, by Mara Spiropoulos

Rhythm Gone Awry, by Mara Spiropoulos

Some days in my life with my young children, nothing works as I expect it to. If I have learned anything in my almost four years as a mother, it is that everything changes. Occasionally, I forget this lesson and need to relearn it. What worked yesterday to help a baby fall asleep or to …

On August 22, 2012 3 Comments
Eat, Sleep, Play, Love: The Bare Bones of Rhythm, by Lisa Boisvert Mackenzie

Eat, Sleep, Play, Love: The Bare Bones of Rhythm, by Lisa Boisvert Mackenzie

Anyone who spends time with children soon comes to recognize that the child’s most basic needs take precedence over everything else in the course of a day. The needs of children are very simple and very basic. When these basic needs are not met, they take over the child and instead of joyful play and …

On August 18, 2012
Rhythms and Routines: The Warp and Weft of LifeWays Childcare for the Very Young, By Pamela Perkins

Rhythms and Routines: The Warp and Weft of LifeWays Childcare for the Very Young, By Pamela Perkins

The infant is born out of the powerful surrounding rhythms, warmth, and security of the maternal sea, into a jarring world of light, air and unprotected sensory input. She is now totally dependant upon the love, consciousness, and responsiveness of her caregivers. In the days, weeks and months that follow, the baby will have to …

On August 15, 2012 December 31, 2016
Settling into Our Rhythm, by Mara Spiropoulos

Settling into Our Rhythm, by Mara Spiropoulos

Last Saturday, I completed my LifeWays training and was left with bittersweet feelings. It was a wonderful, emotional year full of challenges and growth (I am pictured with some of my classmates to the left in the black dress surrounded by my loving kids). After emotional goodbyes to the lovely, strong, and passionate women I …

On August 12, 2012 2 Comments
Welcome to the New LifeWays Blog Coordinator!

Welcome to the New LifeWays Blog Coordinator!

A warm welcome to Mara Spiropolous who will be taking on the role of Blog Coordinator for the LifeWays blog.  Mara just finished her LifeWays training in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  She is kept busy by three little ones at home, ages 3, 2 and 1!  She will be sharing her experiences of working with the LifeWays …

On August 8, 2012

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