March 27, 2022 March has a little bit of sunshine and a little bit of wild, much like all of us. Maybe March is the ultimate human experience personified in weather! I read this a few days ago at The Parenting Passageway and it certainly rang true. Having four very different seasons of the year […]
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March 20, 2022 As an early childhood educator, one of my favorite ways to bring a story is with moving pictures. Originally, the impact of such a simple artistic representation took me by surprise. Even with a group of children whose media exposure is moderated, when the larger cultural context is full of sensationalism and
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March 13, 2022 This week’s blog post comes from author and early childhood educator, Judy Frizlen: When I was a child, we used to say, “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”. It’s a catchy reminder that when we call attention to others’ flaws, they may point out ours. Not to forget, we all
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March 6, 2022 Receive the child in Reverence Educate them in Love Let them go forth in Freedom -Rudolf Steiner Today’s blog post is from Chinyelu Kunz of WeNurture: The above quote from Rudolf Steiner, Founder of Waldorf Education, speaks to the very essence of this education. What’s so powerful about the words in
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February 27, 2022 This week, we have a guest post from author and early childhood educator, Judith Frizlen. You can visit Judy’s website here! Young children don’t think their way to learning; they learn by doing. And what they do and how they learn is play. Whatever it takes to learn a skill they need
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February 20, 2022 This deep, instinctual knowledge of our kids- like everything else- waxes and wanes. While our love may always be there, our attention can suffer; our connection can sometimes falter, and when this happens understanding them can seem like a whole lot of work. –Kim John Payne, Simplicity Parenting Last Sunday was pretty
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February 13, 2022 If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things. -Emily Dickinson When I was little, one of my very favorite books was a Little Golden Book called Mr. Bell’s Fix-It Shop. Upon Mr.
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February 6, 2022 From LifeWays’ founder, Cynthia Aldinger: Once again dear Puxatawney Phil has seen his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. Most of us have figured out by now that we almost always have six more weeks of winter regardless of his experience, but he has managed to weave his way into the
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January 30, 2021 Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist master, died this past week at the age of 95. He was much loved for his teaching of mindfulness, compassion and nonviolence. I have always appreciated the simple, yet profound, truths he was able to articulate in meaningful ways. More importantly, how authentically he walked
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January 23, 2021 Games are the most elevated form of investigation. -Albert Einstein We had the luck of a beautiful snowfall this past weekend, and with the chance of another snowfall always being a guess, we made a priority to get out to play! ! The cold nipped at our cheeks and toes, but the
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