Much too often sleep is an under-rated process in child care circles. It is readily accepted that children don’t like to sleep, and are allowed not to sleep. Chronically sleep-deprived children are in abundance these days! I believe that sleep is just as important as healthy food. One would never even consider not feeding a […]
Naptime at Simone’s Infant Care by Simone Demarzi Read More »
Jennifer writes: I don’t know when I became so judgmental. Was it in grade school when I realized there was such a thing as competition? Or was it junior high when I became so insecure after being judged by others? No matter when I decided that Judgment was necessary in my life, I thought I
Finding Grace by Jennifer Sullivan Read More »
Jenyng writes: Recently, Noah, my two-and-a-half-year-old can be heard shouting, “BABY BROTHER, BABY BROTHER! NO, BABY BROTHER!” Somehow, baby brother (Thomas, nine months old) has crawled his way to a toy that Noah does not want him to have or play with. As I am preparing lunch in the kitchen when this happens, I wonder
Life’s Mirror by Jenyng Wu Read More »
Serenity writes: When I had my first son, Noah, I had to return to work quickly. I was lucky that as a private-duty nurse I was able to bring my baby to work with me and have him looked after by the wonderful loving family of my patients. I planned to practice attachment parenting and
Peaceful Beginnings by Serenity Gordon Read More »
For the first time, my house is feeling a bit empty. We were blessed with the opportunity to send our two older children, Ellia (newly 5) and Lincoln (my almost-4 Michaelmas babe), to the school of our dreams – Prairie Hill Waldorf School. Though this entails more financial cutbacks in our home and a lengthy
Back to School: Another Lesson in Letting Go, by Mara Spiropoulos Read More »
Rahima writes: In 1984 another Waldorf teacher and I dropped out of the school to be home more and opened one of the early home-based Waldorf programs in the country. As lead teacher, I essentially re-created a Waldorf kindergarten for three- and four-year-olds in a dedicated room in her home that opened out into the
How LifeWays Transformed my In-home Program, by Rahima Baldwin Dancy Read More »
Spanish speaking providers from the Bay Area showed strong support for the “Creating a Joyful Life with Children” conference. Approximately 16 caregivers attended and were inspired by the lively presentations; some had previously taken the LifeWays en Español training, some are currently in the California Coast training and in Cuernavaca, Mexico taking additional coursework. Although
LifeWays en Español Read More »
“Joy and Wonder are foundations of a healthy, satisfying life. To recognize, appreciate and foster a young child’s joy we must be in touch with our own joy.” These comments opened our Parenting with Spirit workshop at the LifeWays Conference, in which we outlined the foundations for a path of joy in parenting. We looked
A Path to Joy in Parenting by Cindy Brooks and Joya Birms Read More »
Bridget writes: The seventh birthday of my oldest child is just around the corner. As that milestone approaches, the end of his first seven year cycle in this lifetime, I find myself pondering the significance of those repetitive seven year cycles in each of our lives. It has dawned on me that this has been
AP MOM 7.0: Revisiting the Attachment Parenting Approach, by Bridget Shetty Read More »
Pamela Perkins, who resides in Hawaii, created this small festival and offered to share it with the LifeWays community. Enjoy! Wandering in the Meadow A Springtime Mini Festival I created this simple festival for my 4- and 6 year-old granddaughters and a few friends to celebrate springtime. I chose (with some poetic license) to incorporate
Wandering in the Meadow: A Springtime Mini Festival, by Pamela Perkins Read More »
