My oldest child never went to daycare. When he started school in 2005, he was barely 4 years old and entering Pre-Kindergarten. Pre-kindergarten is for 3’s turning 4, so he was right on target. A few days before the start of school, I actually tracked down his teacher’s home phone number and called her. I […]
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Dahlia writes: Starting in first grade, our son began to use words that were not part of our household such as, “I hate you” to his little sister. I started to talk to him about how powerful our words are and shared Dr. Emoto’s work in his book, The Hidden Messages in Water, where he put
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Before I had children I didn’t even know how to spell “rhythm.” I had gotten used to doing whatever I wanted whenever I wanted as a single person: making my own schedule where I could paint 24 hours straight and sleep for 12 hours every other day; loving my footloose and fancy-free life of being
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People all over the country have been protesting the travel ban that prohibits people from certain countries from traveling to the United States. There has been so much talk of building a wall to separate our nation from the “others” that the school age children in my life are expressing fears and asking questions. The me
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When my mentor, Judy Frizlen, Director of the Rose Garden Early Childhood Center in Buffalo, New York, first asked me what I wanted to do for my final LifeWays project, I was convinced that I should write a paper on a Steiner educational theory as it related to Early Childhood Development. Feeling as if I
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Words from an old campfire song (with third verse revised by Cynthia): I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart (Where?) Down in my heart (Where?) Down in my heart I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart (Where?) Down in my heart to stay I’ve got the peace
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“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
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Dearie, Hon, Sweetie: Saying ‘Yes’ to My Older Self by Cynthia Aldinger Hmmm? Not sure when it happened the first time – it may actually have gone unnoticed but I seriously doubt it! “Here, let me help you with that, sweetie.” “How kind,” I probably thought and accepted assistance with gratitude. “Here you go,
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Nudges for Transformation By Missy Whaley, Certified Lifeways Instructor, Home Program; Rainbowheart and Wings. M.F.A. Dance, L.M.T. missymoo4peace@yahoo.com I say yes to nudges. What are nudges? They are the whispers in our souls that guide us to our purposefulness. I celebrate the courage and strength it has taken and takes to follow these nudges. My
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