February 12, 2023 This is the first of three follow-up articles to Kids Do Well if They Can that Mary O’Connell and I will write in the coming weeks. A dear friend and colleague of LifeWays, Mary has a non-profit farm education program and LifeWays Representative site at Paradise Farm in West Bend, where she and …
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December 18, 2022 In this week’s article, we examine the developmental aspects of toddlerhood that play into Social Ability. It is the second article in a series that will focus on the development of social ability throughout early childhood. Toddlerhood is an ultimate phase of Doing colored by a dramatic entrance of the Feeling …
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April 3, 2022 In this week’s Living Arts Weekly blog post, Chinyelu Kunz of WeNurture shares the ways in which you can nurture your child’s 12 senses through a holistic home life! SENSE OF TOUCH Are you able to have natural fibers – such as cotton, wool, linen – in your furnishings – rugs or …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
January 16, 2022 Today’s Living Arts blog post comes to us from Chinyelu Kunz, owner of WeNurture and LifeWays North America board member: Welcoming the New Year gives you opportunities for a fresh start in areas of your life where you want to see change. It’s like taking a deep breath and starting again. You …
December 5, 2021 Season 5 on the We Nurture podcast is turning out to be our best season yet! We are excited to share links to some recent episodes that are perfect for early childhood parents. You can find all our episodes on Apple podcasts as well as most podcast platforms. Go to our website for …
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November 21, 2021 This week’s Living Arts blog post was written by Yael Raff Peskin, director of KULANU Playgarden. Yael writes: As we head into the darkest time of the year in the northern hemisphere–when days are short and nights are long–many cultures and religions have rituals to celebrate the returning of the light. In …
November 7, 2021 This week’s blog post is from Chinyelu Kunz of WeNurture: Here’s what’s recent on the Stories for Children Podcast Lorenza’s Grandmother A beautiful and tender story about a little girl named Lorenza who dearly misses her grandmother who has crossed the rainbow bridge. One autumn morning, Lorenza was feeling sad because she …
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