October 1, 2023 A Reflection Upon Michaelmas Festival by Sharifa Oppenheimer Michaelmas 2023 This morning I joined the CWS community for Michaelmas festivities. We gathered in the Pavilion as the 7th and 8th grades processed in with song, each carrying a brilliant autumn banner. One by one the classes entered; slowly their pure child-voices began …
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September 10, 2023 One of the more challenging parts of parenting is finding cooperation in all that we need our young children to do. It becomes especially challenging when they develop their own ideas and agendas about what they would rather be doing in a particular moment, and thus, when we require of them to change …
July 23, 2023 In today’s article I share my experiences and tips on the great social art of roadtrips with littles. I’m kind of kidding about it being a social art, but really, it feels like an art more than a science to master these kind of family adventures! Did you ever ride in a …
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June 18, 2023 A perpetual wish of LifeWays is to have more fathers or men join our trainings or courses, and child-care programs. We have such a deep appreciation and love of what fathers and men bring to the task of raising children. Luckily, the value given to fatherhood seems to be increasingly acknowledged by …
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March 19, 2023 In this week’s article, we examine the developmental aspects of the “Six Year Change” that influence Social Ability. It is the final article in a series that has focused on the development of social ability throughout early childhood. You can look back to our previous articles to learn more: Social Ability Begins …
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January 15, 2023 In this week’s article, we examine the developmental aspects that play into Social Ability with the dawning of “I” awareness. It is the third article in a series that will focus on the development of social ability throughout early childhood. This month we look at the developmental phase of around three …
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January 8, 2023 Festivals are universally-shared celebrations of life, and they are as diverse as the people of our beautiful planet. In celebration of the festival traditions that bring us together, we would like to share with you the experiences of several of our LifeWays family this year, all from different walks of life 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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December 11, 2022 Festivals are universally-shared celebrations of life, and they are as diverse as the people of our beautiful planet. In celebration of the festival traditions that bring us together, we would like to share with you the experiences of several of our LifeWays family this year, all from different walks of life and …
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December 4, 2022 Festivals are universally-shared celebrations of life, and they are as diverse as the people of our beautiful planet. In celebration of the festival traditions that bring us together, we would like to share with you the experiences of several of our LifeWays family this year, all from different walks of life and …
