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By: Carrie

Carrie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:54:55 +0000

Robin, Would you like an overview of Waldorf throughout the grades or Waldorf Kindergarten? You can try the posts on the tags box under “Waldorf Kindergarten” or “Waldorf Homeschooling” for your age range. Three is still very, very little. I would work on setting up rhythm, warmth, love, and understand he will come in and out at this point. Also, this is the key time for you to work on your own inner development and your own skills – can you knit, bake, garden, woodwork, etc? I really feel many of the things three and four year olds in the Waldorf school are done because there is that mixed group to carry them (ie, the six year olds and everyone in the class is doing “X”) that often does not work at home. On the other hand, we try to lay foundations of rhythm at home during the three’s and four’s and work on boundaries within the rhythm….If you are gardening, he could have his own plant to pot and repot or be “Chief Waterer” or “Chief Worm Digger” to check on the health of the soil. Creativity, and keeping direction within their imagination is key at this point, and to not expect huge chunks of work to get done at this point. Steiner felt even 15 minutes of work was wonderful for a child to see…..So, yes, check out the posts in those sections but if you do not find what you are looking for, leave me a comment for what you want to see and I will write on it! You may also consider nosing around the Christopherus Homeschool website, A Little Garden Flower, and some of the “national” Waldorf lists…Those may be a big help as well.
Thanks for reading,
Carrie

By: woowoomama

woowoomama — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:33:37 +0000

i am new to your blog and i am really loving it. i have poked around some so sorry if i am missing something but i am looking for two things:

1. a good overview of waldorf

2. what age to start to try to do more cooking, gardening, etc together? my oldest is three and i am doing some cooking and gardening with him but he is very fickle in his level of interest and i don’t want to force it. do i just start the activity and let him come and go from involvement as he wishes? do i create his own garden where i don’t have so many “rules” about the way i want things done (like lets not replant the plants 40 times)?

sorry for such a long comment filled with unrelated questions! if you don’t have time to reply i will just keep nosing around until i find answers. and again, thank you for sharing such a grounded, loving approach to parenting.

By: Cristina

Cristina — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:03:07 +0000

Just wanted to say that I am a regular reader of your blog. It is a wonderful resource. I like how Sarah Jane put it – your posts are a daily meditation for me as well. Thanks!

By: Jennifer Tan

Jennifer Tan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:49:44 +0000

Amazing post….I really love this. Thank you for always inspiring us to be better parents.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:00:51 +0000

Thank you for words of inspiration and encouragement. I am trying to commit them to heart and work on them every day.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:59:11 +0000

Thanks Sarah Jane!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:58:57 +0000

Thank you for your comments, Alida! I am always glad to see your comments here as we journey together!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:58:27 +0000

Sarah,
Thank you!
Carrie