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Other Questions Parents Have About Six/Seven Year Developmental Change

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Carrie
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Parents have many questions about the developmental leaps of the six/seven year old.  A few key points for this age: They are quick, physical and  not especially deep thinkers. If they are getting into things you don’t want, they probably need … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Five, Age Seven, Age Six, Development | 4 Replies

How To Best Support Your Child’s Development During The Six/Seven Year Change

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Carrie
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From about five and a half onward, the six/seven year transformation is a time of change. It is can be an overwhelming but profound period for children.  Children at this time are working out of not just imitation, but also … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Seven, Age Six, Development | 7 Replies

Preparing for the Six/Seven Year Change: The Importance of Boundaries

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Carrie
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One of the most pressing issues for the child of the traditional preschool age (ages 3 and onward) is learning to deal with boundaries.  I find many attached parents, especially first-time attachment parents, are rather slow about using boundaries.  It … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Five, Age Seven, Age Six, Development | 15 Replies

Supporting the 15/16 Year Change and Beyond

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Carrie
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Our oldest two children are 17 and almost 21 (in a few short weeks). Through them, I can listen to the things that they have observed in their relationships with others outside the family. They have mentioned addiction and a … Continue reading →

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why is my six-year-old so mean?

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Carrie
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One of the most popular posts I ever wrote was talking about “defiance” in children under the age of six. In part, I wrote: They are not “defiant”; defiance implies a fully conscious knowing of right and wrong and choosing to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Fifteen, Age Six | 6 Replies

After The Fifteen/Sixteen Change

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Carrie
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Many of you know that Waldorf Education and also in the way that I parent, I look not only at seven year cycles but the main developmental transformations of certain ages – six/seven, age nine, age twelve, age fifteen/sixteen. Fifteen/sixteen … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Seventeen, Age Sixteen | 7 Replies

Nurturing Parenting: The 12-14 Year Old

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Carrie
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One interesting thing that Waldorf Schools typically do in sixth grade (at least in the United States) is to have the students make dolls.  These are  not put together the way a professional dollmaker would put a doll together,  but … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Eleven, Age Fourteen, Age Thirteen, Age Twelve, Eighth Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade | 6 Replies

The Fifteen/Sixteen Change

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Carrie
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In the world of Waldorf homeschoolers, there is a lot of press about the developmental changes surrounding the six/seven year old, the nine year old, and sometimes a little about the twelve year old.  However, the fifteen/sixteen year change is … Continue reading →

Posted in Age Fifteen, Age Fourteen, Age Sixteen, Development | 7 Replies

Sixth Grade Mineralogy

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Carrie
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This is my second time through Sixth Grade Mineralogy, as it is popularly known in Waldorf Schools. Some Waldorf homeschooling parents want to take a bit broader view of mineralogy as well.  I think Waldorf Schools do traditionally include such … Continue reading →

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How To Protect The Middle Years of Childhood In Four Easy Steps

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Carrie
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We read a lot about protecting early childhood in the literature of  Waldorf education and Waldorf parenting, but did you ever stop to think that the time of middle childhood is also a time to also be honored and protected? … Continue reading →

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