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By Savannah Freier of Outside Kids The Role of Warmth in a Child’s Development As the winter months deepen, bringing some of the coldest days of the year, the importance of warmth is ever-present on our minds, and perhaps surprisingly, on our hearts as well. In Lifeways education, we believe warmth extends beyond physical comfort to play a central role in supporting the development of the whole child. Warmth fosters growth on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels, laying

I have found that the “typical kindergarten circle” learned in Waldorf early childhood training needs to be simplified and changed in...

Anyone who spends time with children soon comes to recognize that the child’s most basic needs take precedence over everything else in...

Greetings from sunny Northeast Florida, home to Seaside Playgarden , a LifeWays Representative Program, and the first in Florida.  The...

When we are creating a work space – an office, a classroom, a retail establishment – there are certain tools we need for specific tasks....

From my head to my feet, I am the image of God. From my heart to my hands, I feel the breath of God. When I speak with my mouth, I follow...

In the context of the Waldorf approach, reverence is a feeling that we consciously cultivate and deeply touches the soul. It’s a mood...

Our children first encounter Creative Exploration through play. It is how they grow and how they learn about the world. As parents, we...

Our children come to us with stars in their eyes; they come to remind us that we are made of far-flung atoms and stardust. The wisdom of...

Situations like these engage the foundational senses of touch, life, self-movement and balance in very nourishing ways, but also develop ve

Young children don’t think their way to learning; they learn by doing. And what they do and how they learn is play.

Play is an amalgamation of alchemy and science, giving the child not only a magic wand, but also a powerful tool of experimentation.

Children have an internal program that drives them to meet challenges and to practice new skills through play.