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Cambios estacionales en la infancia
El hemisferio norte se pinta de colores enviando un dulce mensaje de despertar. Arboles de cerezos y duraznos se llenan de hermosas y...

Marielle Sestier
May 18, 20253 min read


Renacer: Meditaciones activas
“Deberías sentarte a meditar 20 minutos al día. A no ser que estés demasiado ocupado, entonces deberías hacerlo durante una hora.” –...

Marielle Sestier
May 18, 20253 min read


Cultivando equilibrio
Los días cercanos al equinoccio son especiales. Son días de transición. En algunos lugares el cambio es muy marcado, en otros es mucho...

Marielle Sestier
May 18, 20253 min read


El mundo es bueno
Antes de decirle algo a mis hijos, me pregunto lo siguiente:¿Es amable?¿Es necesario?¿Es verdadero?¿Es seguro? ¿Lo que voy a decirles los...

Marielle Sestier
May 18, 20252 min read


Observando sin juicios
“Cuando siembras lechuga, si no crece bien, no culpas a la lechuga. Buscas razones por las que no le está yendo bien. Puede necesitar...

Marielle Sestier
May 18, 20252 min read


Leyendo
“Aprender a leer es encender un fuego, cada sílaba que se deletrea es una chispa”, Victor Hugo. ¿Quién no disfruta un momento de conexión...

Marielle Sestier
May 18, 20252 min read


Cocinando con flores
Pastel o muffins con Pétalos de Flor de Diente de León Esta actividad práctica para hacer con los niños es maravillosa. La flor de diente...

Marielle Sestier
May 18, 20252 min read


I Know What JOY Feels Like!
Joy is the essence of early childhood, and I have the great fortune of swimming in it three full days a week with nine three- to...
Marguerite Aichele-Smith
May 13, 20253 min read


The Magic of Therapeutic Stories in Parenting
Creating and sharing therapeutic stories with a child can feel like you have some real magic in your parenting pocket! Stories reach the...
Cindy Brooks
May 13, 20256 min read
Being a Child of Color in a Childcare Setting
I thought I had time… When my adopted son first came home with us from the hospital, I thought I had time. Time to prepare for his...
Jenn Collard
May 13, 20256 min read


Forest Kindergarten at Seaside Playgarden
Greetings from sunny Northeast Florida, home to Seaside Playgarden , a LifeWays Representative Program, and the first in Florida. The...
Lynn Coalson
May 13, 20253 min read


Building Community through Parent Gatherings
Parents are looking for opportunities to connect with one another, so at Rainbow Bridge LifeWays Program we strengthened community...

Rahima Baldwin Dancy
May 13, 20252 min read


Growing Community through Work Days
When our school, Homeschool Garden, started 15 years ago we tried to do all the work ourselves. Staff gathered materials and worked to...
Erica Orosco Cruz
May 13, 20252 min read


A Child-Free LifeWays Home: Notes from an “Auntie”
When I enrolled in the LifeWays training, I had no real connection to the lives of children and families. Like many Millenials, the last...
Frances Whalen
May 13, 20255 min read


Nurturing Qualities of the Apron
The themes of nourishment and reverence led me to do my LifeWays project on the apron, both studying its use and making two aprons that I...
Ona Wetherall
May 13, 20257 min read


White Noise and Cognitive Dissonance
It’s a puzzle to me how and why so many of the Waldorf and LifeWays early childhood programs I have visited turn on some kind of...

Rahima Baldwin Dancy
May 13, 20253 min read


Framing Naptime in LifeWays Programs
For young children, it is good to have very clear routines and rituals around sleep. It helps to think about what you are doing for the...

Cynthia Aldinger
May 12, 20254 min read


Lunch is Served
This is the first of hopefully many “sneak peeks” into the LifeWays training program. Our aim is to offer you a glimpse of what happens...
Cindy Matchett
May 12, 20254 min read


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

Cynthia Aldinger
May 12, 20257 min read


How LifeWays Transformed my In-home Program
Rahima writes: In 1984 another Waldorf teacher and I dropped out of the school to be home more and opened one of the early home-based...

Rahima Baldwin Dancy
May 12, 20254 min read
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