Posts by: Lisa
By Joyce Gallardo
Wherever a baby is born—in a brightly-lit, shining hospital, in the dimness of thatched hut, under an open starry sky, in the mother’s bed—it is the mosaic of faces, voices, and hands that receive him that are the first messages about the world he has been born into.
Some cultures have […]
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With the recent earthquake in Japan, resulting in the instability of several nuclear reactors, many people have been asking what they can do to protect themselves from radiation exposure or poisoning, or what they can do to naturally detoxify their system if they are exposed. The following is a compilation of the research I have […]
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By Janet Allison
Recently I was substitute teaching in a 3rd grade classroom when one of the boys, I’ll call him Max, became upset, wanting to go home. With further inquiry, he told me some notes had been stolen (or dropped) out of his lunch box. “Notes?” I asked. “Yes, notes from my mom,” he […]
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Inner Parenting
Lynn Jericho
You make the statement: “I am a mother.” In all single statements hide many questions. So let’s go for some of the tough ones, beginning with the obvious.
I am a mother!
What does that mean? to you? to your child? to your mother? to the father of your child?
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“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.”
– Gertrude Jekyll, On Gardening
Dear Readers,
The banks of Lake Champlain are overflowing as […]
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Today I am excited to bring you an interview with Nancy Parsons and a Give Away from Nancy Parsons and Bob Lathe of Waldorf Books.
Nancy writes the Book Review Column for The Wonder of Childhood and co-manages the oldest online discussion group on […]
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Summer!
Time of expansion, of letting go, of reaching out and of being in nature. Mother Earth breathes out her expansive nenergy with blossoming and ripening of her plant fruits while Father Sun shines bright and hot upon us.
In this June issue, Suzanne Down brings us some ideas for puppetry in […]
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With Waldorf education, so much is about how we bring work to children, what is our intention in bringing this to the child. Beginning with a verse helps convey the mood that the adult is carrying within, in bringing the learning material, to the child.
Opening verse for handwork:
May […]
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Before learning to knit, I treat the children to a story. The story sets the stage for their knitting skills, puts them in a listening place, and allows for a “sleeping.” In other words, they take in information from the story, let it rest for a day or two, and then we proceed with knitting.
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To make one pair of knitting needles:
~ one 1/2 inch wooden dowel to cut into 2 ten inch lengths
~ a bead for the top of each
~ sandpaper
~ glue
~ a small chunk of beeswax and a cloth rag for […]
