Category: Rhythm
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Waldorf Amidst Personal Struggle
To anyone paying attention, it will be immediately clear that I have not been active on the blog for the better part of the past year. It has not been for lack of anything to say, or lack of desire to write, or a dwindling commitment to Waldorf education for our children. Thankfully, our dedication…
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Life Without TV
Once you have decided that Steiner Education is right for your family, you will start to field a great number of questions, not least of which is in regards to TV, media and technology use for children. The most prevalent (and contentious!) topic of conversation surrounding Steiner education, without a doubt, is the restriction of…
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Beating Waldorf Burn Out
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Like so many ambitious undertakings before it, my Steiner journey has come to that point where momentum has stalled and motivation is at an all-time low. We’re 9 months in to our first year of homeschool preschool and I’m, well, tired. When I began this blog in…
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Reflecting on our journey thus far (7 months in)
I write this post today on this, my 37th birthday. Though I am largely unconcerned with the whole business of aging; changing body, grey hairs, wrinkles, etcetera, I must admit that the sheer speed at which the recent years have passed does alarm me a bit. 37 years old, all of a sudden! While I…
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Lovingkindness Day: Ideas for Giving Back
As part of our weekly rhythm, each day of the week has a theme and Tuesday is Lovingkindness Day. It is an opportunity for both the kids and myself to practice gratitude and undertake random (or sometimes not so random!) acts of kindness for friends, loved ones, our community, the planet or a stranger who…
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Chore Day: Getting the Kids Involved
We’ve all been there: the laundry is sky high, waiting to be folded and put away; the floors are rank and need a fierce vacuum and mopping; linen needs to be stripped from beds and replaced with fresh sheets; windows need a good wiping down, and the bathrooms…let’s not even go there. Somehow my home…
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Our Week in Review: 28th April – 2nd May, 2014
This week we got up to a bunch of shananigans and I thought it might be helpful to give a whole week’s overview of what we are doing, using this past week as an example. The rhythm of our week is as follows: Monday is Baking Day Tuesday is Lovingkindness Day Wednesday is Gardening Day…
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Waldorf inspired preschool at home
My firstborn son, Master C, is 3 years old. He is truly one of the most amazing little people you could ever meet in life, if I do say so myself. I don’t take credit for this fact: he was just born awesome. He is articulate, funny, gentle, brave, sweet as pie and incredibly smart. …
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