"I feel strongly that we don't need another authority or set of rules by which to raise children, and I remind parents that Steiner himself never had any children. But if we can enlarge our understanding of child and adult development to encompass the whole human being--body, mind, emotions, and spirit--then we will be better equipped to make our own decisions based on a combination of cognitive and intuitive knowledge." (preface) Some of the most important learning years happen before a child reaches school-age. But children are not little adults--they learn and grow in radically different…mehr
"I feel strongly that we don't need another authority or set of rules by which to raise children, and I remind parents that Steiner himself never had any children. But if we can enlarge our understanding of child and adult development to encompass the whole human being--body, mind, emotions, and spirit--then we will be better equipped to make our own decisions based on a combination of cognitive and intuitive knowledge." (preface) Some of the most important learning years happen before a child reaches school-age. But children are not little adults--they learn and grow in radically different ways at different ages, especially in the tender early years of life. In You Are Your Child's First Teacher, Rahima Baldwin Dancy explains the different stages of learning that children go through from birth to age six, giving parents and caregivers the wisdom and understanding to enrich the natural development of all children, in the right way at the right time. An instant classic and trusted companion for a new generation of parents, this revised and updated edition contains resources and additional information on discipline, early childhood programs, toilet training, using home life as curriculum, and more. From language and cognitive development to appropriate toys and nourishing your child's artistic abilities, Dancy speaks up for a grounded, holistic approach to childrearing, one that helps children be children while we fulfill our important role as parents and first teachers. "This is one of those rare books that gives every parent what they need to feel more confident to put in place deep foundations that will connect them to their children as they grow. You Are Your Child's First Teacher is ageless and so very needed for the challenging and beautiful times we live in." --Kim John Payne, M.Ed., author of Simplicity Parenting, The Soul of Discipline and Emotionally Resilient Tweens and TeensHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rahima Baldwin Dancy is internationally known as a Waldorf early childhood and parenting educator, following a career as a midwife and childbirth activist. She was a Waldorf kindergarten teacher, a founding board member of LifeWays North America and co-director of Rainbow Bridge LifeWays Program. Rahima and her husband, Agaf, have raised four adult children and enjoy five grandchildren; they live in a cohousing community in Boulder, Colorado. She currently provides online courses for parents and childcare providers through LifeWaysNorthAmerica.org.
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Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgments CHAPTER 1 You Are Your Child’s First Teacher A Unique Opportunity • Parents’ Dilemma Today • Cultural Dilemmas • Lack of Support for Mothering • Children Are Not Tiny Adults! • The Child’s Changing Consciousness • The Role of the Child’s Individuality • How Children Learn in the First Seven Years • Our Task as First Teachers • Trusting Ourselves • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 2 Home Life as the Basis for All Learning Home Life Is Undervalued in Our Culture • Why Is It So Difficult to Be Home with Children Today? • Consciously Creating a Home • Four Levels of Home Life • Home Life as the Curriculum for the Young Child • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 3 Birth to Three: Growing Down and Waking Up Growing into the Body • What Is Your Baby Like Between Six Weeks and Eight Months of Age? • Learning to Walk • The Second Year: Mastering Language • The Emergence of Thinking • The Young Child’s Senses • The Emerging Sense of Self • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 4 Helping Your Baby’s Development Stimulating and Protecting the Sensitivity of the Newborn • What Is It Like Being with a Newborn? • What Is It Like from Months Two to Twelve? • Physical Development • The Development of Intelligence • Emotional Development • Language Development • Toys for the First Year • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 5 Helping Your Toddler’s Development Encouraging Balanced Development • Dealing with Negative Behavior • Encouraging the Development of Language and Understanding • The Beginnings of Imaginative Play • Providing a Rich Environment for Your Toddler • Toys and Equipment • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 6 Rhythm in Home Life Creating Rhythm in Daily Life • The Rhythm of the Week • Celebrating Festivals and the Rhythm of the Year • Celebrating Birthdays • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 7 Discipline and Other Parenting Issues The Question of Discipline • Why Does Parenting Take So Much Energy? • Can You Work toward Rhythm with an Infant? • What about Weaning? • Crying Babies • What about Going Back to Work? • How Long Do Children’s Senses Need Protecting? • Toilet Training • Separation Anxiety and “Helicopter Parenting” • Cabin Fever • Other Parenting Issues • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 8 Nourishing Your Child’s Imagination and Creative Play Three Stages of Play • Experiencing the World through Play • The Importance of Play in Intellectual Development • Ways to Encourage Your Child’s Creative Play • Nourishing Your Child’s Imaginative Play through Stories • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 9 Developing Your Child’s Artistic Ability
Children’s Drawings and Development • The Experience of Color • Watercolor Painting with Young Children • Metamorphosis in Later Stages of Life • Modeling with Beeswax • Making Things with Your Children • Freeing Your Own Inner Artist • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 10 Encouraging Your Child’s Musical Ability Make a Joyful Noise • Music and Cognitive Development • Singing with Your Child • Movement Games and Fingerplays • Pentatonic Music and the “Mood of the Fifth” • What about Music and Dance Lessons? • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 11 Cognitive Development and Early Childhood Education Academic vs. Play-Based Learning • Why Not Introduce Academics Early? • The Value of Preschool • Evaluating Early Childhood Programs • LifeWays and Waldorf Early Childhood Programs • LifeWays and Waldorf in the Home • The Value of Mixed-Age Programs • When Is Your Child Ready for First Grade? • What Happens Around Age Seven? • Beginning Academic Work: The Waldorf Approach • What about the Advanced or Gifted Child? • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 12 Common Parenting Questions: From Television to Immunizations Preparation for Life • Computers • Balanced Development • Television • Toys • Video Games • Immunizations and Childhood Illnesses • The Sick Child • What Makes Children So Different from One Another? • Religion and Young Children • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 13 Help for the Journey Conscious Parenting Is a Process • In Conclusion
Appendix: Rudolf Steiner and Waldorf Education Notes Bibliography Index
Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgments CHAPTER 1 You Are Your Child’s First Teacher A Unique Opportunity • Parents’ Dilemma Today • Cultural Dilemmas • Lack of Support for Mothering • Children Are Not Tiny Adults! • The Child’s Changing Consciousness • The Role of the Child’s Individuality • How Children Learn in the First Seven Years • Our Task as First Teachers • Trusting Ourselves • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 2 Home Life as the Basis for All Learning Home Life Is Undervalued in Our Culture • Why Is It So Difficult to Be Home with Children Today? • Consciously Creating a Home • Four Levels of Home Life • Home Life as the Curriculum for the Young Child • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 3 Birth to Three: Growing Down and Waking Up Growing into the Body • What Is Your Baby Like Between Six Weeks and Eight Months of Age? • Learning to Walk • The Second Year: Mastering Language • The Emergence of Thinking • The Young Child’s Senses • The Emerging Sense of Self • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 4 Helping Your Baby’s Development Stimulating and Protecting the Sensitivity of the Newborn • What Is It Like Being with a Newborn? • What Is It Like from Months Two to Twelve? • Physical Development • The Development of Intelligence • Emotional Development • Language Development • Toys for the First Year • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 5 Helping Your Toddler’s Development Encouraging Balanced Development • Dealing with Negative Behavior • Encouraging the Development of Language and Understanding • The Beginnings of Imaginative Play • Providing a Rich Environment for Your Toddler • Toys and Equipment • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 6 Rhythm in Home Life Creating Rhythm in Daily Life • The Rhythm of the Week • Celebrating Festivals and the Rhythm of the Year • Celebrating Birthdays • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 7 Discipline and Other Parenting Issues The Question of Discipline • Why Does Parenting Take So Much Energy? • Can You Work toward Rhythm with an Infant? • What about Weaning? • Crying Babies • What about Going Back to Work? • How Long Do Children’s Senses Need Protecting? • Toilet Training • Separation Anxiety and “Helicopter Parenting” • Cabin Fever • Other Parenting Issues • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 8 Nourishing Your Child’s Imagination and Creative Play Three Stages of Play • Experiencing the World through Play • The Importance of Play in Intellectual Development • Ways to Encourage Your Child’s Creative Play • Nourishing Your Child’s Imaginative Play through Stories • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 9 Developing Your Child’s Artistic Ability
Children’s Drawings and Development • The Experience of Color • Watercolor Painting with Young Children • Metamorphosis in Later Stages of Life • Modeling with Beeswax • Making Things with Your Children • Freeing Your Own Inner Artist • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 10 Encouraging Your Child’s Musical Ability Make a Joyful Noise • Music and Cognitive Development • Singing with Your Child • Movement Games and Fingerplays • Pentatonic Music and the “Mood of the Fifth” • What about Music and Dance Lessons? • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 11 Cognitive Development and Early Childhood Education Academic vs. Play-Based Learning • Why Not Introduce Academics Early? • The Value of Preschool • Evaluating Early Childhood Programs • LifeWays and Waldorf Early Childhood Programs • LifeWays and Waldorf in the Home • The Value of Mixed-Age Programs • When Is Your Child Ready for First Grade? • What Happens Around Age Seven? • Beginning Academic Work: The Waldorf Approach • What about the Advanced or Gifted Child? • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 12 Common Parenting Questions: From Television to Immunizations Preparation for Life • Computers • Balanced Development • Television • Toys • Video Games • Immunizations and Childhood Illnesses • The Sick Child • What Makes Children So Different from One Another? • Religion and Young Children • Recommended Resources
CHAPTER 13 Help for the Journey Conscious Parenting Is a Process • In Conclusion
Appendix: Rudolf Steiner and Waldorf Education Notes Bibliography Index
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