Creative Play for Your Baby
Encourage your child’s creativity, awareness, confidence and imagination through play. This book focuses on different elements of the young child’s development from 3 months to 2 years, and includes an excellent summary of Steiner theory and how it relates to children & parents today. Over 20 instructions for making your own toys using natural materials.£12.99
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You Are Your Child's First Teacher
Rahima Baldwin Darcy
An American classic finally reprinted in the Subtitled 'what parents can do with and for their children from birth to age six', Rahima covers every aspect of
parenting a young child - from pregnancy up to school readiness. She brings
together the timeless wisdom of Rudolf Steiner, modern day dilemmas, up to date
research on child development and practical, compassionate, non-judgemental
advice.£14.99
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Storytelling with ChildrenNancy Mellon
Telling stories creates special times with children, wether it is bedtime, round the fire or on rainy days. Encouraging you to spin golden tales, Nancy Mellon shows how you can become a confident storyteller.£9.99
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The Well Balanced Child - Movement and Early LearningSally Goddard Blythe
Children today are more sedentary than any previous generation. Deprived of the crucial opportunities for exercising the body and the senses which prime the
brain for learning in the early years, many children are, literally, unfit to learn. This is a passionate 'whole body' approach to learning. An inspiring book that enables parents and educators to help children attain their full potential.£12.99
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Free To Learn - Introducing Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood EducationLynne Oldfield
A unique guide to the principles and methods of
Steiner Waldorf early childhood education. This authoritative introduction draws on kindergarten experience from around the world, with stories, helpful insights, lively observations
and pictures. An inspiring book for any parent or educator interested in
Steiner Waldorf education for the early years.£11.99
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The Genius of Play - Celebrating the Spirit of Childhood
Sally Jenkinson
This book addresses what play is, why it matters, and how modern life endangers children's play. A fascinating book full of stories and research. A moving and thoroughly convincing plea for free, self-initiated play. "Shows how play deprivation is a threat to our well-being ... This is essential reading."C Clouder.£11.99
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Ready to Learn - from Birth to School ReadinessM Rawson and M Rose
When are children ready for school? Many parents are concerned about 'hot housing' their children and about "too much formal school too soon". This book is about the way young children learn and how best they can develop and realise their potential.£10.99
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Parenting a Path Through ChildhoodHelps parents gain a deeper understanding of parenting from both a practical and holistic, spiritual perspective.£5.99
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Phases of ChildhoodBernard Lievegoed argues, children can become happy, wise and skilled adults only when education takes the development of the body, soul, and spirit into account. He describes the three main stages of child development and shows that each stage of roughly seven years has its own character, and its own genetic and biographical potential.
£9.99
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The Wisdom Of Fairy TalesThe
author rediscovers the lost meaning of these stories and shows
how they can have a profound positive influence on the developing
mind of the child. Telling fairy tales to children today gives
a spiritual nourishment which later in life can be a source of
ideals and imaginative creative thinking.£9.99
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Set Free ChildhoodMartin Large
Highly recommended and well researched book on the actual effects of television viewing on the child. Covers physical hazards (to brain and eyes), social hazards, and cognitive/learning problems caused by television viewing. Makes absolutely essential reading! Provides help for parents to counter screen culture and create a calmer and more enjoyable
family life.£10.99
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Homemaking as a Social Art - Creating a Home for Body, Soul and Spirit
Veronika van Duin
Taking a spiritual perspective inspired by Rudolf Steiner's work, van Duin shows that homemaking is at the centre of our social existence. Its role is nothing less that a social art, and homemaking needs to be consciously formulated if we are to develop happy, contented family and home lives. A very valuable book.£11.95
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Steiner EducationFrancis Edmunds
To educate youth is to ennoble the mind, to fire the imagination, to fortify the will and to quicken initiative for life.
A clear and lively explanation of many aspects of
Steiner educational theory, in particular the 3 stages of childhood development and how the
Waldorf schools curriculum allows for a healthy understanding, nurturing and support of these phases.£8.95
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Waldorf EducationRudolf Steiner’s ideas in practice.
A basic introduction to the
Steiner/Waldorf School and
Steiner/Waldorf educational philosophy.£7.99
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Steiner Education in Theory and PracticeDescribes Steiner’s view
of the child as a developing personality based on body, soul
and spirit, and gives a detailed account of the
Steiner/Waldorf school curriculum and teaching methods.£14.99
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Understanding Waldorf EducationJack Petrash
A jargon-free overview of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Focusing on the learning experiences that develop thought, feeling, and purposeful activity. Ideal for Waldorf parents.£9.99
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Rudolf Steiner his Life and WorkGilbert Childs
A concise illustrated introduction to Steiner's life and work.£7.99
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The Incarnating ChildJoan Salter follows the soul life of tiny babies into childhood and adolescence. A specialist in maternal and child care, she addresses physical, spiritual and psychological development as well as environmental factors.£8.99
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LifewaysWorking with Family Questions. Lifeways is about children, about family life and about being a parent. But above all it is about freedom, and how the tension between family life and personal fulfilment can be resolved.£12.99
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