Posts by MammaG

Just wanted to hop in and highly recommend The Birth Cottage. I've birthed twice with them and had a fantastic experience all around. I'll bet you could have the prenatal covered by going to the center in Milford, NH, and then make a...

Quote:Originally Posted by moominmamma  Archetypal characters are things like: hero, villain, sidekick, trickster, mentor and so on. There's no reason why a superhero is any less archetypal a hero character than a knight.  Miranda  Yes,...

Just wanted also to respond to a couple of pps, but I'm not sure how to do multiple quotes. Sorry! (damn Waldorf mama who can't figure out her iPad, right?!) About education indoctrinating; yes! And I see in the unschooling community...

I've been following this thread. I think we're probably more along the lines of unschooling-inspired Waldorf homeschoolers than the other way around. I also struggle with the idea of Anthroposophy springing from the mind of one man and...

Saw this from the main page and just had to reply! Baby #1 nursed on demand round the clock for about the first year and then tapered off a bit. Did give him a paci. Period back at 6 weeks. Baby #2 I'd discovered fertility awareness,...

I've got Christopherus Kindy, 1st grade and several of the other books, too, to supplement our Kindergarten schooling. I like them because, for me, they strike the right balance between a bare structure and a rigid schedule. There's...

I read this article the other day, so I have been thinking about this very topic. I'm not sure what I believe....on the one hand I would like to think that hardships have a silver lining and that one can develop a previously unknown...

I'm sorry you are having such a challenging time with your dd. My middle son, who is just about to be 5, is very like that, too. It's like he needs for what I say and do to be what he wants it to be so intensely that he cannot even see...

I'll be watching this thread for ideas. Our POV is a Christian one, but we are also attuned to the cycle of the year and have a deep reverence for nature. As Waldorf-inspired homeschoolers, we are always looking for more ways to enrich...

Thanks for the explanations and links about the way of taking communion with a spoon. I'm always so glad to widen my experience, especially about faith, which I find endlessly fascinating. Bluegoat, I only spent a year at Div school...