Posts by CarenSwan

How do I get people to read and then comment on my blog? I get an average of 50 hits a day, which seems pretty good to me, but few people leave comments. I try to write about interesting things, and ask provocative questions! What do...

Quote: That said, I don't think that learning to read is 'harmful' for young children, perhaps what is, is the competitive aspect it breeds in the classroom at such a young age. I couldn't agree more. I also agree...

I try to keep my dd's clothes very simple with freedom of movement and fairly gender-free. I just want her to be able to play freely and move through childhood without lables and images attached to her as much as possible.

Now that we're getting fresh spring greens, we usually just eat a big salad for dinner. I don't like to eat much at the end of the day...

I feel like I'm finally hitting my stride with my blog that I started in January. I needed some kind of creative outlet after NANOWRIMO but couldn't keep up that hectic pace. The blog has proved to be just about right for me. I write...

I post my dd's pictures online, but I am careful to post no naked baby shots, that sort of thing. I don't know... I guess since we live in a world that is flooded with technology, I feel pretty anonymous since the pool of pictures out...

I always send this to all my mama friends on Mother's Day, and just did a blog posts about this! Thanks for posting it on here...

bluetrain, I'm sorry to hear that your family didn't have a positive experience with waldorf. However, your tone in this thread seems to me to be one that refuses to really listen to people whose experience differs from your own. To...

Well, I certainly didn't make a big deal about it at the time (in front of dd) but my dh did take his mother asside and explain to her why we are delaying the introduction of letters and reading. She didn't take it well at all, but I'm...

I've read a fair amount of the Waldorf philosophy of not teaching reading until age 7, and my dh and I feel pretty convinced. However, my MIL is currently downstairs teaching my not-quite-2-year-old how to write letters, and she's doing...