For 100 years, following the original indications of Rudolf Steiner, Waldorf teachers trust the teaching of writing before teaching reading directly.
Recent research has caught up to the approach used in Waldorf Schools Read More »
As public schools across the United States prepare for full reopening in the fall of 2021, they face many decisions about how to use technology after the pandemic year of “hybrid learning.” Fraught with high costs and a plethora of opinion, the research they have done is one help to proceeding responsibly. READ THE FULL
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“The pandemic has increased the amount of reading young children do in digital formats, and a new research analysis suggests parent and teacher behavior can mean the difference in whether e-books help or hinder reading skills in the long run.” READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
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What scientific studies have demonstrated the powerful effect of children on connectedness to nature? Read here to discover a few from Frontier in Psychology: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00276/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01330/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02652/full
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WiFI causes threats to human health. Read this recent study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935118300355 Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from screens, has a rich and helpful blog on all
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Wonder why screens are so addictive, especially for the young? It’s deliberate! Read about it here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201810/how-the-tech-industry-uses-psychology-hook-children Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from screens, has a rich
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The impact on a child’s nervous system from screen technology sets in long before addiction has settled in. Read here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201711/is-your-child-overstimulated-too-much-screen-time Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from
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Here’s a great article about Middle Schoolers and why they are particularly vulnerable to Social Media pitfalls by a guest blogger, Melanie Hempe, RN. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201703/why-social-media-is-not-smart-middle-school-kids Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success
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This slide presentation summarizes salient information from the whole of this research which is published in book form in our Waldorf Publications (November 2019).
Here is a fantastic article on calming children and giving them ways to connect to nature! https://www.inlander.com/spokane/back-to-our-roots/Content?oid=17700774
