Resources & Inspirations

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Articles

Articles

It Takes a Suburb:  How the People of Lexington, Mass., Have Come Together to Fight Student Stress.  New York Times, April 9, 2017.

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The Joyful, Illiterate Kindergarteners of Finland.  The Atlantic, October 1, 2015.

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7 Reasons Finland's Education System Puts the US Model to Shame.  Business Insider, May 9, 2017.

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Running Free in Germany's Outdoor Preschools.  New York Times, May 18, 2017.

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Books

John Bowlby.  A Secure Base:  Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development, 1988.

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Erik Erikson.  Childhood and Society, 1993.

                        The Stages of Psychosocial Development, 2014.

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Janet Lansbury.  Elevating Childcare: A Guide to Respectful Parenting, 2014.

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Wendy Mogel.  The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, 2008.

 

Kim John Payne.  Simplicity Parenting:  Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids, 2010.

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Joseph Chilton Pearce.  The Heart-Mind Matrix, 2012.

                                          Magical Parent, Magical Child: The Art of Joyful Parenting, 2004.

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Dan Siegel.  Mindsight:  Science of Personal Transformation, 2010.

                      No Drama Discipline,  2014.

                                         

Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson.  The Whole-Brain Child,  2011.

 

Dan Siegel and Mary Hartzell.  Parenting from the Inside Out, 2004.

 

Rudolf Steiner.  The Kingdom of Childhood, 1924.

Websites

Turning the Tide, Harvard Study:  mcc.gse.harvard.edu/collegeadmissions

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Waldorf Education:  www.waldorfeducation.org

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Waldorf Early Childhood Education:  www.waldorfearlychildhood.org

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RIE (Resources for Infant Educators):  www.rie.org