Articles

Written by our professional faculty, students, and parents, these articles offer rich material of interest to parents, caregivers, early childhood teachers, and other professionals. It is our hope that these articles inspire, inform, and create a dialogue among those who read them!

Daily Life with Young Children
Creating Calm by Susan Weber
How Do I Find And Create Goodness For My Children by Susan Weber
Knit One, Rest Two by Jenny Gryzka
Some Thoughts on Rhythm by Susan Weber
Sweet Dreams by Susan Weber
Fostering Healthy Language Development in Young Children –
A Journey in Relationships
 by Susan Weber
This is the way I dress myself, dress myself, dress myself. by Susan Weber

Outdoor Life with Young Children
Being Outdoors with My Children by Amy Robertshaw
Berries, Bridges, and Snow Pants by Amy Fredland

Children’s Movement Development
Pikler’s Trust in the Wise Infant by Jane Swain
The Development of the Hand by Jane Swain
In Praise of Crawling by Susan Weber and Jane Swain
Pikler and the Primitive Reflexes by Jane Swain

Seasonal Life with Children
What Shall We Give the Children? by Unknown
Help Me Digest the Season! by Susan Weber & Nancy Macalaster

Sophia’s Hearth Family Center Professional Students’ Writing
The Gift of Observation by Chantal Lamothe
A Closer Look at Toddler Conflict by Trice Atchison
Communicating with Children and Supporting Them in
Difficult Times
 by Hiromi Niwa
Self-Initiated Free Play for Children by Angela Faneuf
Fostering Healthy Social Dynamics among the Adults in
the Waldorf Early Childhood Classroom
 by Roxanne Anthony
The Significance of Adult Sleep by Amy Robertshaw

Other Articles
Playgroups – A Gift of Community by Amy Robertshaw
A Sheltering Environment for Very Young Children at
Risk Nuestro Hogar in Pifo, Ecuador
 by Joyce Gallardo
Thoughts on the Play of Young Children by Helle Heckmann

Japanese Translations
How Do I Find And Create Goodness For My Children
by Susan Weber, translated by Mina Koyama and Hiromi Niwa
Communicating with Children and Supporting Them in
Difficult Times
 by Hiromi Niwa

Spanish Translations
Celebrando el Gateo by Susan Weber and Jane Swain
Dulces Sueños by Susan Weber
Esta es La Forma en que Yo Me Visto by Susan Weber
La Importancio del Dormir en Los Adultos by Susan Weber