Tuesday, May 8, 2018 7:30pm Cretan Cultural Center, 1821 Curlew Rd. Palm Harbor Donations Accepted “Education for Nonviolence: The Waldorf Way is a crucial book for our time. Dr. Finser eloquently identifies the unique practices in Waldorf education… Read More

Increasingly, the research shows that social, active, creative play is the true work of kindergarten. When a focus on academics crowds out this work, children are more likely to struggle later on with social and emotional skills, impulse control, and critical thinking and planning, not to mention increased levels of anxiety and depression.

Reflections on Screen-Free Parenting There are many reasons we give our daughter a screen-free childhood. But, really, many of those reasons are beside the point (or in addition to the real point), which is this: Our home and… Read More

“Screen-free play at Gran’mommy and Gran’poppy’s House” By Barbara Bedingfield There is nothing more awe-inspiring than to watch a 2 ½ -year old at play, using the things at hand to create his worlds. In this particular instance… Read More

by Barbara Bedingfield There is a way to find calm and time for the enjoyment of simple things in the mad rush that has become the Christmas season. To develop consciousness around what is (and is not) nourishing… Read More

In our stepped-up, hurried, often frenzied world we are taking a toll on childhood.  Like a tender little plant in the garden, the young child needs time to grow and develop at its own natural pace.  Instead, the… Read More