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	• Children at Play: Using Waldorf Principles to Foster Childhood Development Heidi Britz-Crecelius Inner Traditions, 1996 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

More than I expected!

This book was not what I expected it to be. However, it was so much more. I expected a book filled with ideas of games to play with my child. That was there but, that was not the main purpose of this book. This book is more about helping adults to remember what it is to be a "Child at play". It reminded me of what my daughter is actually doing when she is playing. Often as a parent it seems to us that children are just being "goofy" and not accomplishing a thing. This book reminded me to stop before I try to stop my daughters behavior. Pay attention to what she is trying to accomplish and honor her process.

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mother of three little girls

i checked out and read the older edition of this book titled 'children at play, preparation for life', and i found it quite touching. the author speaks alot of her experience growing up in post war germany. the information she gives was like talking to the grandmother i never had. i admit to wet eyes a few times.... i could imagine what a child's play life was like before our t.v. babysitting days and logoed toys eliminated much of our creativity. she discusses how children get what they need from simple things that are part of our natural surroundings and our lives. she explains how through play, children can deal with the different aspects of becoming a human being.
alot of what she explained is typical steiner/waldorf philosophy, which is beautiful if you want to take the time to understand it properly, (and btw the philosophy certainly won't hurt you if you don't want to take that time).
it is a simple, flowing, and instinctual philosophy that is truly empowering and peaceful. i thought this book was really precious and i will buy it to add to my library, future gifts for my own daughters.

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Better as an article

I agree this book would have been better as an article. It's a good quick read,but need more implementation ideas. You are your child's first teacher by Rahima Baldwin Dancy is better for parents starting out with Waldorf or seasoned parents for that matter!

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Imaginative play is more vital for a child's future than many parents and educators realize. The more they are allowed to be absorbed in their play, the more fully and effectively they will later take their place in the community of adults.

Drawing on her experiences as a mother and as a proponent of Rudolf Steiner's Waldorf system of education, author Heidi Britz-Crecelius emphasizes the different qualities of play that may extend through more than one phase of childhood. She focuses on natural materials and recommends specific games, toys, and art supplies that further the mobility of the mind and the powers of expression without the burden that premature schooling can place on children.

In Children at Play, the author also reminds us that the human being, though bound by laws of space and time and tied to the earth, stems from eternity and belongs to a much larger community; the child's innermost being is directly related to the all-embracing world of spirit.

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