Parents and grandparents face new and increasing challenges in their roles as children's caregivers. This book explores how both school and home together can form a supporting, cooperative circle which holds children safe and warm in the world. Poplawski describes the developmental stages of children and explains the concepts behind many Steiner-Waldorf educational practices. This will be a useful and thought-provoking book for anyone working with or caring for children. Topics include: Taming the Media Monster The Power of Play Toys Are Not Us: Escaping from the Maw of Consumerism Children and Sports - Finding a Balance Etheric? Astral? Ego? An Esoteric View of the Human Being and Its Value in the Education of the Child Paradise Lost: The Nine-Year Change The Four Temperaments Watching Your Temper(ament)

Author Biography

Thomas Poplawski has been a staff writer for Renewal: A Journal of Waldorf Education for over 12 years. He has trained as both a eurythmist and a psychotherapist. He is the author of Eurythmy: Rhythm, Dance and Soul (Floris Books). He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.