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The Twelve Year Old
Here is the picture of the true physical being of a twelve year old: The forces of growth now become active in the bony system of the body. The muscles, which were previously bound up with the...
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Puberty Part One
Often on Waldorf lists and groups, I see threads regarding puberty. These threads typically concern the outward signs of puberty, or perhaps issues not of puberty but of sexuality, such as a...
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Sixth Grade Medieval History
You can see where my sixth grader and I left off in history in this last post about Ancient Rome here http://theparentingpassageway.com/2014/01/24/gallery-of-work-from-sixth-grade-ancient-rome/...
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More About The Twelve Year Old
The last post I wrote about the twelve year old was here: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2013/09/10/the-twelve-year-old/. I have a little girl who is almost thirteen now, and I wanted to write...
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The Twelve Year Change
Within the pedagogical literature of Waldorf Education, there seems to be a lot more press about the developmental changes at ages six/seven and nine than there is about the developmental changes at...
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Why We Homeschool The Middle School Years
I can only talk about our own personal journey regarding homeschooling. This is an individual walk, and I can only give my experience. Once people “get over” the hurdle and accept homeschooling as...
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Tea and Conversation With Our Daughter–Part Two
I wrote the very first part of this post quite some time ago here. Back then, I had a small idea about topics where I thought I might like to speak into our daughter’s life over time, just layering...
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Girls On the Cusp of Puberty
With two girls in our house, I have spent a bit of time thinking about girls on the cusp of puberty. It also is a pretty hot topic amongst my parent friends who have girls this age, and is getting...
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Talking to Children About Healthy Sexuality and Sex
One often hears the horror stories about parents trying to give “the talk” to their children, complete with mumbling, inaccurate terminology and a look of relief when their child has no questions for...
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Talking to Children About Healthy Sexuality and Sex
One often hears the horror stories about parents trying to give “the talk” to their children, complete with mumbling, inaccurate terminology and a look of relief when their child has no questions for...
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Teens and Behavior: Is It All Just Hormones?
The short answer is no, not entirely. I have been reading the wonderful, accessible book “The Teenaged Brain” by Frances E. Jensen, MD and Amy Ellis Nutt. When we look at a teenager from a...
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Talking About Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Those of you who have followed this blog for some time and have read my back posts on healthy sexuality, know that I am one for just layering in conversations about things over time. For example, I...
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Adjusting to Middle School
In the United States, many eleven and twelve year olds are off to grades sixth through eighth at a separate school from elementary school. This is called middle school, and children in grade six and...
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Blossoming
Blossoming — and some thoughts for parents of middle schoolers at the end…. To watch a teenager blossom is truly a remarkable thing. As we look forward to homeschooling high school this fall, one...
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Finding Rhythm With Grades-Aged Children
I think rhythm with grades-aged children (which I consider children in grades 1-8, so ages seven to thirteen or fourteen) can become trickier. As children grow, chances are that you are not only...
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Is Parenting The Eleven to Twelve Year Old Stressful?
There was an article in July that I wrote about in the post “Blossoming” . The article basically stated that mothers were actually MOST depressed during the “tween” years when children were ages...
View ArticleNurturing Parenting: The 12-14 Year Old
One interesting thing that Waldorf Schools typically do in sixth grade (at least in the United States) is to have the students make dolls. These are not put together the way a professional dollmaker...
View ArticleFriendships: Part Two: Ages 12-13
Back today with our friendship series for children ages 10-15. Today we are talking about twelve and thirteen year olds. Twelve-year-olds often have an increased ability to separate from their...
View ArticleThe Authentic Heartbeat of Parenting
I was thinking this morning about running and metronomes; that rhythmic quality of running on the pavement or around the track is like a metronome set to a certain tempo; steady and going at the same...
View ArticleToolbox of Tips For Dealing With 9-12 Year Olds
(This is Part One of a three-part series) There is absolutely so much written about how to discipline, communicate, and recognize the stages of human development in smaller children, especially those...
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