by NoeSingingCircles | May 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Nobody knows your child like you do. And yet, now and then, we may as parents experience a moment that brings it home for us how much we do not know. I experienced this with my twenty month old daughter the other day. We were in a music class where the teacher sang...
by NoeSingingCircles | May 23, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf
Parenting is no joke. For most of us, it’s the hardest work we’ll ever do. Alfie Kohn said it well… You know that expression we use to emphasize that something is, relatively speaking, not too hard? We say “it’s not rocket science!” Kohn says we ought to...
by NoeSingingCircles | May 9, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Uncategorized
Little ones struggle with change. The change might seem small to us. Having the ketchup on top of his scrambled eggs instead of on the side. Having papa at home in the morning when he’s usually at work. A week long visit from grandparents. As parents, it can be...
by NoeSingingCircles | May 2, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Mothersong, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized
Yesterday a post came up in my Facebook feed promoting enrichment classes for babies. I clicked on the link, curious to learn what the author had to say about how we can best support babies’ development. The pictures on the website showed floors crowded with tummy...
