by NoeSingingCircles | Jun 21, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
Happy Solstice, everyone! Today my four year old was walking around carrying an alarm clock, saying, “my mischief clock is about to go off. When my mischief clock goes off, that’s how I know it’s time to start my mischief.” Little does he...
by NoeSingingCircles | Jun 13, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
Want to bring more music into your life with young children? How about starting your own Family Music Time! You don’t need to know play an instrument. Just bring the family together and sing a few of the songs you love. One of my friends keeps it really...
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...
by NoeSingingCircles | Apr 25, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
If you’ve ever walked with a toddler, you know how difficult it can be to get from one place to another. Go a couple steps, notice a bump of gum on a brick… Stop to examine it. Go a couple more steps… Spy a shiny gum wrapper. Stop to pick it up. Go another step, hear...
