Rubicon: Developmental Steps age 7 â " 10; Selections from the Work of Rudolf Steiner

Monica Ruef

ISBN 10: 193636767X / ISBN 13: 9781936367672

Editore: Waldorf Publications, United States, NY, 2015

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The 'Rubicon' -- sometimes called the watershed or crossing point -- is usually associated with the transition children go through around the age of nine, as they feel themselves start to grow apart from the world. This book addresses both that classic Rubicon, and the other thresholds that children experience between the ages of seven and twelve. The change of teeth at seven, the shift in independent consciousness at nine, and the advance of puberty at twelve, are all covered in this comprehensive collection of Steiner's insights. This is a useful resource for both parents and teachers who seek to better understand the children in their care. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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• Titolo: Rubicon: Developmental Steps age 7 â " 10; Selections from the Work of Rudolf Steiner
• Editore: Waldorf Publications, United States, NY
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 193636767X
• ISBN 13: 9781936367672
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Very Good
• Peso: 345 grammi

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Riassunto

This book offers considerable help to both teachers and parents in supporting children at crisis moments in their development. Clues as to what is appropriate as the child wrestles with leaps in growth and consciousness that are demanding and exhilarating.Monica Ruef has compiled a comprehensive collection of what Rudolf Steiner has said and written about the nine year change and the three important ages of childhood: age 7, age 9, and age 12.Rudolf Steiner (1861 to 1925, Austrian) introduced and explained a unique and effective way to view child development, in seven-year cycles. Within the second seven years, ages 7 to 14, three significant "Rubicons" must be crossed: age 7, when a child loses milk teeth and grows adult teeth, with a first change of consciousness; age 9, when many children learn that there is no Santa Claus nor tooth fairy, and begin to feel their own competence and aloneness; and age 12 when puberty begins and the capacity for judgement and clear thinking are born. These "Rubicons" children must cross for healthful growth and maximization of capacities require from parents and teachers alike a gentle attentiveness to be handled well. Each child is different but the symptoms tend to be the same at each important threshold the child faces at these ages.This view of these significant changes in children is helpful and supportive for each child to feel increasing independence, social skill, and a sense of responsibility to others. To ignore these important steps and "crises" in consciousness each child must take is to risk incomplete development with lifelong issues of dependence. Freedom is the goal of every youngster: an ability to understand strengths and weaknesses and the gifts of every human being give each individual tools necessary for a happy, clear-thinking, and purposeful life.This book will illuminate in a new way, support and structure at critical points in a child's growing up.For every parent, guardian, or teacher responsible for children, this is a book that will carry rich rewards for new ideas in correct relationships from adults as important architectural supports for a growing child.

Informazioni sull?autore

Mona Ruef is a Waldorf teacher in Germany and Nina Kuettel an experienced translator with much experience in Waldorf education. This dynamic combination of insight in collecting all the right materials and in having them translated clearly provides a treasury of insights and ideas for parents and teachers.