Early Years
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Born to Move
How movement and music assists brain development in children ages 3-7 years£7.00In this revolutionary new book, Sally Goddard Blythe eschews politically-correct accelerationism with her refreshing focus on children’s real age-appropriate needs – as opposed to the ones that impatient adults think they should have.
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Creative Place-Based Environmental Education
Children and Schools as Ecopreneurs for Change£19.99How can schools become creative hubs for enriching the community, for caring for nature, the landscape and place? This book presents the why, what and how of creative place-based education as action researched successfully by educators in Norway.
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Genius of Play
Celebrating the Spirit of ChildhoodChildren move like quick fire from the fantastic to the everyday, when free to express the genius of play. What is play? Why does it matter? Here is an outspoken Children’s Play Charter for parents and teachers, which celebrates the playful spirit of childhood.
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Movement
Your Child's First Language£25.00This revolutionary book challenges our mainstream assumptions about early development and learning with a rich distillation of perennial wisdom and cutting-edge science. What are children’s real age-appropriate needs – as opposed to the ones that impatient adults think they should have?
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Raising Happy Healthy Children
Why Mothering Matters£16.99Here is a fully-updated second edition of What Children and Babies Really Need. It draws on the latest scientific research to show how the first few years determine the way children develop, body and mind, for the rest of their lives.
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Reclaim Early Childhood
The Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Steiner Waldorf Early Years Education£14.99A lively overview of the philosophical, developmental and educational foundations of Rudolf Steiner-Waldorf early years education as adaptable, creative and dynamic, informed by a profound respect for the uniqueness of each child.
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Reflexes, Movement, Learning & Behaviour
Analysing and unblocking neuro-motor immaturity£29.99How neuro-motor immaturity influences physical, behavioural, learning and emotional blockages in children and adults, and what can be done to help.
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Set Free Childhood
£3.00Set Free Childhood shows how to counter screen culture and create a calmer, more enjoyable family life.
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Simplicity Parenting
Using the power of less to raise happy, secure children£16.99This is for parents who want to slow down, but who don’t know how; for families with too much stuff, too many choices and too much information. Here are four simple steps for decluttering, quieting, and soothing family dynamics so that children can thrive at school, get along with peers, and nurture well-being.
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The Genius of Natural Childhood
Secrets of thriving children£9.99Sally Goddard Blythe draws on neuroscience to unpack the wisdom of nursery rhymes, playing traditional games and fairy stories for healthy child development.
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The Parent and Child Group Handbook
A Steiner/Waldorf Approach£9.99Rudolf Steiner’s insight into the spiritual, sensory and intellectual needs of early childhood has inspired a unique kind of parent and child group. Drawing on this approach, Dot Male’s book shows parents how they can join together with others to create a supportive family community.
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The Parenting Toolkit
simple steps to happy & confident children£9.99Parenting is often seen as a skill which is instinctive and does not need to be learned. However, many parents and guardians can benefit enormously from learning child-sensitive techniques which help them reflect on their parenting. Here is a unique toolkit for parents and guardians who wish to give their children the best start in life.
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The Well Balanced Child
Movement and Early Learning£16.99This fully revised edition is a passionate manifesto for a “whole body” approach to learning which integrates the brain, senses, movement and play.
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Too Much, Too Soon?
Early Learning and the Erosion of Childhood£7.00In twenty-three hard-hitting chapters, leading educators, researchers, policy makers and parents advocate alternative ways ahead for slowing childhood, better policy-making and, above all, the ‘right learning at the right time’ in children’s growth — learning when they are developmentally ready.
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Waldorf Games Handbook For The Early Years
Games to Play and Sing with Children aged 3-7£19.99This Waldorf Games Handbook for playing and singing with young children contains 142 games including finger and clapping games, beanbag and skipping games, tumbling, water and chasing games, and story and singing games.
