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116: Freedom of Choice or Freedom FROM Choice?$18.50Do twenty-first century children need parents who are more permissive, or parents who bring more authority? Eugene Schwartz gives some surprising answers to this and a number of other parenting questions. Eugene looks at the child's threefold path of learning and outlines a threefold path of discipline that evolves along with the child's changing consciousness. The essential differences between the Waldorf classroom and the home are also illuminated with understanding and humor.
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118: Harry Potter, Millennial Child$18.50Its astonishing popularity with adults and children alike has made Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter series a powerful twenty-first century phenomenon. According to this lecture, Harry Potter reflects the innermost longings of youngsters who have been called "magical children," "indigo children," or "millennial children," and whose presence is of the utmost importance in our time. For many parents, the novels pose worrisome questions: At what age should my child read these books? Are they merely "escapist" literature? We will look at the myths and archetypes that underlie Harry's character and explore what Harry Potter can teach us about today's child.
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202: From Playing to Thinking$18.50Why do Waldorf kindergartens put such an emphasis on "creative play," rather than on the Three R's? Why are children surrounded by hardwood and soft dolls, rather than hardware and software? In this lecture, Eugene reveals the surprising and profound connection between the joyful play of the four year-old and the high-level cognitive activity of the adolescent. Drawing on the insights of neurologists and physicists, he presents an insightful look at the real work of the Waldorf kindergarten.
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203: The Media and Their Message$18.50In this lecture, given to urban parents in New York City's Rudolf Steiner School, the "media challenge" is examined from historical, social and physiological perspectives. Recognizing the impossibility of simply avoiding TV, radio and computers, advice is given on ways to strengthen children and parents to meet and overcome the pervasive influence of today's media onslaught.
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114: How Waldorf Education Meets the Needs of Adolescence$18.50Eugene Schwartz takes a close look at three of the most prevalent myths concerning adolescents and demonstrates how far off the mark the "conventional wisdom" tends to be when dealing with today's teenagers. He gives practical advice to parents who want to maintain their sanity through those trying years, and he reveals how profoundly Waldorf education meets the needs of today's adolescent.
