SWSF Bookshop - Early Years and Parenting

SWSF Bookshop - Early Years and Parenting

The Well balanced Child: Movement and Early Learning
Sally Goddard Blythe. Examines why movement matters; how music helps brain development; the role of nutrition, the brain and child growth.
240pp £12.99 no discount.

Fool's Gold: A Critical Look at Computers in Childhood
Edited by Colleen Cordes and Edward Miller
This production from the Alliance for Childhood in the USA contains key articles and scientific reports on the issues surrounding children and computers.
Alliance for Childhood, 180pp, no discount £5.00

Beyond the Rainbow Bridge - Nurturing our children from birth to seven
By Barbara J. Patterson and Pamela Bradley
This book discusses healthy rhythms in both home and school, play, and how it stimulates imagination; how to protect and enliven the child's twelve senses; creative discipline, the creation of birthday stories and craft projects for the young child.
MP, 195pp, no discount £11.50

Echoes of a Dream - Creative Beginnings for Parent and Child
By Susan Smith
Now in its third printing, this book has been enjoyed by thousands of families worldwide. It is packed with inspiring suggestions for creative play, craft work, recipes and gardening ideas for parents and children. Full colour cover, colour plates.
Published by the London Waldorf School, Ontario WSA, 68pp, no discount £9.50

Free to Learn - Introducing Steiner Waldorf Early Childhood Education
By Lynne Oldfield
This is a guide to the principles and methods of Waldorf early years education by an experiences practitioner. Themes include; how kindergartens enable healthy development; what is movement-based learning? Why is creative play so crucial? How do children learn through imitation and rhythm? Support for parenting and daycare.
HP, 160pp, no discount £11.99

Games Children Play - How games and sport help children develop
By Kim Brooking-Payne, illustrated by Marije Rowling
An accessible guide to games with children of age 3 upwards. These games are all tried and tested, and are the basis for the author's extensive teacher training work. The book explores children's personal development and how this is expressed in movement, play, songs and games.
Each game is clearly and simply described, with diagrams or drawings, and accompanied by an explanation of why this game is helpful at a particular age. The equipment that may be needed is basic, cheap and easily available.
HP, 192pp, no discount £14.99

The Genius of Play
By Sally Jenkinson
This book is an observation of the tireless imagination of the child when it is allowed to develop naturally, and how this shares the perceptions of the later adult. It addresses what ‘Play' is, why it is necessary and its modern difficulties.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child... . Children have the right to their childhood. Let's play!
HP, 128pp, no discount £11.99

Kinder Dolls
A Waldorf doll-making handbook
By Maricristin Sealey
How to create handcrafted dolls from natural materials. A range of simple, colourful designs will inspire both beginners and experienced doll makers alike. These dolls are old favourites, originating in Waldorf Steiner kindergartens where parents make dolls together for their children, and for the school.
Maricristin's book is a fine source for the beginner doll maker. It is a valuable primer, full of practical tips, simple designs and clear, easy to follow instructions – Sara McDonald, Magic Cabin Dolls
HP, 128pp, no discount £14.99

Creative Play for your baby
C.Clouder and J.Nicol
Steiner Waldorf expertise and toy projects for 3 months - 2 years
128 pages    £12.99    Gaia Books

Well, I Wonder
Childhood in the Modern World
a handbook for parents, carers and teachers
Sally Schweizer
224 pages   £12.95    Sophia Books

Irish Festivals Calendar of seasonal celebrations
Ruth Marshal Hawthorn Press 210 pages £ 14.99 no discount

Pull the Other One! – String Games and Stories Book 1
By Michael Taylor
This well-travelled and entertaining series of tales is accompanied by clear instructions and explanatory diagrams – guaranteed not to tie you in knots – and will teach you tricks with which to dazzle your friends! With something for everyone, these ingenious tricks and tales are developed and taught with utter simplicity, making them suitable from age 5 upwards.
When we go wrong playing Cat's Cradle, we call it Dog's Cradle!' – Megan
Gain, aged 6, London
HP, 128pp, no discount £9.99

Helping Children to Overcome Fear
By Russell Evans
Critical illness can cause overwhelming feelings of abandonment and loss. Difficult for adults to face alone, for children the experience is magnified. Jean Evans was a play leader who recognised ahead of her time the importance of enabling children to give voice to their feelings, providing opportunities for play and working in partnership with parents.
This inspirational book should become mandatory reading for Paediatricians and Play Therapists... indeed any adult who is serious in their desire to be alongside a child needing to face their fear. It gently embraces the skills of respectful listening, creativity and fun – instantly recognisable to a discerning child.
Julie Stokes, Consultant Psychologist, Founder of Winston's Wish, a Grief Support Programme for Children.
HP, 128pp, no discount £9.99

To Grow and Become
Stories for Children
Rudolf Copple, trans.
This is a collection of lesser-known stories addressing some of the deeper questions of children and collected by a long-time class teacher, who found these particularly nourishing for children through fifth grade. Stories include "Old Gerasimus and the Lion", "Maiden Lene of Sondervand", and "Ilya".
Illustrated. 96 pages. No Discount. £8.50  (AWSNA)

Let's Talk, Let's Play
Jane Eliot
The author moves with ease and confidence on how to teach young children in poetry, song, and play. She explains both why and how archetypal games grow out of the nature of children and language.
82 pages. No Discount. £8.50  (AWSNA)

Why the Setting Sun Turns Red
And Other Pedagogical Stories
Eugene Schwartz
Stories create strong images for children. Far more effective than moralizing, confrontation, or criticism, pedagogical stories give moral pictures to children. This book eloquently explains the role of the pedagogical story and gives several examples of its use. It is equally valuable to parents and teachers.
72 pages. No Discount. £8.00  (AWSNA)

Verses and Poems and Stories to Tell
Dorothy Harer
A collection of original material written by master class teacher Dorothy Harer for her own classes at the Rudolf Steiner School in New York. Particularly suited for grades (classes) 1-4. Illustrated. Spiralbound.
89 pages. No Discount. £8.00  (AWSNA)