New spiritually-based solutions are needed to solve some of the complex problems found in today's youth. Mr. Koehler courageously presents parents and teachers with a practical path of schooling the thinking, heart, and will in selfless devotion to the individual destiny of each child.

Working with Anxious, Nervous, and Depressed Children: A Spiritual Perspective to Guide Parents

Parenting & Relationships

Koehler, Henning

Disabilities & Hyperactivity

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Read this deep and insightful approach to observing children and their development and be refreshed! At a time when educational labeling and "educationally difficult" children are made more and more uneasy in their behavior, this books makes a strong request that we develop a more accepting, less judgmental way to embrace children. The book serves as a guide to parents and teachers for dealing with children. It offers ways to "read" so called disorders tot he benefit of the child and those responsible for the child. Koehler challenges the current trend of diagnostics and labels, offering a spiritually deepened view of why a child behaves as she does. Every parent and teach will benefit from this book.

Difficult Children: There Is No Such Thing: An Appeal for the Transformation of Educational Thinking

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

"Geron and Virtus" is a remarkable book. It is a story about two boys during the Roman campaign to conquer the Germanic tribes. Tolerance for those of different cultures, frieindship, freedom and slavery, loyalty, and courage are all elements in this captivating tale.The period in history, late in the crumbling of the Roman EMpire, is important because the Roman/German encounter brings forth the birth of a new Europe and the transition to a new time. The story is about friendship, slavery, honor, and adventure. The text is rich with spiritual insights provided by druid priests and their stories of Nordic mythology the foundation of the Germanic folksoul. The Druid teachers that were prominent in Charlemagne's schools in the epoch of history that follows the time of this story prove their worth here.The book has vivid illustrations and is aimed at sixth and seventh grade students.

Geron & Virtus: A Fateful Encounter of Two Youths, a German and a Roman

Children's Books

Streit, Jakob

Literature & Fiction

These inspiring stories recount first-hand experiences of those with experiences of interventions just before a fatal accident or a near death experience. The book is a reader or a "read to" story book from real life. It holds the possibility of giving children a clear idea that they will always get help when needed!

Invisible Guardians

Teen & Young Adult

Partnerships of Hope gives an inspiring account of the social mission of Waldorf Education, describing the opportunities and challenges of building Waldorf school communities. If you have wondered about governance, leadership, and decision-making in Waldorf schools and how they relate to Steiner’s social intentions, this book provides a number of insightful answers, placing them into the larger matrix of the political and economic crises facing Western societies. Of particular interest for the future is Schafer’s articulation of the deeper values and principles imbedded in Waldorf Education, values which he maintains are the foundation of a new, spiritually based and healing society.

Partnerships of Hope: Building Waldorf School Communities

Politics & Social Sciences

Schaefer, Christopher

Social Sciences

Set in the heart of the Middle Ages, this book presents episodes from each of the lives of three different knights. It was a time when gallantry, chivalry, following a strict code of conduct, and being part of a brotherhood striving to be the perfect courtly Christian warrior were life goals. These stories can be read to the children or assigned as class/individual readers.

Three Knight Tales

Action & Adventure

Our modern world places many demands on daily work, especially for teachers and parents. This book offers techniques for building concentration, awareness and a centered approach to life and child rearing. Through meditation, using the rhythms of the day, of the week, of the month and of the year, and practice in concentration, you can find practices that enhance the joy and insight in every day life, in teaching and in parenting.The stress brought to bear on ordinary things needs control and consciousness to overcome the tendency to only react and not to act. This little book will give the reader the chance to forge a new way and a new practice towards this important goal.Using modern approaches allows for a little time of quiet producing a great deal of improvement in attentiveness, observation, insight and self control. Here's the book for you!

Finding Your Self: Exercises and Suggestions to Support the Inner Life of the Teacher

Finser, Torin M.

This adventure story of two – then three – young people answers questions about beings who help when you least expect it and who sometimes need your help, too! Ride along in a magical boat provided by the powers of the earth. Join youngsters like you who help to solve the problems made by other human beings, problems like polluting things without cleaning up afterthemselves! Join three friends in a fast-moving, sometimes dangerous tale of cooperation between the powers of the earth and the powers in younghearts. Solutions are possible with open-minded listening, careful planning and undaunted courage.

The Invisible Boat

Mueller, Eric G.

Müller, Eric G.

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