tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post7575584747504472300..comments2022-03-25T03:49:21.066-07:00Comments on The Waldorf Parent's Forum: Children and the Four Temperaments - What?!Ms. Ilianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09977003304168642357noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post-23168284408680831422010-11-09T19:40:11.639-08:002010-11-09T19:40:11.639-08:00Tria: I find it somewhat helpful when working with...Tria: I find it somewhat helpful when working with small children in so far as when they exhibit a temperament, I have a basis for response. It's not the same, though, as with early grade school children who are living into their temperament for several years.<br /><br />En Casa: When I say that the temperaments are linked to certain more general stages and ages of development, it means that this is the mood of that age; it applies to people of that age group in a kind of general way. That is different from the individual child living into his or her temperament during the first few grade school years. Is that more clear?<br /><br />Everyone else: I will be updating this blog shortly. I got diverted by a sudden call to teach again, which I have taken up. But I am not abandoning this blog. Thank you for your patience.Ms. Ilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977003304168642357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post-81803103796484384032010-11-09T07:06:11.288-08:002010-11-09T07:06:11.288-08:00I'm confused. Why are these 4 temperaments lin...I'm confused. Why are these 4 temperaments linked to different ages when you said before they are usully applied during the primary school years? ThanksGAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508831018787855941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post-29506866486776729842010-11-05T13:53:51.205-07:002010-11-05T13:53:51.205-07:00Thank you very much for these thumbnail sketches o...Thank you very much for these thumbnail sketches of the four temperaments. I am a preschool/kindergarden teacher who's own children attended Waldorf school, so I have some familiarity with the concept. I actually find it very helpful to recognize temperament in the children I work with. It helps me to understand the best way to work with each child. I realize that this form of classification is not typically applied to children under six, and I don't expect that any one temperament young children exhibit will be fixed throughout their life. My question is, does anyone else find it useful when working with young children, to see the children through a temperament type? Is there a caution in doing so? I am very interested in your experience and welcome any response. Thanks for your deep caring of the children you influence.<br />Sincerely, Three TreesUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17472080172992185587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post-49652865833957908572010-09-28T21:23:56.259-07:002010-09-28T21:23:56.259-07:00Andrea - I was a waldorf student for 11 years, and...Andrea - I was a waldorf student for 11 years, and a waldorf parent for 16 years. My parents and sister are waldorf teachers.Just me and the doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882862534899729894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post-43339543771259936412010-09-19T08:57:23.421-07:002010-09-19T08:57:23.421-07:00What would be the use of understanding, if one did...What would be the use of understanding, if one did not apply that understanding? Yes, there are things that teachers - and parents - can do to work more effectively with children based on those children's temperaments and a knowledge of not just each temperament, but how different ones interact. That's what the next 4 posts will be about.Ms. Ilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977003304168642357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post-36031216240906196422010-09-18T14:58:17.750-07:002010-09-18T14:58:17.750-07:00I think the temperaments are an interesting way to...I think the temperaments are an interesting way to look at our children. Is it just a guideline for understanding the child or is there things that a Waldorf teacher is taught to alter around them? The way I understand it is that it is only a way to help understand the child.<br /><br />Dancer, are you a Waldorf teacher or have your children at a Waldorf school?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249112299761076100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689911327702065283.post-51267681140749099882010-09-17T11:16:59.408-07:002010-09-17T11:16:59.408-07:00The reaction I always get when the temperaments ar...The reaction I always get when the temperaments are mentioned is: isn't that archaic? No one talks about temperaments anymore!<br /><br />Also: what are the 7 soul forces? Never heard of them before.Just me and the doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882862534899729894noreply@blogger.com