Insights into Child Development

A Study in Child Development based on the Work of Rudolf Steiner

By John Benians

Originally published under the title The Golden Years by the Anthroposophical Publishing Company, London

Contents
Chapter I  Introducing the Spiritual and Physical Aspects

Chapter II  The Four Temperaments – The Knowledge of them in olden times and their importance today

Chapter III  How to recognize the temperaments and how to deal with them

Chapter IV  The work with the seven-year-olds through stories and acting

Chapter V  How the teaching can bring out the positive aspect of each temperament

Chapter VI  The changing of the temperaments through life

Chapter VII  The development of Willing, Feeling and Thinking, and the child's needs in the three seven-year periods

Chapter VIII  The young child at home and at school

Chapter IX  The work for the various ages in accordance with the threefold development

Chapter X  Further examples from the middle and upper school

Chapter XI  The being of Man from the point of view of body, life, soul and spirit

A Mercury Press title
158 pages.
21 x 13.6 cms.
Paperback.