Waldorf Moms

Natural Weed Killer

Lori — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:59:46 +0000

Part of our weekly rhythm is family “chores” on Saturday. Everyone–kids included–help do laundry, housework, yard work…whatever. This is nothing special, it’s just something that we all do each week. We do not pay allowance or money to our kids for these weekly family chores. But…what I DO pay the kids [...]

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Journey to Heal My Son’s Gut: Restoring Beneficial Bacteria

Lori — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:23:42 +0000

Restoring beneficial bacteria in my son’s gut has become a normal part of our daily lives. I’ve found that when we slack off or “take a break” from incorporating probiotics in our daily diet, my son will start reacting to many foods. His reactions can come in the form of stomach [...]

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Camping on an Organic Farm…

Lori — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:33:26 +0000

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Gluten and Dairy Free Poppy Seed Bread

Lori — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:27:06 +0000

I’ve been trying to incorporate soaked almond meal to add protein and fiber to baked goods and this gluten and dairy free poppy seed bread is one delicious example. Besides poppy seeds, the bread is flavored with fragrant orange juice and zest. Although I leave it plain for my children’s school snack, this bread [...]

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How to Make Soaked Almond Meal…an easy-to-digest and cheaper version of Bob’s Red Mill

Lori — Tue, 07 May 2013 08:02:12 +0000

I’ve been obsessed with raw almonds lately and I’ve gone thru pounds and pounds–making almond milk, ATTEMPTING to make almond yogurt (that’s a whole other post!) and ATTEMPTING to make light, blanched almond flour like my favorite Honeyville Farms brand. (to use in my gluten/dairy/grain free chocolate chip cookies and muffins) Try as I might with the equipment that [...]

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Waldorf Teacher Appreciation Week Gift

Lori — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:29:50 +0000

One of the hallmarks of a Waldorf school is that your child will ideally have the same teacher from grades 1 thru 8. The perfect scenario is that this one teacher will come to know their students on an intimate level and will be able to guide them accordingly [...]

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Hiking in Hawaii With My Son…and Slowing Down

Lori — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:13 +0000

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Waldorf Dolls…”Mom Made”

Lori — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:57:01 +0000

There are so many talented Moms making beautiful Waldorf dolls. I’ve connected with some thru my various Waldorf Doll posts, and others I know from our school community. I wanted to share some of their amazing work. Available at our school store, this Mom is making gorgeous “heavy” babies out of reclaimed sweaters. Wonderful! [...]

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Journey To Heal My Son’s Gut: Warrior Moms

Lori — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:27:05 +0000

A continuation of my son’s story…

It seems like a blur now, but my poor newborn son couldn’t sleep for more than 20-30 minutes at a time during the day. The only thing that seemed to soothe him was to be in a sling with his body pressing against mine. I carried him around in that sling for at least a year–vacuuming, hanging laundry, cooking, playing with my 21 month year old daughter.

My son’s years as a toddler were blissfully uneventful. I can only guess that all of his energy and focus was on learning to maneuver his body and learn to communicate with all of us. He seemed to smile so much during that time…

Then he became 4 years old in the preschool/Kindergarten at our school. Although admittedly there were many external factors that contributed, my son couldn’t sit still. He seemed especially hardest to settle during naptime after lunch…At the time I was doing what I thought was best by feeding him lots of whole grains–mainly wheat, and protein–mainly eggs and dairy yogurt. After trips to countless doctors, I realized that I was feeding him totally the wrong things. Once I stopped feeding him wheat and dairy, it was truly as if a miracle happened. My son calmed down and was given the “most improved” award at his Kindergarten graduation!

After my last post about the “Journey to Heal My Son’s Gut”, I heard from many other Moms who were on similar journeys and who had such wisdom to share. I hope you get a chance to read their comments and my heartfelt thanks to those moms for their stories. We all learn so much from each other…

One Mom wrote that she had an aggressive antibiotic regimen right before birth (similar to mine) that resulted in very scary acid reflux trauma with her daughter. Many doctors and nurses told her that she was “over” worrying as a new mother. She knew better though and proved them wrong.

Other Moms wrote stories about intuitively knowing that their children had gut issues and how they were now trying to heal them.

And yet another Mom got me hooked into a group of Moms called “The Thinking Moms Revolution”. Wow!

Talk about strong women trusting their instincts about their children! The stories and battles these women have fought on behalf of their children are nothing short of miraculous. Hook into their website and you will be inspired and strengthened by their examples.

Another groundbreaking book to share is written by Dr. Kenneth Bock called “Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders”. I just finished reading the book and would highly recommend it. Dr. Bock groups all of these “4-A Disorders” (autism, ADHD, asthma and allergies) together because he and other progressive doctors are finding that an integrated approach using nutritional therapy, supplementation therapy, detoxification, and medication therapy is successfully treating ALL of these “epidemics” that are affecting more and more children.

Perhaps the Mom story that touched me the most however was from a woman who felt alone in her battle to heal her children. She had just thrown yet another batch of homemade yogurt down the drain and was rightfully discouraged. I heard from her later though and she wrote how she had picked herself up and was getting valuable information online and was connecting with knowledgeable people at her local health food store. What an inspirational Mom!

So take heart fellow Warrior Moms…We have much to learn from each other and much that we can do to support each other. We are not alone…

Make a Fairy Photo Frame with the “Magic Onions”…A Waldorf inspired blog

Lori — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:50:12 +0000

If you’re a Waldorf (inspired) family, chances are that you have enjoyed the beautiful “Magic Onions” website as I have. I love Donni’s beautiful seasonal handwork and I also appreciate the insightful information about Waldorf that Donni shares each week. I always leave the “The Magic Onions” full of inspiration. Perhaps the one thing [...]

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