Well, I’m here today to tell you that you aren't lying.
And I’m guessing that most of you put your tooth under your pillow for the tooth fairy! While I think most parents choose to carry on the tooth fairy tradition with their own children, some parents question this practice and worry that they are “lying” to their children, and not being honest. I’m sure that you all have memories of discovering your first wiggly tooth and the excitement that accompanied that special day when you held your first lost tooth in your hand. Children lose their first tooth on average around the age of six, but this can vary in either direction by as much as a year. According to Steiner, it is an indication that the energy, or life force, that has been used in the early years forming the child’s physical body, is now being freed up to begin more academic and cognitive learning. When assessing a child’s readiness for first grade, one thing Waldorf teachers look for is whether the child has started losing teeth. One reason is that Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf education, indicated that the change of teeth – that is losing one’s baby teeth and having the adult teeth emerge – is a marker of the transition from the first seven-year cycle of childhood (the early childhood years) into the second cycle (the grade school years). If you happen to be the parent of a young child at a Waldorf school, you may have heard teachers talking about the “change of teeth,” and may have wondered why there’s such a focus on teeth. I’m also a trained and experienced Waldorf early childhood teacher, author, and the mother of two grown Waldorf graduates.
If we haven’t met before, I’m Sarah Baldwin and I’m the president of Bella Luna Toys.
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Today, I’m here to talk to you about losing teeth! I’ll discuss the developmental milestone it signifies when children start losing their baby teeth, I’m going to talk about the tooth fairy and whether we are “lying” when we tell our children there is a tooth fairy, and more practically, to share ideas with you on how to celebrate each lost tooth with some creative Tooth Fairy ideas from a Waldorf perspective. The two children meet members of the Science Tooth Fairy’s research team and learn about how the teeth are studied in her research laboratory.Hey Friends, welcome to another “Sunday with Sarah.” The book tells the story of how teeth can help scientific research through the eyes of two children who have conflicting views: one who wants to donate their tooth to the Science Tooth Fairy, and one who is a little unsure. The book is centered around a character named the Science Tooth Fairy, who is a scientist that collects and studies teeth. The Science Tooth Fairy © was designed to help parents talk with their children about donating their teeth to scientists. The book was illustrated by Rebecca Mullins and is available in soft-cover. Dunn (the real-life Science Tooth Fairy), and members of The Dunn Lab. The book was written by Kenzie Rzonca, Dr. Participants in our research studies receive a copy of the children’s book The Science Tooth Fairy ©.
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