Waldorf Essentials

Melisa Nielsen at Waldorf Essentials offers her Thinking, Feeling, Willing Members live access to Mid Year Review Check In's. Here are common questions asked. - What to do with younger children during the older child's lesson? - How to create a mid year review for the other parent after a separation? - How to plan and shift when a new baby is arriving soon? - How to navigate homeschooling multiple...

Grab your planning for peace planner, journal or piece of paper. Come close your eyes, take a deep breath and meditate on each child. - What has been going well that you want to continue to incorporating in your Waldorf Homeschooling? - What areas are not going how you would like them too? Take this time to pause mid year and meditate on moving forward. You can also find us on YouTube "Waldor...

Melisa Nielsen is here to encourage you in your new year. It's important to reflect on what needs to happen before you jump back into your Waldorf homeschooling and start off a fresh new year. Maybe you need a week off to get the house in order. Maybe you need more self care. Maybe you need a deep breath. Take a moment. What do you need before you start back into your homeschooling rhythm? Please...

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Melisa Nielsen at Waldorf Essentials shares her New Year routine to inspire you to use this fresh energy and make the new year everything you want it to be! You can also find us on YouTube "Waldorf Essentials" Please share with your fellow parenting friends and homeschoolers. We are in this journey together. Have the homeschool and peaceful foundation of your dreams. https://www.waldorfessent...

Melisa Nielsen from Waldorf Essentials shares the tips she has used for her children and their special needs. These tips help set the foundation for your traveling. When you have the strong foundation then you can handle the unexpected things that come up better. Like losing your car seat on the shuttle. If you know a friend that gets overwhelmed with travel whether their children have special nee...

Melisa Nielsen has an important reminder for you to apply to your parenting. This reminder can also be modeled by the parents! Share with a friend, homeschooling and parenting is a journey we can root for and support one another. Not a Thinking, Feeling, Willing Member Yet? Our Thinking Feeling Willing program is your road map to a successful Waldorf homeschool journey! Have the homeschool and pea...

Melisa Nielsen at Waldorf Essentials shares her experience with perfectionism and heels being dug into the ground about main lesson. There are many difficulties to navigate with the special needs child. Melisa shares the importance of the parent being in a good space to help navigate each situation that comes up. Melisa touches on perfectionism and helpful tips she found worked for her and her chi...

Melisa takes the common excuses she received from Thinking, Feeling, Willing members and breaks each one down. Common excuses: - I can't get up before my kids, they wake up too early. - Have a nursing child and co sleeping babies. - It's too dark. - It's too cold. - I didn't go to college. - I can't read from my phone. - I don't have room on my phone. We are in charge of what is and excuse and nav...

We traditionally make candles to celebrate Candlemas. Candlemas marks the end of Christmastide. It is known by some as the day Jesus was presented at the Temple. It is also a festival celebrating St. Brigid. She was a girl with divine wisdom to some and a goddess to others. It is called Imbolc for Pagan faiths. Traditionally Brigid is the goddess of the well and the flame. She marks the beginning...

Melisa shares helpful tools she learned along the way of navigating her journey with her children with special needs. - Diet Eliminating wheat and dairy from their families diet was a huge help. This takes time. The wheat and dairy are stored in the gut for a while, give it a chance to work without being in a hurry. - Rescue Remedy can be found at your local health food store. Keep it with you at...

Melisa shares a simple thought of what our job as a parent is and the beauty of picking one at a time. For more encouragement and support visit waldorfessentials.com Waldorf homeschooling can feel like a large feat to take on. Melisa has 15+ years of experience to help guide you along the way. Melisa inspires you with: - Foundations for early childhood - Waldorf curriculum by grade - Middle school...

To close out the three part Mind Set series, Melisa reads Limiting Beliefs sent in by viewers. Common ones: I'll never be able to have a career and be with my kids. I'll never be good enough at the Waldorf main lesson art. I'll never have enough money to do _______. I'll never be good at homeschool, what if I quit? These are just a few, and if you have a limiting belief above or one similar, you a...

Waldorf homeschooling can feel like a large feat to take on. Melisa has 15+ years of experience to help guide you along the way. Melisa inspires you with: - Foundations for early childhood - Waldorf curriculum by grade - Middle school and high school resources - Planning for peace planner and training meetings - Form drawing courses - Beeswax modeling - Wet on wet painting - Inner work and tempera...

Melisa Nielsen from Waldorf Essentials is here to encourage you to go into the holidays with a plan. She shares tips to get you and your partner on the same page, how to navigate events and touches on gifts. You are in charge of holding the space for your family. You're in charge of how you come out of the holiday season feeling beat down by toxic situations you got into or with memories that put...

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Melisa Nielsen shares today how she meditates on each child and each challenging situation she has been in. Grab a pen and paper. Take notes. Put the meditation into practice and let us know how it changes your parenting and homeschooling. We also have a podcast "Waldorf Essentials" live on all platforms. If this is helpful, please share it with a fellow friend. Wishing you an amazing rest of your...

It’s no secret, Waldorf has some beautiful books, toys, and art supplies. Join Melisa as she shares her favorite gift options, by age. She also provides some insight on how to navigate undesirable gifts. In this episode you’ll learn: -The best gifts for each age group -How to navigate undesirable gifts -The importance of purchasing quality items -Advice on limiting screen time during the holi...

Part two is diving deeper into your limiting beliefs. Melisa challenges you to really pay attention to them this week, take notes and catch yourself when you are stuck in a limited belief. It can be as simple as feeling you can't paint well enough for your homeschool lesson. To as big as you'll never have enough money to do the things you are feeling you want to. Make sure to tune in for part 3! I...

Melisa is here to remind you to enjoy the holiday/festival season, instead of stressing over it. - It’s just a day. Take some pressure off yourself. You can celebrate the value and magic in the holiday everyday! - Get your grocery list ready, have a meal plan. - Take a moment, 2 or 10, to take in your child’s excitement. It’s super easy to be frustrated, take in their excitement instead. - If it f...

Melisa shares how she navigates the holiday season. We are in charge of letting it feel chaotic or grounding ourselves into it. Simple idea that doesn't break the bank for the holiday? Go to the library Pick out books Let the kids pick books Read together daily to celebrate the season Have the homeschool and peaceful foundation of your dreams. https://www.waldorfessentials.com/ Instagram: https://...

Melisa Nielsen shares her practices of creating happiness in the holiday's. From decorating the tree to meal time. Remember we are always in charge of our reaction. We can feel calm or let chaos take over. We can keep things simple and affordable, like reading a book each night for advent. We are dedicated to helping families walking the Waldorf path at home. This path can be exciting and overwhel...

Melisa shares common things we tell ourselves that hijack our mindset. We are doing it to ourselves. Melisa shares helpful tips to turn our mindset in the right direction. Melisa also touches on temperament and how we attack out mind set. This video is a 3 part series. Make sure to tune back in for part 2 and part 3. Share with your homeschool families and if you prefer Youtube we are (Waldor...

Melisa takes us through the winter season of holidays and festivals. She helps guide us in choosing which to celebrate based on what is right for our families values and practices. The best way to have a successful holiday/festival? Have it be special to your family. Not sure how to celebrate one that you have never heard of? Find a friend that is an expert and ask if your family can come join thi...

Melisa shares a conversation with Linda Chido, mom of 4. Linda shares her experience with each of her children to encourage fellow parents on their journey. Have the homeschool and peaceful foundation of your dreams. https://www.waldorfessentials.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waldorf_essentials/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaldorfEssentials/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/...