New and successful insights for the care and raising of the child in the first three years of
life. The contributions in this book deal with the process of incarnation in the first three
years of life. They highlight questions concerning walking- speaking- and learning to think of
the young child - on the one hand from the viewpoint of anthroposophic knowledge of the human
being and on the other hand from research by Emmi Pikler. - How can the young child be given
enough free space to best unfold his innate capacities for the future? - How can the child's
autonomous will to learn be supported and promoted so that his personality can develop on the
basis of trust and security? - How can the relationship skills of the young child be formed by
attentive and trusting togetherness in care situations as prerequisite to be freely active. -
How should the surrounding of the little child be designed also with regard to the
self-education and self-development of the parents and educators so that the child can
experience being by himself and then again in connection with his surroundings? The answers to
these four essential questions correspond to the current state of knowledge and practical
experience. In order to optimally support the child in his development in a world that is often
not child friendly the interdisciplinary combination of medical-psychological-pedagogical
research has proven to be particularly fruitful and forward-looking. In coordination with the
Association of Waldorf Kindergartens and the Medical Section at the Goetheanum.
