I chose Waldorf for my son because I believed in protecting childhood but now he's ten and can barely read while his cousins are doing multiplication and I lie awake wondering if I've failed him.
More people experience this than they realize.
The tension between trusting a developmental philosophy and measuring against conventional milestones creates profound parental anxiety.
“Where Are You with Montessori and Waldorf approaches?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.