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When Protective Education Becomes Perceived Limitation

My teenage son has been in Waldorf since kindergarten and now says he feels behind his friends who know about current events and technology and blames me for sheltering him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Children may eventually reject the very protections parents believed would serve their development.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Montessori and Waldorf approaches?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.