tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post6194774887605058490..comments2024-03-27T14:28:32.435-07:00Comments on The Waldorf Review: Waldorf and ADHDPeteKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04639360954653184378noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-49146487040182892262019-03-21T04:47:34.206-07:002019-03-21T04:47:34.206-07:00This is probably the first time i am commenting on...This is probably the first time i am commenting on a public forum but the comment here is so appalling. Blaming the parent for causing ADHD? I am a physician and used to think of ADHD and mild autism as made us diagnoses. But that was until my son got the autism diagnosis. He is doing very good with therapies but I am sure as he grows up, he is going to get ADHD diagnosis. And there is nothing we could or could not have done. These kids are just wired differently. By the way, we don't have a TV at home and our kids rarely get to watch anything on computer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-83099619524420263572018-01-23T12:11:10.306-08:002018-01-23T12:11:10.306-08:00^This is as closed minded as it gets folks. Whoeve...^This is as closed minded as it gets folks. Whoever wrote this and if you do teach at a Waldorf School, I feel that this answer is exactly the mentality of the people she experienced at her Waldorf school. <br /><br />"Maybe you are causing the ADHD?" Wow. I do not know one parent on Earth that would work hard and use their hard earned money to give their child the best education out there (what they felt was Waldorf education at the time), that would be causing ADHD. <br /><br />Do you realized how shitty of a human being you sound to put the blame on the parent. Would you say the same of a child with autism, down syndrome, or another disability?<br /><br />The original commenter said NOTHING about her child being involved with media, video games, etc. Who is a TEACHER to make psychological diagnoses. There are no psychologist or psychiatrists acting like they are trained Waldorf educators. <br /><br />So Waldorf teachers should stop acting like they are trained in the matters of human behavior and diagnoses, don't you think? <br /><br />Do you think independently or only as a pod?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-72277327658090104222018-01-23T12:06:58.101-08:002018-01-23T12:06:58.101-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591763470959610302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-15545476892976107932017-01-30T11:39:41.560-08:002017-01-30T11:39:41.560-08:00It is quite closed minded for you all to assume th...It is quite closed minded for you all to assume that the children have been influenced by media or that the parents are to blame.I agree many Waldorf Schools have a hard time handling ADHD children but so do many other traditional schools too. If you all are teachers I suggest you study Anthroposophy a bit more closely. There are so many factors including Karma of the child.<br />The very reason i send my son 8 yrs to a GOOD Waldorf school who truly understands the mission and spiritual evolution of each human individual!! Steiner's Mission was to help every man even Prison inmates thru prison outreach.Kombucha Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606067074945361326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-75948249800271991822014-12-21T08:40:27.984-08:002014-12-21T08:40:27.984-08:00If Waldorf was honest about what they do and why, ...If Waldorf was honest about what they do and why, they wouldn't attract parents who don't want Waldorf. Instead of screening parents, Waldorf takes ANY family. They want to indoctrinate the children - for as long as they can. Parents be damned. PeteKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639360954653184378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-59700019577728436372014-12-05T22:25:48.106-08:002014-12-05T22:25:48.106-08:00I'm tired of the Waldorf bashing by parents wh...I'm tired of the Waldorf bashing by parents who are not participating in the method. Waldorf is very much dependent on parents participating in the practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-18593989763651607482014-12-05T22:24:32.181-08:002014-12-05T22:24:32.181-08:00Waldorf schools are well suited for ADHD students ...Waldorf schools are well suited for ADHD students so as long as the parents are committed to supporting Waldorf principles in the home as well. It's very common for parents to literally undo what Waldorf schools do for children once they come home from school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268549717815146574.post-13016649640339727912014-12-05T22:22:06.249-08:002014-12-05T22:22:06.249-08:00Waldorf schools do not go out of their way to attr...Waldorf schools do not go out of their way to attract parents who's children spend a great deal of time watching TV and playing video games/computer tablets. While ADHD is a real condition, we never really talk much about how a child arrives at ADHD or what may be amplifying symptoms we call ADHD. Maybe you are hearing the advice and believing that it is criticism. Maybe you really are causing the "ADHD" but you don't realize it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com