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Posted On Nov 27, 2009, 12:50 AM
Your Name:	Aimee
Organization:	parent of Meadowbrook Waldorf
Location:	RI
How did you find our site?	searching for simplicity parenting
Comment:	I am only on page 61 of Simplicity Parenting, and I have also read Mitten Strings from God. I love the book and the concept all around. I am a parent under 30, and I find it more seperating for my friends and I as they don't have the same views as me with the less is more. I have strong believes regarding it, and reduce my son's time at certain locations/houses due to media content allowed there. My son has items like yarn block some cars some stuffed animals and wooden figures and carboard boxes in his room, other then the craft items like crayons. He can go for hours creating his own inventions and creative ideas. He is so content with the options he has. Children love to play and they will find a way to do so. I feel a child that hasn't had experience in doing play with simple items will need to encouraged and practice but they will fall into it and be engrossed in the play.   So happy to see a book like this. Great job

  

Posted On Jul 28, 2009, 08:49 AM
Your Name:	Carrie
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Location:
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Comment:	My children were given three weeks at a very old traditional summer camp . So much of their experience at camp mirrored your suggestions on simplified living ... established daily/weekly routines, simplified clothing (camp t-shirts and khakis) and food. At the same time, the kids really stretched to learn new skills. It made me wonder why we as parents hesitate to exercise the authority this camp and their counselors did with such great good cheer, and to such happy effect. My kids came home glowing, cooperative, and eager to let go of stuff they didn't use or need in order to keep a neater room. It just blew me away.

  

Posted On May 03, 2009, 06:01 AM
Your Name:	Rain Martin
Organization:	Friend of the Alliance for Childhood, international network
Location:	Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
How did you find our site?	Searched for Kim Payne material (referral made via the Alliance for Childhood network)
Comment:	Thank you so much for making your work available as resources for others, for example in the audio CD sets available through this site; we look forward to receiving these materials in order to assist our work with children (and adults) in this area, as well as within our own families.   In this vicinity, we have recently - after much time spent dreaming and preparing - started up the "Raphaeli School for Creative Education, Plettenberg Bay" (within the "Waldorf" network). View www.raphaelischool.blogspot.com for a little insight!   South Africa in general, and our village in particular, presents with many windows of opportunity to apply some of the insights and inspirations of your work, within our daily life; we look forward to learning more, and experiencing the benefits in applying what we learn through the application of these resources!   Should you ever travel - or wish to travel - this way, do let us know, since perhaps we could arrange some workshops/ courses, and faciliate your journey in the vicinity (even if that is some time from now! Please bear in mind this opportunity). We are on the fringe of the Western Cape (about 6 hours drive outside of Cape Town). We would welcome your creative genius and empowering workshops in these parts.   Kind regards, Rain Martin Kuthumba Eco-village, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay, ZA. (027832321043)

  

Posted On Mar 23, 2009, 09:17 AM
Your Name:	Lise Stoessel
Organization:	Charlottesville Waldorf School
Location:	Charlottesville, VA
How did you find our site?	google
Comment:	Dear Kim, I just want to thank you again for sharing your insights, wisdom and expertise with us all through your lectures, workshops, articles and website.  I am so thankful that our school has chosen to work with you on the Social Inclusion protocol over the coming years.  I have shared your "Soul of Discipline" article with many colleagues and parents in the past months and find it, and your other work, to be an invaluable help to teachers and parents.  Congratulations on your new book release.  I hope you can avoid getting stretched too thin once it hits the mainstream! with gratitude, Lise Stoessel

  

Posted On Mar 07, 2009, 09:35 AM
Your Name:	Sandra Horne
Organization:	Parent
Location:	Maine
How did you find our site?	I attended the 3/4/09 talk at MWS
Comment:	Kim, My husband and I were instantly transformed by your rich talk the other night.  We had been getting much \"pinging\" [seeking boundaries] from our near 6 year old daughter lately and your insights and perspective on what might be behind this behavior were invaluable to us.  Whether to bridge an abyss or to gain some distance, she is trying to orient herself.  To be disoriented, as you said, causes great distress.  We are working better now as a team to be more aware our own contribution to her disoriention.  Thank you for you practical advise on responding to and addressing her pinging.    Sincerely, a parent

  

Posted On Aug 26, 2008, 10:56 PM
Your Name:	Ann Johnson
Organization:	The Grace Meridian
Location:	Langley, WA
How did you find our site?	I just returned from hearing you this evening, sponsored by Whidbey Island Waldorf School parents' circle.
Comment:	Dear Kim,   Thank you for your rich and grounded offerings this evening.  Your stories and humor really created a crucible to hold the teachings.  You were crystal clear in helping us attune to the shift in dynamics that will de-escalate familiar conflicts.  Especially poignant was the adult conversation you simulated with Adam, and how to re-shape a young one's patterns of interrupting.  Everything you taught was grounded in a commitment to respectful interactions that honor everyone.   I appreciate what you are bringing to the discussion when you speak of how the patterns and percentages of requests/instructions impact a young one's abilities to navigate well in a classroom culture.  I'd love to continue the dialogue.    Warm thanks for your presence on the Island!   ~~~Ann

  

Posted On Feb 12, 2008, 04:33 PM
Your Name:	Louise Tanguay-Ricker
Organization:	Ashwood Waldorf School
Location:	Rockport, Maine
How did you find our site?	From one of your lectures
Comment:	Dear Kim,   I had long heard many praises about your wonderful approach and had been waiting for an opportunity to go hear you in person.  I made the long drive to Freeport one night in January... arrived just as your lecture was starting.  It took all but 2 minutes before I felt compelled to take notes.  Your wisdom and generosity took my breath away.  I sobbed for most of the lecture and for a moment felt like I wanted to start all over as a parent.  Angels sent me there that night to listen to what you had to say.  And I can honestly tell you that you have already made a huge impact on my family.  Thank you so much.  I am dedicated to bringing your lectures and workshops to as many parents as I can in our little community.  What you say is so true.  I come from a family of public school educators in Quebec and I struggle every time I visit when I see my nieces and nephews spend hours in front of a screen, including a 3-year old Autistic nephew.  I have given up trying to convince my siblings of the negative side-effects of the screen on their children, and because I don't want my own children to spend hours in front of a screen with their cousins... I have limited my visits to Quebec.   It is so hard to see how the screen is not only destroying brain cells, but it is also affecting family reunions and good-old conversations...  I feel compelled to let you know how we need you to keep doing what you are doing so we can carry your message to our communities.  Thank you so much.

  

Posted On Jan 21, 2008, 09:40 PM
Your Name:	Carol
Organization:
Location:
How did you find our site?	Lecture at Merriconeag Waldorf School
Comment:	I was at your presentation last night in Freeport, Maine. My husband and I were so glad we made the drive....   After our children were born we were grateful to find that the Waldorf curriculum reflected what we had come to on our own as parents -- a regular life, whole foods, no media, and lots of creative play outdoors. However as the years roll forward, what seems like private choices on lifestyle become pressed and pressured. We are told it is hard enough to make a living – what will our children do without computer skills? And if they don’t start playing sports when they’re fice, they won’t make the team when they’re 15.   We were reminded last night that what matters is not vocational training or the unremitting drum beat of club soccer. What matters is that we live a life that reflects the golden moments we were given as children.   This is a very long way of thanking your for your work and your talk. We felt heartened, encouraged, braver and stronger. We felt more sure than ever that the life we dreamed of living is the life that is worthwhile, substantial and sustaining to our children.   And so, when we had a late start at school this morning, I slowed down and let time unroll and made beeswax flowers with the girls as our two black cats lounged on the bed with us. The sky did not fall in, and they headed off to school feeling that the extra time at home was a blessing, not an inconvenience.   Best wishes to you and yours in all you do. I think you are heroic, a white knight in what really is a battle for humanity.

  

Posted On Oct 23, 2007, 08:11 AM
Your Name:	Elizabeth Carrel
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Location:	Chicago
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Comment:	I attended your talk in Chicago. Thankyou so much for your sense of humor and humility. My husband and I left enlightened and relieved to know that we aren't the only ones dealing with some issues with our almost five-year-old daughter.  We are eargerly awaiting the publishing of your Simplicity Parenting book so that we can pass it on to our friends.   Liz

  

Posted On Oct 23, 2007, 08:00 AM
Your Name:	John Bramley
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Comment:	Thank you again for the inspiring lecture. It was truly a gift to receive your words of wisdom on the challenges facing our over scheduled families.   John

  

Posted On Aug 23, 2007, 01:00 AM
Your Name:	Katie Bowles
Organization:	Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Location:	San Diego
How did you find our site?	I saw Kim John speak in Sa Diego at the Waldorf School in May of 2007
Comment:	I truly enjoyed hearing the lecture on social inclusion.  I brought all the CD's and have told many people about them.  I have used what I learned with wonderful results.  Simplicity Parenting is a must have for all parents.  It will save you time, money and arguements.  I recommend all you can get of Kim John Payne's work - he has such insight and sound, practical ideas.

  

Posted On May 10, 2007, 09:31 PM
Your Name:	Meredith Troy
Organization:	Family Child Care
Location:	Amherst, MA
How did you find our site?	I was at May 10, 2007 workshop
Comment:	This was one of the BEST workshops I've ever attended! Absolutely brilliant! I went with a fellow child care provider (she told me about it), & we were talking about all the wonderfully insightful things that are so completely true that Kim John Payne was saying, all the way back to my house in Amherst. I bought 4 CDs, & am so happy I could take his words home with me. Thank you! Meredith Troy Amherst, MA