Entwicklungsstufen des werdenden Menschen

In this comprehensive account, the Waldorf teacher Helmut Eller vividly traces the developmental path of the child and adolescent in its individual phases. With many examples he explains typical psychological and physiological phenomena and sheds light on their underlying laws. On this basis, the education of the Waldorf school also becomes understandable for the different ages and grade levels.

Grasping the development of one's own child in its various phases, turning points and transitions is not always easy for many parents because of their immediate closeness to the child. It is therefore helpful to clarify the laws and particularities with an overview and by looking at individual stages of life, in order then to do better justice to the individuality of each child. With his study of the stages of development of the growing human being, Helmut Eller creates an important basis of understanding here. His view extends from the birth of the human being to coming of age and the independence of the young person, and in a concluding reflection turns to further biographical possibilities for development.

The focus is above all on the development of children and young people of school age and its correspondence with the relevant elements of Waldorf education. Anyone who wants to know how the teaching content of Waldorf schools for the various grade levels is justified will find answers here with regard to the child's developmental situation.