Growing Children, Thriving Children

Middle childhood, from age 7 to 12, is a time of huge change for children and their parents, yet there is little guidance through these years. Growing Children, Thriving Children can help: it is bursting with insightful advice, practical and heart-warming ideas, and creative discipline tips.

• Understand the three major developmental changes of middle childhood, which occur at 7, 9 and 12 years of age


• Build strong bonds with your children ahead of their teen years


• Foster children's creative intelligence and offer positive responses to "I'm bored!"


• Develop strategies to help children through patches of anger or anxiety


• Learn new creative discipline skills to foster positive family values and a more harmonious home


• Address issues of honesty, children's attitude, sibling tension, chores and more


• Find useful tips for talking about puberty changes with children

This easy to read and down-to-earth guide, inspired by the Waldorf approach to child development, will help you raise thriving 7 to 12 year olds with awareness and confidence.

Lou Harvey-Zahra has over 25 years' experience in primary and Waldorf education. Lou is an international presenter and parenting coach, who lives with her family in Melbourne, Australia.