In Rudolf Steiner's lecture (The Child's Changing Consciousness: As the Basis of Pedagogical Practice), Rudolf lectured extensively on the development stages of the child. I like to highlight and summarize one of the interesting section.
In Lecture Six (page 124), Rudolf discussed on the three fundamental human virtures, namely gratitude, love and duty. Rudolf pointed out on the importance of nuturing and cultivating the virtue of gratitude in the growing child as it will greatly benefit the child's whole life. The child should live in an environment which is permeated with the mood of gratitude which to a great extent, depends on the behaviour of the people around the child. The development of the this virtue (gratitude) in the child not only affects its (the child's) physical development but also serves as a foundation for the child's development of other virtues such as love and duty.
Reference : The Child's Changing Consciousness: As the Basis of Pedagogical Practice by Rudolf Steiner
Download page for this lecture : http://steinerbooks.org/research/archive.php#waldorf
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