A parent talk by Lisa Romero

Through the healthy development of the senses the human being learns about the world and develops the capacities for attention, self-regulation and healthy attachment, which are essential for learning how to learn. This talk will explore the care and development of the senses as well as the needs and possibilities of healing the impacts of technology on the growing child. This opportunity is highly valuable for teachers, parents, therapists and those wishing to gain insight into the Waldorf understanding of child development and the pedagogical approaches that support healthy growth.

LISA ROMERO is an author of inner development books, a complementary health practitioner and an adult educator who has been offering healthcare and education enriched with anthroposophy since 1993. Through the Inner Work Path (www.innerworkpath.com) Lisa offers lectures, courses and retreats for personal and professional development, in communities and schools worldwide. Her books include ‘Developing the Self,’ written after years of working with Waldorf teachers to support their inner work and pedagogical understanding of child development, ‘Sex Education and The Spirit’ to help awaken an understanding of our communal responsibility for the healthy development of gender and sexuality within society, and ‘Spirit Led Community; healing the impact of technology’.

For several years Lisa was the lecturer of Health & Nutrition and Male/Female studies at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College, where she continues to give lectures to the tutors on inner development. For twenty years, she has been presenting on the subject of gender, sexuality and spiritual life, and works with Waldorf schools as a part of their health and wellbeing curriculum, working directly with the students, teachers and parents on this theme as part of Developing the Self Developing the World (www.developingtheself.org). Lisa has contributed to and is an adviser on the Health and Personal Development for the Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework and has developed training courses, and facilitates professional development on this subject for teachers and health professionals.