Given the fast pace of modern life, the traditional
qualities associated with childhood imagination,
play, wonder, and even fun itself are in danger
of being left behind. Surrounded by technology
and pressures on parents toward early learning,
today young child is often bounced between
television entertainment and computer games
and then thoroughly unbalanced by premature
intellectualization, early reading, and tests.

Sally Schweizer calls for a reevaluation of
childhood and an awakening to the real needs
of children. Being a mother of four and having
spent more thirty years in education
(as a kindergarten teacher, teacher trainer,
and advisor), she is qualified to ask the hard
questions and offer real solutions.
Well, I Wonder is packed with practical
suggestions, anecdotes, humor, and delightful
quotes from Schweizer students.
Her approach is based on the study and
practice of Rudolf Steiner's educational
philosophy, as well as personal, firsthand
knowledge gained from long experience.

The author guides us through the stages
of childhood development, explaining children's
need for daily rhythm, movement, and play.
She emphasizes the importance of guarding
children's imagination and the significance of
festivals and celebrations. She offers helpful
tips and wise advice throughout this
well-illustrated book, which also features
an eight-page color section on the evolution
of children's drawings.