About Trice

My work with parents and children has emerged from my years as a Waldorf early childhood teacher and parent, and from the various and intriguing perspectives on child development I’ve studied.

I have noticed that careful observers of young children often arrive at strikingly similar conclusions, despite looking through different lenses. They know that supporting children means providing opportunities for imaginative play, self-initiated exploration, movement, and time outdoors away from screens. They see how bonding and belonging are aided by loving limits, clear guidance, comforting rhythms and the age-old art of storytelling. Even as they work to understand child development in a general sense, these keen observers see each child as a unique and multi-faceted human being worthy as respect as an individual. And they encourage deep reflection on who and how we strive to be as adults in the presence of children.

My formal education includes an M.Ed. in healing education from Antioch University New England, a Waldorf birth-to-seven teaching certificate from Sophia’s Hearth, Keene, NH, a master’s degree in writing from Emerson College, Boston, and a bachelor’s in philosophy, psychology and art from Wheaton College, Massachusetts. My Antioch thesis explored the healing power of gentle Waldorf-style puppetry in early childhood, an interest that grew out of a year-long training with the Juniper Tree School of Puppetry Arts and puppetry collaborations I enjoyed as a Waldorf early childhood teacher. I have also co-edited A Warm and Gentle Welcome, a collection of essays on the early years published by the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America.

I look forward to continuing these explorations as I work with families. There is always something new to learn!