Sunday 21 October 2018

A Children's Book about Sex

The Silver Door is a children's book about sex.

The book expresses an adventurous understanding of life where it is possible to imagine an angel accompanying a new born child's soul into the world. The book takes inspiration from the Waldorf Education (founded by Rudolf Steiner in 1919). It is however not an orthodox Waldorf publication, but rather the inspiration lies in the fact that I grew up in an environment inspired by the Rudolf Steiner movement and I simply like the aesthetics and view of life, especially when regarding children. The expression of the book was also inspired by many years of working with the body as a means of expression. I am trained as a modern dancer and have worked within this field for many years.

How to teach children the basic principles of human sexuality is a highly controversial and fragile topic. I do not wish to enter a discussion of what is right or wrong in this regard. I spent a lot of time and dedication on this book, I am very pleased with it and I am passing it on for free. If you like it and think that it would be a useful book to explain sexuality to your child, then please feel free to use it.

The book is aimed at children aged 3-8 years. It does not aim to explain an exact model of scientific understanding, but instead tries to visualize through colorful and adventurous images that speak to the child's senses and imagination.

The book is available in three languages. English, German and Danish. It is also available in a translatable version (an English edition where the text can be translated via google translate). So in practice you could read it in Korean if you wanted. The question is then if google is able to make a satisfactory translation into Korean. Either way the possibility exists.