Weird Parents
And you’ll know you’re definitely a weird parent if, like me, you look forward to the day when “weird” is […]
Read moreConfident Child. Confident Parent.
And you’ll know you’re definitely a weird parent if, like me, you look forward to the day when “weird” is […]
Read moreAugust 11th already? Time is truly flying! My nieces start school next week (kinder and 6th!), and my nephews started […]
Read moreWords are important in the RIE Approach. On so many levels. From speaking respectfully to children, to telling them what […]
Read moreCare Trust Boundaries Balance Partnership Real Relationships I woke up early the other morning and I (engaged in the downright […]
Read moreIn a piece I sent out several weeks ago, I talked about the building blocks of RIE: respect and authenticity. […]
Read moreHappy Mother’s Day, my dear RIE Mommas. I hope today finds you just where you would wish to be, doing […]
Read moreI hope this message finds you well on this gorgeous Spring day. And to my families who observe, I wish […]
Read moreNature. Nurture. Narration. I came across that simple alliteration a while ago and it resonated…You can spot a RIE parent […]
Read moreCare is the first lesson of love. Last week I wrote about the magic of the Educaring classes I teach…how […]
Read moreOne lovely things about teaching in the great outdoors is the exposure this unique parenting approach gets…setting up in a […]
Read moreFirst off, I’m thinking of all my families who will be celebrating the Lunar New Year this Sunday…I’m wishing you […]
Read moreBeing a parent is full of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure…ask anyone on the playground! (I’ve often said that judging […]
Read moreThat’s one definition of “freedom to explore” Did you know that there are seven basic principles to putting RIE into […]
Read moreSometimes I get an idea for a topic for this newsletter from something I see or hear during my week […]
Read moreAs always, I hope this message finds you well. You may have noticed that my weekly newsletter hasn’t hit your […]
Read moreFirst off, a hearty welcome to the newsletter to all the new subscribers! And a heartfelt thank you to Janet […]
Read moreI knew I had to write about this week’s story the moment it happened. It was so beautiful that I […]
Read moreA year ago, I barely knew what a webinar was. This week, I hosted one. What a long, strange year […]
Read moreMagda Gerber said that we often underestimate babies and overestimate toddlers. It’s true: since babies are born so dependent on […]
Read moreA while ago, RIE asked its Associates (of whom there are now close to 70, and not just here in […]
Read moreMaybe it is because lately it seems like my life has suddenly sped up, filled up, and is forcing me […]
Read moreToday, I found myself in a small park with a playground. And a LOT of people. By a lot, I […]
Read moreTaking care of difficult feelings. That was the title of the chapter we discussed last week in the Raising Good […]
Read moreIn the RIE Win I shared yesterday, I talked about the heart of the Educaring Approach. Yes, the organization calls […]
Read moreIn late January I listened to an excellent webinar, put on by Minding the Baby called The Relational Foundations of […]
Read moreAh, what a cozy day it was…big clouds with bright blue sky giving way to gray, drizzling rain and chilly […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreHappy New Year! I hope everyone rung in the year safely and joyfully. Here we are…day 1 of a new […]
Read moreOne of the core pieces of the Educaring Approach, part of what makes it so special, part of what really […]
Read moreThe other day, I started a conversation with my former student, Kumi, about the word “cooperation.” We were discussing a […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreLast night’s all too brief webinar with Dan Siegel was a really excellent cliff’s note version of the book, The […]
Read moreThis week I talked to a mom who watched her child go through a life-threatening trauma. I won’t get into […]
Read moreSo, safety was already on my mind because I’ve been reading The Power of Showing Up, another gem by Tina […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreOkay, so I’ve been teasing it for a while now, and here it is: my synopsis and review of The […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreOver the last couple of weeks, I’ve been talking to several people who are new to RIE …parents of young […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreMy health insurance provider gifted me a yearlong subscription to a meditation app. My new yoga app offered a deep […]
Read more(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreMy dear RIE families, How are you? No really: how are you? I’m thinking about you every day and I […]
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