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Tag: Respect

RIE in Real Life…Vulnerability

December 3, 2022
Slowing Down, Why RIE?

Being a parent is full of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure…ask anyone on the playground! (I’ve often said that judging […]

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Expectations and Reality – A RIE in Real Life story

November 12, 2022
Slowing Down, Talking with Young Children, Why RIE?

An excerpt fromThe Parents’ Tao te Ching Hello and Happy Friday Saturday, First of all, a belated but sincere happy […]

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First RIE in Real Life

June 17, 2022
Slowing Down, Talking with Young Children

It seems I’ve outgrown my old method of sending emails out and it’s time to try something new. With my […]

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RIE, by any other name

February 21, 2021
Why RIE?

In the RIE Win I shared yesterday, I talked about the heart of the Educaring Approach. Yes, the organization calls […]

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Talking with Children about Terrorism and Raising Antiracist Humans

January 8, 2021
Talking with Young Children

My mind is still on the events of Wednesday. Scrolling through Instagram this morning, I found a really excellent post […]

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Lessons We’ve Learned from Children

January 1, 2021
Why RIE?

Happy New Year! I hope everyone rung in the year safely and joyfully. Here we are…day 1 of a new […]

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Slowing Down

December 5, 2020
Slowing Down

One of the core pieces of the Educaring Approach, part of what makes it so special, part of what really […]

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Cooperation

November 21, 2020
Challenging Behaviors, Slowing Down

The other day, I started a conversation with my former student, Kumi, about the word “cooperation.” We were discussing a […]

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Mindfulness – A RIE Chat Summary

November 14, 2020
Slowing Down

(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]

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Executive Function – A RIE Chat Summary

October 17, 2020
Challenging Behaviors

(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]

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Good Job – A RIE Chat Summary

September 29, 2020
Talking with Young Children

(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]

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Respect and Authenticity

June 24, 2020
Why RIE?

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been talking to several people who are new to RIE …parents of young […]

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Tantrums and Talking with Children about Covid – A RIE Chat Summary

June 4, 2020
Challenging Behaviors, Why RIE?

(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]

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Observing Children, Simple Toys, Respect, and Playful Adult Learning – A RIE Chat Summary

May 23, 2020
Play, Slowing Down, Why RIE?

(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]

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Talking to Children – A RIE Chat Summary

May 16, 2020
Slowing Down

(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]

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Begin as You Wish to Proceed

April 17, 2019
Caregiving, Play, Slowing Down, Talking with Young Children, Why RIE?

Several years ago, I was asked to write about RIE using the prompt “Begin as you wish to proceed” for […]

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