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Tag: RIE for Grown Ups

I’m Grateful for You

November 26, 2025
Self Care for Adults, Why RIE?

This morning I read Peter Gray*’s Thanksgiving newsletter to his Play Makes Us Human subscribers, where he invited readers to […]

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Hands Up, Hearts Open: Learning to Walk Through Life

August 9, 2025
Self Care for Adults, Slowing Down, Why RIE?

It’s been a minute since I have had the time or bandwidth to sit down and write one of these […]

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The Gift of Lifelong Learning: A Reflection on Being Seen

May 10, 2025
Why RIE?

In the classic film, Seeing Infants with New Eyes, Magda Gerber wishes for all parents to see life as an […]

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RIE in Real Life…Life is Getting Real Busy

July 16, 2024
Why RIE?

Longtime readers of my newsletter may have noticed that my weekly notes have been a little less weekly and a […]

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RIE for Grown Ups

December 18, 2023
Self Care for Adults

I am in a state of shock that the end of the year is a scant two weeks away: it […]

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Safe Spaces for Children…and Adults

October 28, 2023
Why RIE?

I can hardly believe that the end of October is already upon us…October is the start of a celebratory time […]

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