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Tag: Social Justice

RIE in Real Life – Giving Thanks and Resources

November 26, 2022
Slowing Down, Why RIE?

Day/Deck Dreaming

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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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How to Talk to Children When the News is Scary

January 7, 2021
Talking with Young Children

My logical brain knew that a simple turning of the calendar page, the passing of an arbitrary marker of time […]

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Mental Health and Dismantling Racism in Infants and Toddlers – A RIE Chat Summary

June 20, 2020
Self Care for Adults, 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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Covid Realities 3 Months In and Talking About Racism – A RIE Chat Summary

June 18, 2020
Play, 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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Talking to Children about Protests and Racism II

June 12, 2020
Talking with Young Children

I’m hoping this message finds you well, but I wonder if you, like me, and like some of the parents […]

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Talking to Children about Protests and Racism

June 3, 2020
Talking with Young Children

What follows isn’t what I set out to write about today. A few days ago someone posted a screencapture of […]

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