Play and Learning
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Confident Child. Confident Parent.
Tag: Why RIE?
RIE in Real Life…Mindful Parenting
First off, I’m thinking of all my families who will be celebrating the Lunar New Year this Sunday…I’m wishing you […]
Read moreSitting with, not solving, problems
I wrote this article on Friday the 13th, which is traditionally unlucky…but not to worry, this particular Friday the 13th […]
Read moreApplying Lessons to Life…RIE in Real Life
Happy New Year! This is the first RIE in Real Life of 2023, and I haven’t seen a baby or […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…Please, step away from the babies
Whatever your traditions are at the end of the calendar year, though, you’ll probably be spending more time in the […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life
It was cold earlier this week, you guys! I know I have some readers who don’t live in Southern CA, […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…Vulnerability
Being a parent is full of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure…ask anyone on the playground! (I’ve often said that judging […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…Freedom to Explore
That’s one definition of “freedom to explore” Did you know that there are seven basic principles to putting RIE into […]
Read moreExpectations and Reality – A RIE in Real Life story
An excerpt fromThe Parents’ Tao te Ching Hello and Happy Friday Saturday, First of all, a belated but sincere happy […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…it’s bananas
Sometimes I get an idea for a topic for this newsletter from something I see or hear during my week […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…Returning to Real Life
As always, I hope this message finds you well. You may have noticed that my weekly newsletter hasn’t hit your […]
Read moreFriday RIE in Real Life…the little moments make the big ones
From the Parents’ Tao te Ching First, to all those who celebrate, I wish you a happy and healthy new […]
Read moreTakeaways from RIE in the Wild
First off, a hearty welcome to the newsletter to all the new subscribers! And a heartfelt thank you to Janet […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life – Moving is Thinking
Over the past week, I’ve had a few new families come to join my classes (side note: I love the […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…a love letter to RIE classes
Today’s RIE in Real Life is a love letter to RIE classes. As I was preparing to head home for […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life – RIE is for every age
This Friday finds me still in Central Virginia with family, and though it has been over a week since I’ve […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…Don’t mistake uselessness for helplessness
This week’s RIE in Real Life is short and personal, but it resonated with me and I think it will […]
Read morePlease wait…a RIE in Real Life story
Wait. Yes, wait. That’s the theme of my RIE in Real Life this week…it was one of Magda Gerber’s core […]
Read moreRIE in Real Life…Self Care
On this hot and humid (did you catch those clouds in the picture above?) week, my story is less of […]
Read moreHappy Father’s Day
Wishing you all a very happy Father’s Day. I’m blessed to have had a very special, caring, and involved father […]
Read moreFirst RIE in Real Life
It seems I’ve outgrown my old method of sending emails out and it’s time to try something new. With my […]
Read moreSpace
Environment is on my mind today…and I’m not talking about “the” environment, even though Earth Day just passed and it […]
Read moreI Hosted a Webinar!
A year ago, I barely knew what a webinar was. This week, I hosted one. What a long, strange year […]
Read moreA Way of Life
Magda Gerber said that we often underestimate babies and overestimate toddlers. It’s true: since babies are born so dependent on […]
Read moreWhy RIE?
A while ago, RIE asked its Associates (of whom there are now close to 70, and not just here in […]
Read moreDesperately Seeking Certainty??
Today, I found myself in a small park with a playground. And a LOT of people. By a lot, I […]
Read moreRIE, by any other name
In the RIE Win I shared yesterday, I talked about the heart of the Educaring Approach. Yes, the organization calls […]
Read morePost Traumatic Growth
In late January I listened to an excellent webinar, put on by Minding the Baby called The Relational Foundations of […]
Read moreDon’t Move the Baby
One of the exciting things about creating and publicizing my website is that it has brought me back in touch […]
Read moreLessons We’ve Learned from Children
Happy New Year! I hope everyone rung in the year safely and joyfully. Here we are…day 1 of a new […]
Read moreRIE for Grown Ups
Earlier this week, I watched a video entitled Parenting in a Pandemic with Britta Bushnell, a birth educator many of […]
Read moreMindfulness – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreExecutive Function – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreCaregiving – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreGood Job – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreThe Power of Showing Up
Last night’s all too brief webinar with Dan Siegel was a really excellent cliff’s note version of the book, The […]
Read moreSeeing Children
Way back when life was, well the way it was before the way it has been for the last 5 […]
Read moreResilience
Resilience. That’s my word of the week. I know, I know…I said “joy” was, but as it turns out, resilience […]
Read moreSafety
So, safety was already on my mind because I’ve been reading The Power of Showing Up, another gem by Tina […]
Read morePlay
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreSelf Care is Sustaining – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreAttention
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreThe Opposite of Combat – A Synopsis
Okay, so I’ve been teasing it for a while now, and here it is: my synopsis and review of The […]
Read moreSafe Spaces and Authenticity – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreWhy RIE?
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreStruggle
Last night my mind was on struggle. I imagine struggle isn’t far from your minds most days…be it on the […]
Read moreRespect and Authenticity
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been talking to several people who are new to RIE …parents of young […]
Read moreSafe Spaces, Video Chatting with Children, Connections, Why RIE? – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreAuthenticity and Play – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreObserving Children, Simple Toys, Respect, and Playful Adult Learning – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreTalking to Children – A RIE Chat Summary
(Beginning in mid-March 2020, when the world shut down, I began a bi-weekly conversation with the parents who had been […]
Read moreGuest Author: Kumiko Akiyama talks about her RIE Parenting Journey
Kumiko Akiyama (Kumi) was my student for one year during the second portion of her training to become a RIE […]
Read moreBegin as You Wish to Proceed
Several years ago, I was asked to write about RIE using the prompt “Begin as you wish to proceed” for […]
Read moreWhat to Expect in a RIE Class
RIE classes are a little different than your typical mommy and me class, there’s little you have to do, but […]
Read moreWaiting for Adults
First published in the Fall 2011 issue of Educaring, RIE’s quarterly newsletter. You can also find this piece in The […]
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