The prepared environment is safe but challenging.

Young babies playing on the mat at the beginning of the RIE class as parents observe

Crawling babies interacting during RIE class

Toddlers using their negotiating skills in RIE class

at RIE Conference with Sir Richard Bowlby

Classes and Workshops

Ongoing Parent-Infant Guidance classes in Pasadena, CA. New classes are currently forming for infants with late 2010 and all 2011 birthdates. If you are interested in joining, email me at RIEclass@​gmail.com with your child's date of birth and your phone number. I will be happy to talk with you about the classes.

I will be teaching RIE's Before Baby class for expectant parents at RIE in Hollywood, October 15 & 22, 2011. You may register by calling RIE at 323/​663-5330.

I will be participating in an audio feed to all Early Head Start programs through Zero to Three's EHS National Resource Center on October 26, 2011.

As Master Teacher and Senior Adjunct Faculty at Pacific Oaks College and Children's School in Pasadena, I teach Parent-Toddler and college courses. Enrollment is through the Children's School or the College. More information is available at www.pacificoaks.edu.

Workshops available for trainings:
RIE's Educaring Approach: Implementing and Individualizing It
RIE & Self-Regulation
Respecting Babies - Respecting Adults: Educaring Works Both Ways
Observation: Being Fully Present
Attachment & Caregiving: How RIE's Educaring Approach Leads to Self-Regulation

Selected Works

Nonfiction
Respecting Babies: A New Look at Magda Gerber’s RIE Approach
A guide for all those who take care of babies.

Quick Links

Notre Dame Center For Children and Families Syposium
Conference: Human Nature and Early Experience: Addressing the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness
Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE)
A national non-profit founded by Magda Gerber in 1978 which teaches and demonstrates the respectful approach to the care and education of infants and toddlers known as "Educaring"
Pacific Oaks College & Children's School
Progressive, inclusive and joyful education for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and the adults who serve them
Zero to Three
A national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports professionals, policymakers and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers
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