acceptance

Art & Science: Thoughts about RIE®

Once upon a time, long long ago, in a land not so far away–in a time before banishment–I was a member of a very well known discussion group on facebook that focuses on parenting according to RIE®, a relatively unknown and and simultaneously frequently misunderstood philosophy of respectful caregiving, popularized (such as it is) in Art & Science: Thoughts about RIE®

Parenting The Child You Have

We have to talk. This parenting thing, it’s a tough job.  Don’t we know it. Some say that having a child is like walking around for the rest of your life with your heart outside your body.  Yeah, kinda. One thing I know for sure.  None of us get through it without pain and struggle.  Parenting The Child You Have