Meet Robin Einzig
Hi, I’m Robin
President and Founder of Visible CHILD
- More than 40 years of experience as a Child Development Professional
- Ed.M in Human Development and Psychology, Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Doctoral Studies in Applied Child Development/Clinical Developmental Psychology, Tufts University
- Graduate Certificate in International Trauma Studies, New York University
- Parent of a now-grown daughter
My ‘Why’
I do what I do because…
As surprising as it may sound, my commitment to and passion for this work began when I was a young child myself. By five years old, my experience had created a heightened awareness and sensitivity to the many ways in which children are so often “invisible,” with very few adults remaining connected to children’s experiences, thoughts, and perspectives. I clearly recall an early determination to “change that when I’m big.” That single-minded devotion to protecting the dignity and visibility of children has never left me, though more than half a century has since intervened. Even today–and every day–my ever-present motivation lies in my desire for children to be “seen and heard” for the full, complete, competent, wonderful individuals that they are. Of course, that dream cannot be realized without joining with other adults who share that wish, collaborating and supporting one another in creating that world for our children, from birth.
Professional Background & Credentials
Robin Einzig, Ed.M.
Robin Einzig Brief Bio – PDF
What Else?
What Else? Is this where I say that you have to know me to love me?
In all seriousness, it’s an odd thing having a large online following. People think they know you. People think that they know how you will respond. People sometimes don’t account for the ways in which the boundaries and demands of running an online community do not reflect who the person is, on a deeper or more personal level. Lots of my clients, whom I work with individually, are surprised in all of these ways. What surprises them? Sometimes it’s that I’m flexible. Or funny. Or super relaxed about mistakes that we all make as parents. Or that I frequently veer “outside the lane” of what people think I will say and do.
So…what else? Probably best to think of me as a bundle of contradictions. I’m both a rule follower (I read ALL the directions and rules) and a person who questions everything, including authority of all sorts. I love both peace and excitement. I am intensely playful and silly, having never really lost those “child parts” of me, and I love intense, serious debate and discussion. I love to cook and bake and am pretty good at it. I am a self-taught artist in various media. I sing. I have tremendous wanderlust and have at all times a long list of places I want to visit (which comes in handy when requests come in for me to travel to do talks or workshops, hint hint). My relationship with my now-adult daughter is something I could never even have dreamed of, and I am grateful for any part my parenting may have played in that.
Children are “my people.” I love their company. I find it hard (or boring) to pay attention to adults when children are present, especially young children. I’m one of them, and they know it–we recognize one another, even in the grocery store. When all is said and done, and all the education and experience is laid aside, that’s really where “the rubber meets the road.” It’s why i still do what I do–what I have always done–even after all this time.