Baby knows best : raising a confident and resourceful child, the RIE Way

Baby knows best Raising a confident and resourceful child, the RIE Way

Deborah Carlisle Solomon

Book - 2013

"Raise self-confident, self-reliant children using the RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Approach. Your baby knows more than you think. That's the heart of the principles and teachings of Magda Gerber, founder of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers), and Educaring. BABY KNOWS BEST is based on Gerber's belief in babies' natural abilities to develop at their own pace, without coaxing from helicoptering or hovering parents. The Educaring Approach helps parents see their infants as competent people with a growing ability to communicate, problem-solve, and self-soothe. BABY KNOWS BEST is a comprehensive resource that shows parents how to respond to their babies' cues and signals; how to develop healthy sleep habits; w...hy babies need uninterrupted playtime; and how to set clear, consistent limits. The result? More relaxed parents and more confident, self-reliant children"--

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Subjects
Gifted children.
Gifted children > Family relationships.
Achievement motivation in children.
Parenting.
Infants.
Infants > Care.
Newborn infants > Care.
Parent and infant.
Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Deborah Carlisle Solomon (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
275 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780316219204
Contents unavailable.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

"Observe more, do less," advised Magda Gerber, founder of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), a series of classes and books for parents and babies to help them learn from each other. In this book, Solomon, executive director of RIE, continues Gerber's work (she died in 2007), teaching parents to respect the abilities, intellect, and autonomy of their children. Solomon encourages parents to let children play an active role, from lifting up their bottoms during a diaper change to pouring their own water at the table. Parents may find it difficult to relinquish control over their baby's environment, to watch without interrupting, and to slow down. The book is not always trendy, advising against time-outs: "Just when [toddlers] need a loving adult to help them to regulate, they're banished to a chair in the corner or to their room, alone.... [A] child who is in disequilibrium needs your attention and loving kindness." As for a parent's urge to jump into the fray when one child takes a toy from another, Solomon urges parents to hold back and allow the children to observe each other and themselves-"how her behavior affects another. how much the object means to her.negotiation and compromise." This is a quietly brilliant parenting book, full of wisdom and calm guidance. 16 b&w photos. Agent: Meg Thompson, Einstein Thompson Agency. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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