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My New Life

Understanding RIE parenting

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7654 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Feeding, diapering, dressing, soothing. At times, it feels like we’re merely surviving those early months. When in overdrive, pausing to observe doesn’t always come naturally, but looking and listening before responding to your baby or toddler can lead to some surprising discoveries about your child, and yourself! Something called RIE parenting is founded on that principle. RIE was created in 1978 by a woman named Magda Gerber. The basis of Magda’s RIE philosophy is respect for the child, and it asks us to examine our power in caring for these little beings.

 

Jessica  Rolph, your host, welcomes Hannah Olavarria to today’s episode, she has been trained in the foundations of RIE and is half of the parenting duo behind Upbringing, along with her twin sister, Kelty. Hannah shares how she has been incorporating RIE into their parenting and coaching for years.

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:58] What does RIE represent?

[2:49] What is Hannah’s experience with RIE as a mother?

[5:03] What does the RIE method for parents of babies really look like?

[8:23] Hannah talks about the RIE way to speak to a baby.

[11:55] Some RIE practitioners object to tummy time and Hannah gives her perspective on this.

[15:20] What does a typical “Yes space” look like?

[18:13] Hannah breaks down Upbringing’s 10 Freedoms, starting with the Freedom to Struggle.

[19:15] Hannah explains what the Freedom to Choose looks like for a baby and a toddler.

[23:07] There is no one parenting philosophy that fits all parents. 

 

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0:00.0

Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.

0:13.8

A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.

0:20.0

I'm Jessica Rolfe and this is my new life,

0:24.1

a love every podcast. While the science aligns on what's healthy for a baby's brain development,

0:30.1

when it comes to how to care for our babies, there's a seemingly endless supply of competing

0:34.9

perspectives. Parents are swimming in advice on sleep, feeding,

0:39.8

parenting philosophies. In this season of the podcast, we aim to provide a variety of curated

0:46.1

perspectives so you can make informed choices for your family. Feeding, diapering, dressing, soothing.

0:56.7

At times it feels like we're merely surviving those early months.

1:00.3

And when an overdrive, pausing to observe doesn't always come naturally.

1:04.8

But looking and listening before responding to your baby or toddler can lead to some

1:09.1

surprising discoveries about your child and yourself.

1:13.4

Something called Rye parenting is founded on that principle. It was created in 1978 by a woman named

1:19.9

Magda Gerber. The basis of Magda's Rye philosophy is respect for the child and trust in that child

1:27.1

to be an initiator and a self-learner.

1:30.4

It asks us to examine our power in caring for these little beings.

1:35.4

Today's guest has trained in the foundations of Rye and is half of the parenting duo behind

1:40.8

upbringing.

1:42.4

Hannah Olavaria and her twin sister Kelty have been incorporating Rye

1:46.6

into their parenting and coaching for years. Hello, Hannah. Hello, Jessica. It's so great to be

1:53.0

here. Oh, it's great to have this perspective. So before we dive in, can you share with us what Rye represents?

2:04.0

Yeah, Rye, as you probably know, is resources for infant educators. But I think it's also just kind of this large philosophy and approach

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