“How would one respectfully limit screen time?  I did not use to give my now 25 month old screen time, but now that I’m pregnant with number 2, for my sanity, I’ve been indulging her.  However, I do want to limit her and always set a time frame or a number of videos she can watch. 

“Babies have a right to cry, and feel what they feel, with the knowledge that a kindly adult is there to help if possible. Accept the feelings of your baby, positive as well as negative.” – Magda Gerber

RIE stands for “Resources For Infant Educarers” and is often known as Respectful Parenting. RIE was brought to the U.S. by infant-development expert Magda Gerber in 1978. Magda Gerber, born in Hungary, had previously worked closely with paediatrician dr. Emmi Pikler and from that experience she framed the RIE approach that refers to giving babies more independence, allowing their natural abilities to flourish with minimal intervention and respect.

I was in a beautiful toy store with my 3.5 year old daughter last weekend. After spending some time browsing around the store, looking at different toys and objects, she found two beautiful swans that lit up, sort of like a cozy night-light, One was pink, the other, white, and she was obviously captivated by them. She played with them the whole time we were in the store – so focused and peaceful. It was lovely.

As Peaceful Parents we don’t punish, lecture, manipulate or teach children “a lesson” in the traditional way when it comes to setting limits. At the same time, we who practice Respectful or Peaceful Parenting know how important it is to our children’s well-being and happiness to set clear boundaries and limits. To feel securely rooted, children need limits.

Why should we welcome our children’s tantrums and see crying as a healthy part of all of our existences? Well, I’m going to give you 10 reasons why…

Parenting can be so confusing! When I started following the RIE approach I began seeing better and better how many of the things we do with our children on a daily basis, most often when we really mean well and don’t see anything wrong with what we’re doing, is possibly not affecting our children the same way that we’re hoping.