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ambergamgee's review
4.0
My husband and I read this together and it has seriously benefitted how we interact with our firey 2 year old and sensitive 4 year old.
I have seen people interpret this philosophy to a point of being cold and impersonal. Infant caretakers who don’t smile at, play with, or rock babies. Yes, really. At a $2300/month childcare center. That was upsetting for me to see and my first exposure to RIE, so I was wary to dive in. I’m happy to learn that that is NOT what RIE is about. It’s about respect: for the child, yourself, and your relationship.
I have seen people interpret this philosophy to a point of being cold and impersonal. Infant caretakers who don’t smile at, play with, or rock babies. Yes, really. At a $2300/month childcare center. That was upsetting for me to see and my first exposure to RIE, so I was wary to dive in. I’m happy to learn that that is NOT what RIE is about. It’s about respect: for the child, yourself, and your relationship.
lisakerd's review
3.0
I don’t agree with everything Janet said, but there was a lot of good guidance for toddler issues.
I can see how Janet’s blog/podcast medium works better. For accuracy, clarity, and correspondence brevity her book would have benefited from a publisher and editor outside the family (her husband Mike was the editor and they published the book together). Case and point, My Favorite Things is a song from The Sound of Music, not Mary Poppins, like it says on page 36.
I can see how Janet’s blog/podcast medium works better. For accuracy, clarity, and correspondence brevity her book would have benefited from a publisher and editor outside the family (her husband Mike was the editor and they published the book together). Case and point, My Favorite Things is a song from The Sound of Music, not Mary Poppins, like it says on page 36.