My Moment: Letting My Child Interact Freely Parenting Moment I was at a RIE® class just watching my daughter when she all of a sudden walked up to... Parent Story My Moment: My Body Did It Parenting Moment When my daughter was two we had a small group of children who would occasionally come play at our... Parent Story (Melanie Snell) My Moment: No Tears at Vaccination Time! Parenting Moment “My 6-month-old always cried at vaccinations. This time, I explained to her what would happen before and then at the... My Moment: I Sat Down Parenting Moment When my almost 18-year-old daughter was nine she volunteered in a toddler classroom at the childcare center where I... Parent Story: Melissa My Moment: On the Edge Parenting Moment We practiced the RIE® principles from birth. My daughter was always free to explore and was trusted in her... Parent Story: Kelly My Moment: I Pick You Up, I Set You Down Parenting Moment A key RIE® Practice is telling your child everything you are going to do with them before you do... Parent Story: Kelly My Moment: How Did You Know? Parenting Moment I realized the impact of RIE® and respectful parenting when I was out with another family for a play... Parent Story: Christine Ho My Moment: Self! Parenting Moment From RIE®, I learned that I could offer my toddler choices. Living in New York City, we spent a... Parent story My Moment: She Lifted Her Bottom Parenting Moment I learned about RIE® when my first daughter was about 15 months old, so when I had my second... Parent story: Jennifer Doebler