The Science Behind Educaring®

Decades of research illustrate the essential traits of quality care in the foundational years. The Educaring Approach aligns with this research. Our approaches to play, caregiving, conflict resolution, and natural gross motor development are rooted in the work of pioneers in development while continuing to incorporate cutting-edge neuroscience and attachment research by today’s leading thinkers.

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Science of RIE

In my work to deepen my practice and understanding of Magda Gerber’s Educaring Approach, it has been my privilege and pleasure for the past few years to participate in a […]

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Science of RIE

As a parent, RIE® II* student and clinical psychologist who wrote a doctoral dissertation grounded in Attachment Theory (Bowlby, 1958, 1969, 1973, 1980; Bretherton, 1985), I never cease to be […]

Erikson's Stages of Psycho-social Development
Erikson’s Stages of Psycho-social Development
Science of RIE

“The human being, at all times, from the first kick in utero to the last breath is organized into groupings of geographic and historical coherence: family, class, community, nation.” Erik […]

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Science of RIE

“Every time one teaches a child something, one keeps him from inventing it himself.” Jean Piaget Few people revered the way children think with such devotion as the Swiss researcher […]

Lev Vygotsky: How Relationships Shape Learning
Lev Vygotsky: How Relationships Shape Learning
Science of RIE

“In play, a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play, it is as though he were a head taller than himself.” Lev Vygotsky How […]