Our Experiences with RIE®

Thank you for joining us on this episode of Candid Conversations, where parents and childcare professionals come for advice! Today we are talking with Lara Ritson about our experiences in RIE ® The views expressed in this interview are solely those of our guest speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of The Experienced Nanny. I first began the Peaceful Learning voyage about eight years ago. I thought of the idea of a nanny agency that provides high-quality, respectful, gentle candidates and a place for parents to receive help and guidance on their parenting journey when I was living in New Zealand. However, a lack of knowledge about the need worldwide, small demand in New Zealand, and careers in teaching and nannying taking me elsewhere meant that Peaceful Learning took a backseat. Four years on, after a career change and relocating to London, it became very evident that what I have to offer was needed. Being a nanny and teacher myself who uses the RIE® principles and Magda Gerber's Educaring® Approach that was introduced to me as a student teacher at The Learning Centre in New Zealand, I felt the frustration and longing to find the right family after joining countless nanny agencies. I had been approached by many families and nannies wanting and using respectful childcare looking to connect who understand what positive guidance means, who believe in child-led learning and that the best way to shape children is through role-modeling and so I thought, why not? How hard can it be to create an agency? (It was quite a rollercoaster!) And now we are here, experienced and ready to share the knowledge I have gained over the years, to help families like you, connect with the right nanny and get the helping hand to guide you on your parenting journey. I feel it is really important to provide the best care for your child. This means nurturing every aspect of their development; the most important and underlooked, especially in the early years, is the emotional regulation and development of a child. Only when a child feels safe and nurtured can they really begin a sustained level of play that can propel them forward. Being a nanny and teacher myself who used respectful care to connect, positive guidance and role-modeling to lead the child to succeed, and child-led learning to sustain intrinsic motivation to learn I can honestly say it really works! It gives me goosebumps to think about the success stories I have witnessed over the years. My mission is to help 10,000 families over the next five years to grow authentic, loving relationships and a passion for living freely and curiously. I truly believe in what Peaceful Learning is about and so do all my team members. All the staff at Peaceful Learning have a background in respectful care, nurturing the whole child and have seen the positive effects, collectively resulting in over 50 years of experience and success. We all genuinely care about who will be looking after your little ones. I am super blessed to have such a wonderful group of people working alongside me; they inspire me and give me energy. Thank you for being part of the community, don't forget to subscribe! Please follow me on: Instagram: @theexperiencednanny Facebook: @theexperiencednanny1