Becoming a more confident parent or caregiver, and creating a peaceful environment during a child’s early, formative years will positively and powerfully impact that child throughout their entire childhood, adolescence and beyond.
I’ve guided parents and professionals on four continents — resulting in more confident adults, cheerful and cooperative children, and harmonious families and child care environments.
previous and upcoming events
Speaking / Presenting
• All Souls School / New York, New York
• Alternatif Okullar and Alternative Nature Time / Online Presentation / Cyprus
• “Baby Knows Best” Book Launch & Signing / Manila, Philippines
• Region IV Head Start Association Annual Conference / Atlanta, GA
• Nature Nurtures Conference Keynote Presentation / Worcester, UK
• “Baby Knows Best” Romanian Edition Book Release & Public Lecture / Bucharest, Romania
• “Baby Knows Best” Chinese Edition Book Release & Public Lecture / Beijing, China
• Early Educators’ Progressive Education Luncheon / Los Angeles, CA
• RIE® Infant/Toddler Conferences / Los Angeles, CA
• RIE® Infant/Toddler Conference / New Zealand
• Seattle Infant/Toddler Conference / Seattle, WA
• Southeastern Conference on Child Development and Early Education / Charleston, SC
RIE® Foundations: Theory & Observation™ Courses
Online
• June 30-July 4 & July 7-8, 2025 / Convenient for EU, UK & Asia Time Zones
• Beijing
• Japan
• New York
• Singapore
In-Person
• Beijing, China
• Brooklyn, NY / Grand St. Early Head Start
• Hangzhou, China
• London, UK
• Los Angeles, CA
• Manila, Philippines
• New York, NY
• Poole, UK
• Shenzhen, China
Peaceful Toddler Workshop
In-Person
• Brooklyn, NY / Grand St. Early Head Start
• Guangzhou, China
• London, UK
• Los Angeles, CA
• Manila, Philippines
• Taipei City, Taiwan
• Xiamen, China
Confident Baby™ Workshop
In-Person
• Chengdu, China
• Dalian, China
• Guangzhou, China
• Hangzhou, China
• London, UK
• Los Angeles, CA
• Shanghai, China
• Shenzhen, China
RIE® Approach Workshops
Online
• Tokyo, Japan
In-Person
• Beijing, China
• Christchurch, New Zealand
• Hangzhou, China
• London, UK
• Los Angeles, CA / Loyola Marymount University Child Care Center
• Los Angeles, CA / UCLA Fernald Child Care Center
• Los Angeles, CA / Universal Studios Child Care Center
• Los Angeles, CA / Various private parent groups
• Newbury, MA
• Palos Verdes, CA / Palos Verdes Moms Club
• Poole, UK
• Wakefield, MA
• West Hollywood, CA / West Hollywood Moms Club