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Unpacking Magda Gerber’s RIE® Educaring Approach

Two part series: Respectful care in early childhood education

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Calling all infant and toddler educators…

Respectful care is at the heart of early childhood education, especially when working with our youngest learners. But what does it truly mean to be respectful? Do we fully understand the roots of this philosophy, or are we unknowingly practicing misconceptions?

Too often, we hear statements like:
❌ “We do RIE here, so we don’t pick up children when they are crying.”
❌ “If you pick him up, he’ll get used to it.”
❌ “She’s just trying to get your attention—ignore her.”

These are NOT examples of Magda Gerber’s RIE® Educaring approach. It’s time to clear up the confusion and discover the authentic principles of respectful educare.

Presented By

Elena Marouchos, RIE® Associate

Webinar Duration

Approximately 60 minutes per webinar

Skill Level

Suitable for beginner to experienced educators

What will you learn?

Join Elena Marouchos, a passionate RIE® Associate and experienced infant and toddler educarer, in this two-part webinar series as she:

✅ Explores the History – Uncover the origins of Magda Gerber’s Educaring® approach and its deep connections to Dr. Emmi Pikler’s philosophies.

✅ Clarifies Misconceptions – Understand what respectful care truly means and how it should look in an infant and toddler group setting.

✅ Explains RIE® Principles – Learn the core principles of RIE® Educaring and how to apply them authentically in your practice.

✅ Transforms Your Practice – Gain practical strategies to build trusting relationships, encourage autonomy, and create a peaceful, respectful environment for infants and toddlers.

Are you ready to redefine respectful care?
Join us for this transformative series and bring a new depth of understanding to your work with infants and toddlers.


Register now and embrace the true essence of RIE® Educaring!

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About the presenter

Elena Marouchos

Elena is a RIE® Associate whose journey has been a foray in trying to understand what Magda Gerber’s Educaring™ Approach might look like in different contexts. She is passionate about working alongside teachers, parents and whānau who are interested in layering their knowledge in ways that are authentic and leave lasting impressions on children. Through her consultancy, Elena offers mentorship and professional development within ECE settings. The privilege of home visits with parents and seeing the confidence it instills when practice is articulated have helped her further embrace the Approach as more than a philosophy but a way of life. Elena is a committee member of the New Zealand Infant Toddler Consortium (NZITC). Elena is qualified and authorised to teach all the RIE® accredited courses. Elena attended the summer intensive course at the Pickler Institute in 2013 and her interest in this work is ongoing.

What others said about this webinar:

Powerful webinars to be able to be inspired on. Thank you for the reminder to slow down, to really dig deep in the RIE way of caring for these infants and toddlers. I was looking for a great RIE webinar to share with my team and this is exactly what I was looking for.
— MELANIE
I am really wanting to learn more about the RIE pproach as it links to my own personal philosophy so this webinar has been amazing to watch! Everything I believe in was mentioned and I got to understand it more and with more meaning behind it and how and why it is so important.
— MADDISON
The importance of taking it slow, and viewing children as active participants in their learning. This is very important, and aligns deeply with Te Whariki. Children are born competent and capable, and as teachers its about providing nurturing and supportive environments that foster an environment of growth. This webinar really highlighted how RIE supports this.
— TASHA

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