{"title":"Magda Gerber","description":"\u003cp\u003eMAGDA GERBER was a Hungarian-born early childhood educator, co-founder of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), and the author of \u003cem\u003eDear Parent\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYour Self-Confident Baby\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerber held a master’s degree in early childhood education from Budapest and studied linguistics at the Sorbonne in Paris. She taught early childhood development at UCLA and California State University, Northridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Gerber advanced a philosophy of respectful infant care she termed \"Educaring,\" coining the related title \"Educarer\" to describe its practitioners. Her work grew directly from her study under pediatric neurologist Dr. Thomas Forrest, with whom she co-founded RIE in Los Angeles in 1978, and from her earlier influence by pediatrician Dr. Emmi Pikler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerber was born in Budapest on November 1, 1910, and died on April 27, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagda Gerber’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"your-self-confident-baby-how-to-encourage-your-childs-natural-abilities-from-the-very-start","title":"Your Self-Confident Baby: How to Encourage Your Child's Natural Abilities––From the Very Start","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"At long last––Magda Gerber's wisdom and spice captured in a book–what a treasure! Now parents and caregivers everywhere can benefit from learning what it means to truly respect babies.\" \u003cstrong\u003e––\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanet Gonzalez-Mena, Author of \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInfants, Toddlers, and Caregivers and Dragon Mom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Magda Gerber's approach will deepen your understanding of your baby and help you truly appreciate the complexity, competence, and amazing capacities of the small human being for whom you are caring.\" \u003cstrong\u003e––Jeree H. Pawl, Ph.D. Director, Infant-Parent Program University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs the founder of Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), Magda Gerber has spent decades helping new mothers and fathers give their children the best possible start in life. Her successful parenting approach harnesses the power of this basic fact: Your baby is unique and will grow in confidence if allowed to develop at his or her own pace. The key to successful parenting is learning to observe your child and to trust him or her to be an initiator, an explorer, a self-learner with an individual style of problem solving and mastery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow you can discover the acclaimed RIE approach. This practical and enlightening guide will help you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDevelop your own observational skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLearn when to intervene with your baby and when not to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind ways to connect with your baby through daily caregiving routines such as feeding, diapering, and bathing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEffectively handle common problems such as crying, discipline, sleep issues, toilet training, and much more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1118158792\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781118158791\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Magda Gerber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40592865853627,"sku":"9781118158791","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40592865886395,"sku":"9781630262617","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470304914_FC_mockup_v2_1623739324_19c9b153-724f-40d6-bd71-cbe95fab2065.jpg?v=1790966504"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-magda-gerber.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}