Melani Ladygo - Confident Child. Confident Parent.

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There's a blue moon today, so naturally I sent a newsletter.

In it: a conversation from class that helped me finally put words to something I've been carrying since last year's conference. About what it means to raise children who are truly comfortable in their own skin.

And about what this work quietly asks of us, too.

Link in the comments.

Friends, today is our Day of Giving for RIE, and I want to tell you why it matters to me personally.

If you look at my profile picture, you can see it on my face: pure joy. That's what it feels like to be in the room when a baby is truly seen and respected. When a parent gets to slow down and watch. When something real happens between people... even very small ones.

I first encountered the Educaring Approach almost by accident. It rewired something in me. It gave me a way of seeing children that felt true in a way nothing else had. Not as objects to be managed or problems to be solved... but as people. Whole, capable, worthy of real respect from their very first days.

RIE has been doing this work for 48 years. I have been part of it for over 20. And today, as part of the 100 Voices for RIE campaign, I'm asking you to add your voice too.

Whatever you can give, you're helping keep this work alive for the next parent who needs it, and the next baby who deserves to be seen.

https://rie-giving-day-2026.causevox.com/p/melani-ladygo

This week's newsletter is about a little girl, a hug fest, and what happens when you trust the process long enough to see it work.

It's also about Tuesday. 💛