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Training with Riesers™ ensures that you get the best, most in-depth education that is focused on building adult capabilities to improve child-rearing outcomes.
This price is for 8 sessions.
THE ART OF UNDERSTANDING YOUR BABY
A RIE® Parent Infant Guidance Classes
Growing Together is a weekly class where parents and babies come together in a calm, respectful environment designed to support both child development and the parenting journey.
Unlike traditional baby classes, there are no songs to perform, crafts to complete, or milestones to chase.
Instead, parents are invited to slow down, observe, and discover who their baby is becoming.
As babies play freely with developmentally appropriate objects in a carefully prepared environment, parents gain a deeper understanding of their child's abilities, temperament, communication, and development.
Along the way, parents receive guidance, support, and the opportunity to connect with a community of families who share a desire to raise children with respect, confidence, and trust.
What You'll Gain
• A deeper understanding of your baby's development
• Practical guidance rooted in the RIE philosophy
• Greater confidence in your parenting
• Weekly opportunities to ask questions and receive support
• A peaceful space to observe your baby
• Meaningful connections with other parents
• A community that grows together through the early years
For Babies
• Freedom to move and explore
• Opportunities for uninterrupted play
• A carefully prepared environment
• Respectful interactions with peers and adults
For Parents
Observe.
Learn.
Connect.
Grow.
Because when we learn to truly see our children, parenting becomes less about doing more and more about understanding more.
Classes begin at 3 months and continue through the first two years of life.
Currently forming in Santa Barbara.
Join us and experience a different way of being with your baby.
This course is for families-to-be waiting to adopt or considering becoming a parent. Before Baby™ is designed to start you on your journey with confidence in yourself as a parent and trust in your baby’s unique ability to show you the way.
This course will help you establish healthy patterns from the beginning of life and include the following:
Caregiving routines.
Diapering and dressing.
Bathing.
Feeding.
Quality time together
What crying means and how to respond.
Sleep for baby and parents.
Setting up the nursery.
Social-Emotional development / Brain development.
Home environment.
“Because the baby comes first, you, the caregiver, must develop a meaningful and special relationship and bond with the baby. The baby must know you and feel comfortable enough with you to allow you to care for him”
Bev Kovach
The Educaring™ Approach encourages adult caregivers to see young children as competent humans from birth. The Approach seeks to help parents and professionals build stable, secure, healthy relationships with infants and toddlers, encouraging the children’s natural abilities from the very start.
This 3-hour online course offers an overview of Educaring™ approach. Topics include:
Trust in the child.
The guidelines of sensitive caregiving.
Facilitating optimal development through play.
Communicating respect for children through our everyday interactions with them.
Caring for a baby is an extremely important job. All babies deserve to be cared for with respect, which is the hallmark of Magda Gerber’s Educaring® Approach. This course is for in-home caregivers and offers knowledge and practical suggestions that help make this work easier and more enjoyable. In addition, it results in advantages for infants and young children who receive professional care.
Designed to encourage nannies to work more effectively and pleasurably, topics of study include:
Diapering, dressing, and feeding with respect.
Creating safe places for play and learning
The caregiver’s role during play
Setting appropriate limits
Establishing a healthy sleep routine
Supporting secure relationships
Enhancing employee-employer relations.
And more.
Bringing home a baby is one of life’s most meaningful transitions and one that deserves calm, thoughtful, and emotionally attuned support.
With more than 25 years of experience supporting children and families in private homes, I offer personalized guidance rooted in respectful caregiving, observation, emotional connection, and early childhood development.
This offering is designed to help families feel more prepared, supported, and confident before and after welcoming their baby.
THE WELCOMING BABY PACKAGE
Before Baby Arrives
Two personalized in-home prenatal visits
(2 hours each)
Sessions may include:
Emotional preparation for parenthood
Understanding newborn behavior and needs
Creating a calm and nurturing home environment
Nursery setup guidance
Respectful caregiving foundations (RIE-informed approach)
Preparing caregivers and family members involved in baby’s care
After Baby Arrives
Three in-home postpartum support visits
(2 hours each)
Support may include:
Newborn observation and guidance
Understanding baby’s cues and temperament
Creating calm rhythms and routines
Emotional support and reassurance for parents
Sleep, feeding, and caregiving observations
Guidance for building a respectful and connected caregiving relationship
Continued Follow-Up Support
Additional in-home follow-up visits
(2 hours each)
These sessions provide continued guidance and support as your family adjusts and grows during the early months with baby.
Care Team Alignment
Parents, nannies, grandparents, newborn care specialists, and caregivers are welcome to participate in sessions so everyone involved in baby’s care can feel supported and aligned in their understanding and approach.
Included
Personalized guidance tailored to your family
Gentle text/email support between visits
Calm, experienced, and emotionally attuned support throughout the transition into parenthood
Currently Available for Santa Barbara & Montecito Families
Families interested in learning more about the Welcoming Baby package are invited to connect through the website’s Contact page to discuss availability and personalized support options.
*Packages starting at $1,800
Do you need help creating a dream team? Are you looking for an educated and knowledgeable nanny to join your family? Or maybe you’re a caregiver looking for your next family to help. I am constantly training and educating professional caregivers that are looking for work. Riesers™ can help you work through the process of selecting your next nanny. Check out the testimonials page for our successful placements!
Founder of Riesers™, Larissa Neilson, has been a presenter at various national conferences, including the Annual RIE Conference, the International Nanny Association (INA), and National Nanny Training Day (NNTD). In addition, she has traveled to Mexico, Peru, and Beijing to introduce the RIE and Pikler education.Larissa is available for speaking engagements at conferences, cluster meetings, workshop days, and more.She looks forward to speaking at your next conference, seminar, or event!
"Those providing infant and toddler care have one of the greatest teaching responsibilities in society, with a better possibility of influencing social development and learning potential than university professorS." - Ron Lally
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