What would change if home was every child’s first experience of dignity, respect, and belonging? Simple, conscious caregiving choices can shift generations; from raising children who comply to raising humans who contribute.

In this powerful conversation with Deborah Carlisle Solomon, Former Executive Director of RIE& author of 'Baby Knows Best', we explore how the earliest moments of life shape a child’s sense of agency, trust, and confidence in themselves and the world. Drawing from the RIE® (Resources for Infant Educarers) approach, Deborah shares how simple, mindful parenting practices—rooted in empathy, autonomy, and reciprocal relationships—can transform our homes into spaces where children feel seen, heard and valued from the very beginning. 

Because the way we nurture our babies isn’t just parenting, it’s culture-building, laying the foundation for how future generations will lead, relate, and create.

Why this matters:

→ The way we parent today shapes the communities and workplaces of tomorrow. How we nurture our children in the earliest moments shapes not only who they become, but the kind of world they help create.

→ Children who feel safe to be themselves early, grow into adults who don’t need permission to become who they’re meant to be. The tone of early love and trust becomes the internal voice they carry into every decision, relationship and risk they take.

→ When parents nurture autonomy instead of control, they raise future leaders who think, feel and act with empathy.