Ruth Anne Hammond, consultant and author of Respecting Babies: A Guide to Educaring for Parents & Professionals 2nd Edition (Zero to Three 2019), is a RIE® Mentor, and past-President of Resources for Infant Educarers®. She was faculty in the Human Development Department at Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School, as well as head of its Infant/Toddler-Parent Program. She currently leads RIE® courses for parents and professionals in the US and abroad and studies affective neuroscience with Dr. Allan N. Schore.