Dr. Emmi Pikler pioneered the philosophy of "respectful parenting”— treating infants as capable individuals deserving of trust, autonomy, and dignified care— that has served as the basis for other child development schools including Waldorf and RIE.

DadTime works across all four of Bronfenbrenner’s systems— the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem.

Referred to as the “Mozart of Psychology,” Lev Vygotsky was one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. He advanced the belief that talent and intelligence aren’t innate, but rather developed through interaction with parents, peers, and the environment, and identified growth as occurring in the “zone of proximal development.”

Jean Piaget changed the way we see childhood by revealing that infants are "little scientists" who construct intelligence through active, hands-on struggle. DadTime puts this theory into action by creating a "yes" environment where fathers step back, allowing their children the uninterrupted freedom to experiment, fail, and learn.