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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know this thread is fir pointing out triggers, not arguing them, but I just wanted to say that what people are calling “gentle parenting” on this thread is not gentle parenting.

We do gentle parenting and our kids sleep in their own beds, have a schedule, go to school even on days they’d rather not, say please and thank you, know how to share and take turns, and get consequences for poor behavior.

All gentle parenting means is that we work hard as parents to model calm and emotional regulation, and don’t yell, threaten, hit, enforce arbitrary rules, or try to “force” behaviors. That’s it. You still parent, but you work at not being a jerk about it so that your kids also learn not to be jerks. It doesn’t mean letting kids do whatever they want. All kids need structure and consequences.[/quote]

That may be how you define and implement your version of gentle parenting, but it’s not a trademarked term and there are many websites, books, and parent experts that define it differently and will tell you that the very things you “still” do are contrary to the gentle parenting method. IMO what you describe sounds like basic authoritative parenting, which is what 99% of us (on DCUM at least) strive for.[/quote]

"Gentle parenting" people always say this, too. And yet their kids are invariably spoiled.[/quote]

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