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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gentle parenting is NOT permissive parenting. As others have said it basically tells the parents to keep their outbursts in check and be calm and firm even when the child is misbehaving. The parent is still very much in charge and gentle parenting advocates actually state holding firm boundaries and not giving in to your kids actually leads them to feeling safe and secure.

I have often seen parents yell at their kids only for the kids to start crying which leads to the parent getting overwhelmed and giving in. That confuses the child and makes them think they can get away with their tantrums and crying. Mindful parenting just means acknowledge your child’s feelings, understand they are having a rough time but not yelling or shaming them. It promotes the view that as a parent you are always in charge and you are the one who makes the rules but that doesn’t mean you resort to yelling, shaming or ridiculing your child. It’s an amazing approach and one that actually works! [/quote]

You could equally be describing authoritative parenting. [/quote]

DP, but the gentle parenting authors described above (at least, the authoritative-gentle ones) incorporate children's development and neuroscience in a way that wasn't available when Diana Baumrind first published about it.

But otherwise, yeah, it's the same thing in a different label.  I do agree with the PP who pointed out that some of the "gentle parenting" crowd veers more permissive than authoritative.[/quote]

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