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Reply to "“The Harsh Reality of Gentle Parenting”"
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[quote=Anonymous]I know someone who is genuinely stymied by a (very unpleasant) behavior of her tween daughter because she does the whole gentle parent thing each time the child does the (honestly pretty gross) thing but has not ever (and won’t) say “no xyz is a house rule.” The behavior is not typical for a child this age and is starting to cause social issues as she did it at a friend’s house and from my perspective it seems much kinder to say (kindly and without shaming) “we have a house rule that there’s no spitting in the houseplants” (not the behavior and not nearly as off-putting) rather than “I see you’ve spit in the houseplants again, blah blah.” Also, the kid is perpetually surprised/wounded when they get (normal but not “gentle parenting” style) feedback from teachers and kids at school. Lots of aspects of gentle parenting are great for lots of kids but if you think it can’t go awry or that other styles necessarily involve shame and telling you’re wrong. [/quote]
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