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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Clearly people dont even understand what gentle parenting is (or supposed to be), no wonder it isnt working lol.

I love that parents who admit to yelling at their kids think they are superior to gentle-parenting. Yes, yes verbal abuse sounds much healthier! Congrats![/quote]

You do know there’s a middle ground, right? [b]Gentle parenting is letting the kids decide their bedtime letting their kid have ice cream instead of a healthy balanced dinner, giving their kid the lollipop when they demand it because you’re afraid to say no. Some of us can have boundaries and rules and be consistent about them without screaming at our kids.[/b]

Honestly I think gentle parenting is somewhat abusive…[b]you are leading your kid to build zero resilience, zero exposure to frustration, zero practice not getting their way[/b]—so real life hits and they will understandably not cope and then they’re blamed for being a bad kid or having some disability they don’t really have. [/quote]
I dont think you understand gentle parenting. Which is fine, but dont trash it if you clearly dont actually understand what it is or means. Especially the second bolded, is absolutely not true. [/quote]

there is of course no scientific definition of “gentle parenting,” but the main names in the field like Lansbury and Dr Becky in fact are on the permissive side. Most notably they are against time outs and structured consequences (positive and negative) that are the cornerstone of actual clinical practice for dealing with defiant, aggressive or disruptive behavior. [/quote]

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