Gentle Parenting, What It Is, And What It Is Not

Gentle parenting is an approach that encourages partnership between you and your child to make choices with an internal willingness instead of an external pressure. This parenting style asks you to be aware of the behavior you model to your child, encourages compassion, welcomes emotions, and accepts the child as a whole capable being.

You are a human being, and mistakes in your parenting journey will happen. You will slip up, yell, and probably say a few curse words at times. You’ll get frustrated and even say things you didn't mean to say. However, the best thing is to recognize where you are wrong and fix that.

Join this conversation as we will give you an outline of what gentle parenting is and how to practice it. You will learn lots of tips and tricks so that when you want to be a peaceful parent, you will have some tools on how to do so.

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

[00:42] Today’s focus; Gentle parenting

[01:13] My gentle parenting story and why it’s a practice

[06:00] It’s okay to make parenting mistakes

[07:37] What exactly is “gentle parenting?”

[08:54] Common misconceptions of gentle parenting

[11:58] Modelling the behavior that you want to see in your child

[13:19] Parenting controversy and how to start embracing gentle parenting

[18:37] Giving your kids the ability and opportunity to explore their emotions

[22:09] Keys to gentle parenting

[25:44] Be mindful of what you talk to yourself

[28:41] Today’s golden takeaway nugget

[29:27] Episode wrap up and calls to action

Notable Quotes

• “Sometimes, gentle parenting involves redirecting and allowing your children to do what they feel.”
• “Parenting mistakes are inevitable. You will frequently get mad and yell at your children. You will have to revisit decisions that you made out of anger.”
• “Your kids cannot become respectful human beings if you constantly disrespect them.”

Resources Mentioned

1. Guidepost Montessori: https://www.guidepostmontessori.com/

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