You hear and see so many parents letting their children do whatever they want, no matter how destructive, rude, or hurtful their behaviors are. Parents find themselves beholden to the whims of their children’s emotions in the name of gentle parenting. © canadainuk / Reddit
In actual gentle parenting/authoritative parenting, you acknowledge their emotions, you’re nurturing, supportive, and responsive, but you communicate the firm boundaries you set for the child clearly and stick to them. “No” isn’t a bad word. They need to know what it means and they need to know how to react appropriately to it. © probablyMel / Reddit
Gentle parenting is saying “you can have your emotions. Being upset is completely normal, but you can’t be mean to others because of those emotions.” Not letting a child scream and throw toys at you and only saying “please don’t do that” for 10 minutes. Oh and telling you that giving time outs is “abuse”, and you shouldn’t “force” your child eat food that they don’t like. I don’t like vegetables but I still eat them bc my body needs the nutrients to function properly. © Western_Avocado9027 / Reddit

Comments to article «10 Modern Parenting Trends That Online Users Consider to Be Questionable»