One of Britain’s strictest head teachers has slammed ‘gentle parenting’ methods, arguing that instead parents should aim to be a clear authority figure and stop giving their children choices over what ...
Gentle parenting TikTokers raise children by teaching instead of punishing, but some argue it's an unrealistic approach reserved for the privileged.
"Gentle parenting" is having a rough time of late. After years of being the parenting style du jour – and the inspiration for mountains of "momfluencer" social-media content – the empathy-heavy, ...
“He’s very hard on himself,” my 11-year-old’s teacher said during our first-semester conference, “and often this frustration brings him to tears.” We sat in a weird quiet as my son’s teacher filled ...
You scroll through social media, see a perfect parenting moment captured online, and wonder if you're doing everything wrong.
People have big feelings about “gentle parenting.” Proponents (and haters) attract millions of views on social media for promoting (or trashing) a style that asks parents to sympathize with kids’ ...
The idea of "gentle parenting" can conjure images of ill-behaved children running around your favorite restaurant or kicking the back of your plane seat. But experts say this parenting method might ...
This is the second post in a series on Gentle Parenting. The term "Gentle Parenting" was coined by Sarah Ockwell-Smith, a British writer who has authored a variety of books on the subject. She ...
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Millennials wanted to be better parents. So why are their kids little monsters?