Five Mistakes Gentle Parents Make When Disciplining Their Children
Welcome to a FREE guide to help you identify 5 of the most common mistakes made in gentle parenting and how you can overcome them.
Welcome to a FREE guide to help you identify 5 of the most common mistakes made in gentle parenting and how you can overcome them.
When we accidentally harm our children, we often invoke the, "I didn't mean to!" in our defence instead of providing them with the acknowledgement of hurt and support they need.
The question of whether and how nighttime parenting affects attachment is still unclear. I review a study that helps elucidate at least part of this issue.
The premise behind extinction sleep training is that infants (and toddlers) are being taught to "self-soothe"; however, this ignores key points of what self-soothing abilities can be expected from children and how distressed they are at the time of separation. Instead of focusing on these extinction methods, gentler methods that respect where the child is developmentally should be considered.
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Gentle parenting doesn't remove hard times or negative emotions. Being aware of that and making sure you're parenting gently for the right reasons is crucial.
The term orchid child is becoming more mainstream and hopefully this can help families better understand what it means.
We live in a society that has actively ignored that we are primates. This makes parenting so much harder, especially as our children hit the toddler years.
Most of us parents will have set new years resolutions for our parenting, but most of us will end up struggling. Here are some ways to help you ensure that you have the greatest chance for success.
I had the pleasure of interviewing author David Epstein about his new book Range and how it pertains to the topic at the forefront of my mind - parenting.