Yet Another Reason Not to Spank (As If We Needed One)
New research looked at how neurological development was affected by spanking. The results are chilling and show us exactly how damaging spanking can be
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.
Impact vs. Intent in Parenting
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 Importance of Walking Away
Too often people expect their kids to change their behaviour as they see themselves as right. Yet we then tell kids to walk away when they are older. How can kids reconcile this when they've never seen it modeled?
Discipline Under Stress
Most gentle parents I know don’t use punishment or love withdrawl (thank goodness) and so when they find themselves in a situation like we are in and their kids start acting out more and more, they can start to doubt that they’re doing much of anything.
When Our Kids Lie
Why do our kids lie and what can we do to avoid it happening too much?
“He Just Wants Attention!”: When Our Kids Are Acting Out For Connection
Connection is not something to become conditional, yet that's exactly what we do when we fall into the trap of thinking our kids act out for attention only.
The Expectation of Happiness
Too often we expect our kids to be happy about what we need them to do instead of allowing them to experience their emotions as they need to.
Controlling Ourselves for Effective Discipline
Effective discipline can be gentle, but often parents find it difficult because they fail to realize two crucial elements: you can only control yourself and you don't need to make a fuss.
Is it “Giving In” or “Responding”?
We have all been told that we have to be consistent and firm with our kids. Yet we don't have to and sometimes that's not even the right thing to do.