February 17 2027 MY DAUGHTER KELLY TURNED 48 GENTLE PARENTING

My beautiful daughter Kelly, on the right turned 48 on the 15th.

 Her son, Andy will turn 25 in April and her DIL Shaye just turned 25.

Baby is 5 months old now.

Ever Hear of Gentle Parenting?

The generation before me used Dr. Spock, I was more into Dr. James Dobson.

 I'm sure there are many other parenting styles.

I have no idea what the kids will use.      It is their decision of course.      However, since Mackenzie is perfect, I doubt they will have to discipline her - lol.      Just kidding.

A lot of the parents today use Gentle Parenting as their parenting style. Ever heard of it?

"It emphasizes empathy, understanding, and respect to encourage children to be self-award of their actions.  It is an evidence-based approach that focuses on setting boundaries while fostering a nurturing environment.   This method encourages parents to lead with empathy and allow children to experience natural consequences rather than relying on traditional discipline."

"Gentle parenting is a means of parenting without shame, blame, or punishment—that's the basic and most accurate definition. It is centered on partnership as both parents and children have a say in this collaborative style. Gentle parenting is as it sounds; it is a softer, gentler approach to parenting, and parents and caregivers that practice gentle parenting do so by guiding their children with consistent, compassionate boundaries—not a firm hand."

"Gentle parenting, also known as collaborative parenting, is a style of parenting where parents do not compel children to behave by means of punishment or control, but rather use connection, communication, and other democratic methods to make decisions together as a family."

"This parenting style is composed of four main elements: empathy, respect, understanding, and boundaries."

My daughter teaches pre-k special needs, and these kids have been raised with gentle parenting.  

An example - she was getting a new child registered.  The child threw a truck at her. The parents did nothing.  Kelly told him he was not to do that - the parents just looked at her.  He did it again. Parents again did nothing.  She told him if he did it again, she would take it away.  He did it again - she took it away - the parents didn't know what to do.

Another example was a child was absent from class and when she called the mother, the mother said he 'didn't feel' like he wanted to go to school so she is letting him stay home a couple of days.

I do wonder how these kids will turn out as teens and future parents?

What do you think about Gentle Parenting?   You can look it up.  It's true.

What style discipline did you use?