Gentle parenting?
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And there is a big difference between this and permissive parenting (not doing shit when your kid misbehaves)
Yes all for it but I also take videos like that with a grain of salt because all. children. are. different. I can do that exact same thing with my toddler and depending on his mood he will just continue to hit me and maybe try to bite. I think comments like those are disgusting but some kiddos need a Bit more firm talking to/ it wouldn’t just resolve like that did in the video
I agree with @Allie. I'm all for gentle parenting but some children need a bit more stern approach. I learned this a lot while working in a childcare center. Most of the kids responded great to the gentle approach. But there's always going to be those kids that rebel who need you to be firm. It's frustrating because I don't like it. Lol. I feel like I'm being mean but then my fellow teachers say that I was mean, just stern.
I think I saw that exact same video! From the looks of it it's something that's definitely been taught over time, like continous re-enforcement which is what any kind of discipline is really. I'm trying to teach my 15 month old gentle hands and it's a hit and miss process, sometimes he gets it and sometimes he'll just carry on doing it🤷🏼♀️ but some children do 100% need a little more. I don't agree with smacking or anything like that but some children just need a firmer approach
@Adrianna gentle parenting isn’t just being like super soft and sweet when they’re behaving inappropriately. it can be stern and firm it’s literally just not verbally/physically abusing the child. when my toddler hits me i say “OUCH! no hitting mama, you can hit_____” and then he hits that and then i say “and you use gentle hands with mama” and then he like pets me gently and hits whatever other object if he still wants to
@sydney yes perfect example of gentle, not permissive parenting! I really think people get them mixed up so much
@sydney oh, for sure! I didn't explain it very well. I definitely do that. Lol
Unfortunately my child is wild and gentle parenting doesn’t always work 😅 but we use it when we can!
I think it depends on the child’s personality. I don’t hit my kid but I will give him a slight pop on the hand or butt not hard but enough to break his concentration and redirect him. As Allie said my toddler will keep hitting me if I tell him to stop. Their are days I’ve told him to stop splashing the dog water more than 10 times that day and he still keeps doing it so I have to be a bit more firm. I tell my second child to stop in a nice voice and he starts crying. My husband legit says his mom was too gentle on him and he should have been spanked. Each kid is different. Some kids take a conversation and some need a punishment.
@Justice it’s actually illegal to smack your children where I live
And just to add this toddler was only 22 months. And I’ve seen other videos and this woman is raising an amazing kid, so crazy smart & polite