Do you want to nurture your children even in the difficult moments? Are time outs and punishments not working for you? There is a better way! Parenting Gently can give you practical ideas for discipline that helps you grow closer with your kids. Ask your question here! This is a community of mothers (and fathers!) aiding each other in the parenting journey!
This Mother’s Day I was waiting for a table at Applebee’s with my husband, my parents, and my three kids – ages 4, 2, and 2 (yep, twin toddlers!). We had a 30 minute wait that turned into 85 minutes due to a mistake. Are you feeling me yet? Three hungry kids, confined to a [...]
Hello Gentle Parents! I know it has been a while and I hope you are all doing fantastically with your happy families. I’ve had a year of ups and downs but one of the ups has been working with Everyday Feminism. Now I’m getting ready to launch a parenting class through Everyday Feminism called Transformative [...]
My kids ares ages 6, 4, and 2. We are an attachment parenting family and I have a very close, connected relationship with all my children. Sometimes the kids get along in a beautiful, harmonious way – other times they are at war. My older two kids fight frequently – lots of hitting. This is [...]
If all my Facebook Friends and their networks are any indication, the world at large does not subscribe to the Gentle Discipline philosophy. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve cringed when I’ve seen a friend calling out for help with an “issue” they are having with their child only to get pretty “hard [...]
Welcome to carnival day 4! We hope you have read something that spoke to you and you are ready to try some new gentle techniques in your home. Today’s authors look at some specific situations that many parents face and give us a gentle approach to resolution. In “Parenting Gently through the Preschool Phase“, Attached Moms [...]
Welcome to Carnival Day #3! Did you check out day 1 and day 2′s wonderful posts? Now that you have a great basis for the principles of gentle parenting let’s look at one of the trickier parts of implementation. Punishment. Consequences. Regardless of how mainstream parents talk about it this is the “big scary” thing [...]
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go read Virgie Tovar's fat manifesto, from the Hot and Heavy anthology, on Interrupt Magazine!
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YES! Story of my life...
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A mother is not defined by the number of children you can see but by the love she holds in her heart
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Peace and comfort on Mother's Day to all of us who are only mothers in our hearts. - infertility Mother's Day
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