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Gentle Parenting

By: Lauren Anderson, Libby Hartenburg and Mia Khayyat

"Free the child’s potential and you will transform him into the world"- Maria Montessori

What is Gentle Parenting?

The Cleveland Clinic goes in depth on the pros and cons of gentle parenting, as well as some helpful tips on parenting.

Who Made this Mess?

This children's book, written by Dayna Ault, explores concepts of gentle parenting in a way that engages both children and parents.

Calm-Down Time

This children's book, written by Elizabeth Verdick, offers toddlers simple tools on how to explore and express their feelings, but also how to calm them down.

Tiny Humans Big Emotions

This book, written by Alyssa Campbell is to aid parents in giving their kids love and support when feeling different types of emotions while laying the base groundwork for emotional intelligence.

The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy

Clinical Psychologist Beck Kennedy how parents can deal with guilt after a "not-so-great" parenting moment.

The Top 12 Myths about Gentle Parenting

This article written by Sarah Ockwell-Smith debunks commons myths about gentle parenting.

A Beginners Guide to Gentle Parenting

This article written by Natalia Oliver is a guide to productive and useful gentle parenting that can help first time parents or even parents that are trying to make a change for their current children

Is Gentle Parenting Ruining the Next Generation?

This video goes into depth about the negative side of gentle parenting and how it affects children today.

How to Gentle Parent When Your Parents Weren't Gentle

Parenting is challenging, and it becomes even more challenging when your own parents did not provide a good example. In this video, this mom gives helpful tips she has used to break the cycle and implement gentle parenting with her own kids.

Huffington Post: More Parents Are Embracing ‘Gentle Parenting’ — But There’s 1 Thing Many Get Wrong
Parenting reporter Marie Holmes explains what gentle parenting is and the common misunderstandings. She describes gentle parenting as a "mutually respectful parent-child dynamic" and an attempt made by parents to understand the world through their child's eyes.

Parenting with Understanding Podcast
Hosts Marcela Collier and Rachael Rodgers explore common challenges parents may encounter when practicing gentle parenting. This is a great resource for both new parents and experienced parents who are looking for a new way to interact with and understand their child.

4 Questions abour Gentle Parenting Answered by a Child Psychologist
Child Psychologist, Aditi Shrikant answers four of the most common questions about gentle parenting. This article can help parents understand what gentle parenting is and some common misconceptions around it.

Works Cited

Ault, Dayna, and Jose Nieto. Who Made This Mess? Joyful Brook Publishing, 2022.

Campbell, Alyssa. Tiny Humans, Big Emotions: How to Navigate Tantrums, Meltdowns, and Defiance to Raise... Emotionally Intelligent Children. HARPERCOLLINS, 2024.

Collier, Marcela, and Rachael Rodgers. “Getting Rid of Anger as a Gentle Parent.” Spotify, 6 Dec. 2022, open.spotify.com/episode/1emWPE3J1gP0QrAnJXTS4x?si=5Ihe8eaQSqinLXLuLGrkIw.

Cooper, Brett. “Is ‘Gentle Parenting’ Ruining the next Generation?” YouTube, YouTube, 16 Jan. 2024, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VptKQ7t2d8c.

Holmes, Marie. “More Parents Are Embracing ‘gentle Parenting’ - but There’s 1 Thing Many Get Wrong.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 1 Feb. 2024, www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-gentle-parenting_l_65b92703e4b01c5c3a383cfb.

Kennedy, Becky. “Becky Kennedy: The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy.” Becky Kennedy: The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy | TED Talk, www.ted.com/talks/becky_kennedy_the_single_most_important_parenting_strategy/transcript. Accessed 13 Feb. 2024.

Ockwell-Smith, Sarah. “The Top 12 Myths about Gentle Parenting.” Smith, 4 Apr. 2023, sarahockwell-smith.com/2023/04/04/the-top-12-myths-about-gentle-parenting/.

Oliver, Natalia. “A Beginner’s Guide to Gentle Parenting.” Guidepost Montessori, www.guidepostmontessori.com/blog/beginners-guide-gentle-parenting. Accessed 13 Feb. 2024.

Phantom, Tori. “How to Gentle Parent When Your Parents Weren’t Gentle.” YouTube, YouTube, 3 Nov. 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ4j-Kfp9Mk.

Shrikant, Aditi. “4 Questions about Gentle Parenting, Answered by a Child Psychologist.” CNBC, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2022, www.cnbc.com/2022/10/23/4-questions-about-gentle-parenting-answered-by-a-child-psychologist-.html.

“What Is Gentle Parenting?” Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, 27 Nov. 2023, health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-gentle-parenting.

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