Gentle Parenting vs Authoritative Parenting
Gentle vs authoritative parenting compared: what each means, what research says about warmth and limits, common misunderstandings and how to find your balance.
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Discipline approaches compared, from gentle parenting to consequences that work.
Gentle vs authoritative parenting compared: what each means, what research says about warmth and limits, common misunderstandings and how to find your balance.
Time-outs and time-ins compared: what each is, what research says, how to do a time-out properly, when a time-in works better and common mistakes to avoid.
Natural and logical consequences explained with examples by age: how they differ from punishment, how to choose fair consequences and follow through calmly.
Praise vs. encouragement: what research says about praising effort vs. intelligence, descriptive praise, rewards and what to say instead of “good job”.