I always told my son he was a good boy doing a bad thing and this was just not logical. We had one rule only Dont hurt yourself or anyone else. we always treated him with respect and asked his opinion on family decisions. He is adopted and has fetal alcohol issues. I was told by the child psychiatrist that I had literally saved him by raising him in this way. I was not a perfect mother nor was he a perfect child by todays standards but we all did our best and love each other very much. Thank you for your video. Good luck.
Hi there, thanks for sharing. I think your ideas are excellent. I only wish my parents where as gentle with me. I left home at 16, but I still graduated from College. I know that if my parents were more understanding I could have been more successful. I am really happy to see that you are both committed to family and your children. I wish you all the best and more success.
I am genuinely curious: How does your daughter get an adequate amount of protein? And all the other things our bodies need, that are in other plant based foods.
how do you set healthy boundaries? my husband and I are in the process of switching to gentle parenting and both our toddlers or very much pushing the limits in terms of general respect. any advice?
I completely understand where you are coming from and we still work on this with our 6 year old. It can be quite a challenge to change your parenting to a more gentle approach. Our children are a reflection of ourselves. So I find that when she is "acting out" it is not because she just feels like pushing us. It is because I have acted a certain way whether it be getting upset over something or losing my patience and she is reflecting my mood. Children always learn through example. If we stay calm and collected chances are they will follow. When our daughter does start acting out I tell her I understand she is upset and we figure out why. Then I let her know that I should not have acted the way I did or lost my patience with her. I tell her none of us are not perfect and we all have something we can work on to improve ourselves. Explaining to her that I have made a mistake and I'm not always right just because I am the parent puts us on the same level without any authority and she listens much better. I hope this helps, good luck!
I’m just curious how you handle like a simple situation that tends to happen with many kids. For example, if your child tries to touch a hot stove? Do you say “no that is hot and dangerous”? By telling them no, you’re showing that you’re the leader and at a higher position. I’m just trying to understand.
@Melly Kelly eggs are full of cholesterol and arent good. For some reason theres a recommended max amount of eggs you can eat in a day. Animal products are awful.
Do you worry your not setting up children for real world situations? They will get punished in adult life, i wonder if that will create a problem in future? This is me speculating i want to become child psychologist with studying on child hood behavioral/developmental so these parenting style piques my interest.
Not at all. If we are "punished" in adult life it is due to the choices we made for ourselves. There is much more that goes on in this world that meets the eye. The situations we end up in is due to the choices we have made. We teach our children how to avoid all of this unnecessary drama most people in this society seem to end up in over and over again. Either the environment we are in changes us or we change the environment to fit us. We choose to change the environment wherever we go. This completely changes how the world reacts around you.
Thanks for sharing your parenting style. I love seeing how other families make it work :)
I always told my son he was a good boy doing a bad thing and this was just not logical. We had one rule only Dont hurt yourself or anyone else. we always treated him with respect and asked his opinion on family decisions. He is adopted and has fetal alcohol issues. I was told by the child psychiatrist that I had literally saved him by raising him in this way. I was not a perfect mother nor was he a perfect child by todays standards but we all did our best and love each other very much. Thank you for your video. Good luck.
Wow such a beautiful video. We parent a lot smaller than this .
How lovely and thoughtful, lucky kids, best wishes to you all🙏
great video. thanks for sharing
Hi there, thanks for sharing. I think your ideas are excellent. I only wish my parents where as gentle with me. I left home at 16, but I still graduated from College. I know that if my parents were more understanding I could have been more successful. I am really happy to see that you are both committed to family and your children. I wish you all the best and more success.
Love it!
I am genuinely curious: How does your daughter get an adequate amount of protein? And all the other things our bodies need, that are in other plant based foods.
how do you set healthy boundaries? my husband and I are in the process of switching to gentle parenting and both our toddlers or very much pushing the limits in terms of general respect. any advice?
I completely understand where you are coming from and we still work on this with our 6 year old. It can be quite a challenge to change your parenting to a more gentle approach. Our children are a reflection of ourselves. So I find that when she is "acting out" it is not because she just feels like pushing us. It is because I have acted a certain way whether it be getting upset over something or losing my patience and she is reflecting my mood. Children always learn through example. If we stay calm and collected chances are they will follow. When our daughter does start acting out I tell her I understand she is upset and we figure out why. Then I let her know that I should not have acted the way I did or lost my patience with her. I tell her none of us are not perfect and we all have something we can work on to improve ourselves. Explaining to her that I have made a mistake and I'm not always right just because I am the parent puts us on the same level without any authority and she listens much better. I hope this helps, good luck!
I’m just curious how you handle like a simple situation that tends to happen with many kids. For example, if your child tries to touch a hot stove? Do you say “no that is hot and dangerous”? By telling them no, you’re showing that you’re the leader and at a higher position. I’m just trying to understand.
i mostly feed my baby fruit (2 y.o) and i wonder if she needs more veggies? Do you ever worry that fruit isnt enough?
I do the same for my daughter & her doctor says she’s completely healthy
@Melly Kelly eggs are full of cholesterol and arent good. For some reason theres a recommended max amount of eggs you can eat in a day. Animal products are awful.
Do you worry your not setting up children for real world situations? They will get punished in adult life, i wonder if that will create a problem in future? This is me speculating i want to become child psychologist with studying on child hood behavioral/developmental so these parenting style piques my interest.
Not at all. If we are "punished" in adult life it is due to the choices we made for ourselves. There is much more that goes on in this world that meets the eye. The situations we end up in is due to the choices we have made. We teach our children how to avoid all of this unnecessary drama most people in this society seem to end up in over and over again.
Either the environment we are in changes us or we change the environment to fit us. We choose to change the environment wherever we go. This completely changes how the world reacts around you.
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