Contrary to what many people think, gentle parenting it is not about letting children express boundless frustration or getting through childhood without suffering the consequences of their actions. In fact, this technique aims to help young people with emotional self-regulation by validating their feelings.
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To learn more about this and understand the whole concept of the idea, follow the explanations of a psychologist about gentle parenting and what is its true importance for children in this generation.
Definition and goals of gentle parenting
Traditional parenting has as its main educational mechanism the use of punishments and punishments, but people who adhere to the gentle modality consider this technique obsolete and counterproductive. For the consulted psychologist, an education that accompanies the stages of child development and teaches them to regulate their emotions can bring much greater benefits to the little ones.
What is the definition?
It corresponds to methods of education that assume that every child is naturally good and pure. Thus, bad attitudes represent little emotional regulation during frustration. This is a fact that can be circumvented with understanding, validation of your feelings and through the act setting limits that are consistent with the age of the child and the error committed by she.
In this way, gentle parenting arrested for applying punishments that lead the young person to understand why why she is being reprimanded, that is, without excesses and with space to vent about why she did what she did that she did. In this way, instead of the parent-child relationship being vertical, like an intense power game, the child feels welcomed and understood even if he is being punished.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this technique?
There is no reason for it to be disadvantageous, unless the practice is not carried out correctly, that is, parents do not discover how to impose limits in a respectful and, of course, kind way. Among the advantages is the stimulation of this emotional regulation, the development of independence, self-confidence and child self-esteem.
Can gentle parenting apply to all children?
Yes, although some of them are more suited to the technique than others, it is possible that all of them are educated in this way. The fact is that parents should always be aware of the particularities of each child during the process.