Gentle parenting is under attack but there is an alternative.
This morning, Sean Kelly and Mariam Serkal catch up with Dr Julie Gowthorpe RSW in Studio 97 to talk about sturdy parenting, what it means and how to use it.
The challenge is that gentle parenting, when taken too far, can feel like parenting without a backbone.
Sturdy parenting is a term coined by Dr. Becky Kennedy, a child psychologist, and this idea is appealing to a lot of families right now.
Gentle parenting sounded good on paper but left many parents burned out. Punishment-based parenting felt too harsh.
Sturdy parenting gives families balance with compassion and structure.
