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If your child has the terrible twos ahead of schedule, let's talk about: - why this happens - how a set of gentle parenting skills will help more than gentle parenting scripts - what to do when your child can't use their words to help you understand what's going on...

Emotional regulation can be the solution to getting kids to stop hitting but sometimes it doesn't work. In this video I take you through which situations emotional regulation is helpful for, which situations it isn't going to help and what to do instead....

Does it feel like saying "gentle hands" is having no effect on your child? Let's talk about when saying "gentle hands" helps your child to stop hitting and when it actually slows down their learning process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUHaAa1d9k For my step by...

If you're gentle parenting does that mean you're getting down on their level and staying calm indefinitely? Will your gentle parented child forever need you when they're upset if you keep holding space for them? Let's talk about how a gentle parented child makes the...

Wondering if you're jumping in too soon with emotional validation? Or maybe need to wait until they've calmed down to talk about the logic of the situation? In this video I take you through what not to say, what to say, and how to say it when your child is in the most...

Did your child start tantrumming over every little thing overnight? Let's talk about how to get through this. 1) Add nervous system regulation into your routine to help reduce the frequency and intensity of tantrums 2) See if you can determine what might have caused...

Kids who are gentle parented are far more likely to say "I don't want to" because we've clearly communicated that what they want is important to us. Whether it's what they want to do, or their body autonomy or a million other tiny ways, we've given them the message...

Maybe you've only just discovered gentle parenting, or maybe you've only recently become convinced that this is aligned with your values.  Is it ever too late to get your child to listen with gentle parenting? No! But there are some shifts in mindset that are...

It can be really frustrating as a gentle parent to keep losing your cool with your kids when they don't listen because you KNOW it's a developmentally appropriate behaviour. Let's unpack the four reasons this happens so you can stay calm more consistently....

If your partner won't read an article explaining to them that consequences won't stop your child from hitting it can be really frustrating. Here's what to do to stick to your gentle parenting values when your partner isn't on board when it comes to hitting....

We have all heard the advice to share our calm with our kids but what if you don't have any? Let's talk about why we're not calm when our kids are overwhelmed and what to do about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7OSp5YgpDU If you'd like the step by step of how to...

One of the differences of opinion I have with the general consensus on gentle parenting is that you'll never really be good at it. You should keep trying, and keep repairing, but you won't ever really be good at it. I don't think we should hold ourselves to...

I'm not saying be harder on yourself. I'm not saying hold yourself to unrealistic expectations. What I am saying is that when you say you want to be a better parent or even a perfect parent and people say you should lower your expectations... don't listen to them!...

Have you heard the Thich Nhat Hanh saying "When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well"? I actually agree with his whole quote, but I see this short version of the quote being misused in the...

Tantrums that go from zero to 5000 can be so tough to handle. Let's talk about: What causes a tantrum to escalate with no notice? What to do to help your child stay regulated so that they have tantrums less often and less intense when they do happen How to build your...

Gentle parenting advice often makes a lot of assumptions that aren't applicable for single parents, like getting your partner to take over when you need a break. If you're a single parent feeling like you just can't be a gentle parent then this video is for you....

When our child is in a tantrum we can start to question ourselves and wonder whether it really IS our permissiveness that makes them tantrum. If we just tell ourselves "it's not the permissiveness" it's hard to stop the worry coming up during a tantrum, which...

I talk to a lot of parents on the progressive side of parenting who are not phased by backchat because they can see what they child is trying to communicate, or they see it as a red flag that the child needs something. Many of us have partners that are not as far...