Gentle parenting and behaviour
How do you all think this gentle approach to children’s behaviour many parents are taking is going to affect this generation growing up?
I feel like many are using it as an excuse to take the easy route of letting them off to prevent having to actually discipline their children. Often when I tell parents about their child hurting other children they often ask whether the other child provoked them. They will try and justify their child’s behaviour by saying they wouldn’t have hurt anyone if they didn’t wind them up. I do think certain children do purposefully wind up the ones they know will kicked off for some reason, but don’t think them getting punched is a valid punishment for calling another child an insult like ‘pig’ or ‘ugly’. Sometimes I worry about what these children who think it’s justified to physically lash out will be like when they’re older because it’s one thing to hit someone because you’re annoyed when you’re 8, it’s a whole other issue when you have the same reaction as an adult.