GENTLE PARENTING RESOURCES

Thegentlemamma

6 min readAug 11, 2019

GENTLE PARENTING RESOURCES

Tantrums /Meltdowns — “time ins”

What if Tantrums Don't Actually Exist? | Happiness is here

Children have tantrums. That's an undisputed fact, right? But what if it's not? You have probably experienced one, seen…

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Tantrums are normal but some are avoidable, here's how.

Tantrums are normal for toddlers, even legendary. Toddlers feel so passionately about everything, and they simply don't…

www.ahaparenting.com

24-36 Months: Social-Emotional Development

Loving relationships give young children a sense of comfort, safety, confidence, and encouragement. They teach toddlers…

www.zerotothree.org

Learning to Love a Child's Meltdowns

She sobbed heaving sobs into my chest as I wrapped my arms around her. Her strong emotions spilled out as her tears…

peacefulparentsconfidentkids.com

What You Need To Know To Navigate Tantrums Beyond Toddlerhood

Tantrums after the toddler years are normal and happen because of emotional overload. Frustration, anger…

www.positiveparentingconnection.net

Toddlers, Tantrums, and Time-Ins, Oh My!

Portions reprinted from The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through…

www.littleheartsbooks.com

For The Love Of A Tantrum

Over the past week or so, I have found myself having very similar discussions with various parents. Whether it is a mom…

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Taming Toddler Tantrums - without having a 'grown-up' meltdown. - Pinky McKay Official Website

If you have ever watched a desperate mother trying to round up flailing arms and legs as she wipes her child's snot off…

www.pinkymckay.com

Time Out vs. Time In: What's the difference?

What is the difference between a time out and time in? Is one better than the other? Sometimes positive discipline…

www.positiveparentingconnection.net

How to Use Time-In as a Discipline Alternative to Time-Out

Time-outs can be a huge power struggle, especially if you have a strong-willed kid. They're hard on sensitive kids…

www.creativechild.com

The Negative Effects of Time-Out on Children

As more and more parents accept that hitting children-even a 'light tap on the bottom'-is not an effective or…

ifstudies.org

Understanding and Supporting Kids Through Tantrums and Meltdowns... - Marji Zintz, The Peaceful…

A couple of metaphors to help folks understand what's really going on when a child is melting down, which could help a…

www.peacefulparentwhisperer.com

Boundaries

Boundaries

Meaningful

Ideas

Boundaries 2

Meaningful Ideas

Facebook pages

Positive Parenting Connection: Toddlers to Tweens

Positive Parenting Connection: Toddlers to Tweens, Positive Parenting. 124,565 likes · 2,843 talking about this…

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Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond

One of my very best friends had her second baby just over two weeks ago. And while I'm by no means anywhere close to a…

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Meaningful Ideas

You may wonder how people normalize abuse. Spanking, yelling, threatening, withholding affection, isolating…

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The Peaceful Parenting Whisperer

Marji is an incredible teacher. I'm in a group she admins, where parents can ask questions, called G... entle Parents…

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Instagram accounts

Laura Markham (@drlauramarkham_ahaparenting) * Instagram photos and videos

14.2k Followers, 125 Following, 278 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Laura Markham…

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Rebecca Eanes (@rebeccaeanes) * Instagram photos and videos

13.6k Followers, 372 Following, 1,521 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Rebecca Eanes (@rebeccaeanes)

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Pinky McKay (@pinkymckay1) * Instagram photos and videos

28.5k Followers, 2,619 Following, 1,628 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Pinky McKay (@pinkymckay1)

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GenerationMindful (@generationmindful) * Instagram photos and videos

23.1k Followers, 347 Following, 634 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from GenerationMindful (@generationmindful)

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Look with Love (@lookwithlove_bridgett) * Instagram photos and videos

3,050 Followers, 603 Following, 1,628 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Look with Love…

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Vivek Patel (@meaningfulideas) * Instagram photos and videos

1,361 Followers, 1,267 Following, 215 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Vivek Patel (@meaningfulideas)

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The Gottman Institute (@gottmaninstitute) * Instagram photos and videos

135.4k Followers, 140 Following, 595 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from The Gottman Institute…

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Sarah Ockwell-Smith (@sarahockwellsmith) * Instagram photos and videos

25.9k Followers, 247 Following, 179 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Sarah Ockwell-Smith…

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L.R. Knost (@lrknost) * Instagram photos and videos

31.7k Followers, 98 Following, 6,709 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from L.R. Knost (@lrknost)

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BE THE CHANGE (@gentleparenting_memes) * Instagram photos and videos

65.7k Followers, 3,323 Following, 4,926 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from BE THE CHANGE…

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Lelia Schott (@synergy.gentle.parenting) * Instagram photos and videos

12k Followers, 406 Following, 1,258 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Lelia Schott…

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Self healing — Instagram

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing…

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Alternatives to Spanking —

The NoSpank Challenge - Wild Child Counseling

Listening to Children This booklet will help you understand Common causes/triggers for "off-track" behavior Why kids…

parentingbeyondpunishment.com

Best anti-spanking resources - PhD in Parenting - PhD in Parenting

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 I know that I am often preaching the the choir here. Many of my readers have similar values…

www.phdinparenting.com

Alternatives to punishment

Punishment vs Natural Consequences | Happiness is here

This morning while I was watching some natural consequences in action I got to thinking about how people criticise…

happinessishereblog.com

What DO we do Instead of Punishment? | Racheous

Probably the most frequently asked question I get asked by readers in comments of shares of my parenting posts is "what…

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Reconnect and repair

How to Do Parent-Child Relationship Repair

We all have parenting moments we regret. The other day I was hard on my son and felt very badly about my behaviour…

www.yummymummyclub.ca

Dealing with hitting , biting etc.

What to Do When Children Bite, Push, Shove, Hit and Throw

how me a young child that doesn't ever bite, push, shove, hit or throw and I'll show you a pig that flies. These…

sarahockwell-smith.com

Helping Young Children Channel Their Aggression

Ask any parent whether she wants her child to be an aggressive person and you are likely to get more than one answer…

www.zerotothree.org

Emotions and more

What Young Kids Wished You Understood About Them

Discipline | Emotion | Integration | Maturation | Preschoolers | Separation Parents are routinely confused when their…

macnamara.ca

Resilience: Embracing the Emotional Journey

Stress seems to lie around every corner. It is there when change happens to us or when we are up against the things we…

macnamara.ca

Help your child manage emotions in a healthy way.

What is emotional intelligence? Being smart about emotions. Specifically, Emotional self knowledge and self acceptance…

www.ahaparenting.com

The Emotional Lives of Young Children

Young children have the unique capacity to display a range of emotions in a matter of minutes. They can go from happy…

macnamara.ca

It’s ok not to share

It's OK Not to Share - Positive Parenting Solutions

We're thrilled to welcome author Heather Shumaker to the Positive Parenting Solutions blog. We love her wisdom on the…

www.positiveparentingsolutions.com

What to do about Loooong Turns? - Positive Parenting Solutions

Once again, we're delighted to welcome author Heather Shumaker to the Positive Parenting Solutions blog for Part 2 of…

www.positiveparentingsolutions.com

It's OK NOT to Share: The Wrap Up

by Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized One of the most amazing…

notjustcute.com

Facebook Online Support Group

I highly recommend joining this one , for tons of great advise and solidarity.

They also have units that are almost like mini courses on various gentle parenting topics.

Gentle Parents Unite

Gentle Parents Unite is a support group -- a safe place to seek advice. It is not just about gentle parenting, but…

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This is something I wrote a while back that might be a good introduction to gentle parenting for family and friends who are new to the concept.

GENTLE PARENTING 101

Parents, grandparents, teachers, caregivers, all of us really have the power to transform the world, by the way we…

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Websites :

http://www.littleheartsbooks.com

https://pranaboost.com

YouTube channels and Podcasts

Podcast - Authentic Parenting

Are You iOS or Android? Subscribe Now! Authentic Parenting As we raise our children, we grow ourselves. Join us weekly…

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Bea Marshall

Bea Marshall is the founder of Yes Parenting. As a Parenting Coach she writes and speaks about her parenting style…

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The Holistic Psychologist

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