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Immediately berating someone for strategizing and solution to a problem is not “failing as a mother"—it's called being a parent and giving your child what they want. Of course, there are levels to this, especially if this is a repeated issue. However, this user did not have an issue with quickly whipping up an alternative meal so her child would simmer down and regulate themselves. The mother's reaction to this gentle solution says it all, though—this user's mother might have not been a gentle parent herself.
It feels terrible to see your baby cry without being able to fully communicate why they're upset. They don't have a high level of emotional maturity because they are a toddler, so screaming and forcing them to do something they so clearly don't want to do will only make the situation worse and possibly cause a rift between the child and parent. Like everything, parenting is a constant learning experience. Despite this, this situation did not warrant a stern talking-to from the user's mother in front of her children.
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‘Her behavior was unacceptable’: Woman tells mother to get lost after she criticizes her gentle parenting methods in front of her 4-year-old and 6-year-old kids
If there's one thing many moms disagree on, it's parenting. A woman's upbringing might influence the ways they decide to parent their children. On the one hand, they might continue to nurture the same parenting styles that were enforced upon them as a child, and on the other, some moms will try to enact the exact opposite parenting style because they find it more suitable for their kids. This all depends on what works for you as a parent and how your child reacts to different parenting styles.
Gentle and Montessori styles of parenting are becoming increasingly popular with moms around the world because of the benefits they boast with children concerned with independence, emotional regulation, and the fostering of healthy coping mechanisms. The user who wrote this next story gentle parents her 4-year-old and 6-year-old children, and her mother is not in agreement with this. In the specific instance mentioned in this story, the user explains that her kid did not want to eat the meal she had cooked for them, so instead of getting angry, she strategized and offered them something else to eat. The user's mother berates her for doing so, throwing out insults toward her in front of her children. Maybe, the user wanted to parent her children in a way that completely opposes her mother's parenting style. Scroll to read.