Prepare your child for the real world by fostering genuine resilience, not compliance born from fear. Learn how peaceful parenting techniques build the internal capacity and emotional regulation skills that authoritarian methods neglect, creating a foundation for a more capable and confident adulthood.
New to peaceful parenting? Discover 10 foundational principles for beginners that move beyond traditional discipline to build deep trust, respect, and connection with your child.
In this article, I share what I believe to be the single best parenting strategy for any situation. The only way this advice can be improved is if someone else tells it better. Because the advice itself, is basically all you need to know about parenting well. This isn’t a list of tips and tricks to…
Why You Should Never Get Tough With Your Kids, And Why You Should Be Gentle, Calm, and Loving Instead. Why is it that so many parents have the mistaken idea that you’re supposed to get tough with your kids, when you want to get them to behave (or for any other reason)? Why do we…
Positive affirmations work. They work because when you say them, your brain forms new connections that reinforce the affirming statement or thought. So you are literally training your mind to think optimistically and enthusiastically. And when you are more optimistic and enthusiastic, the greater the chances are that you’ll feel more connected, loving and present…
It’s never okay to hit a child. It’s never okay to hit, spank, slap, smack, or otherwise physically harm a child in any way. It’s not okay to assault others in any way, therefore it’s not okay to assault children in any way. We don’t teach other adults a lesson by hitting and getting violent with them….