“Why ‘Gentle Parenting’ Should Be Avoided By Christian Moms.” - With M Is For Mama
Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
Turning Point USA
5 • 9.5K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2023
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
Is the new ideology of Gentle Parenting really as effective as its founder, Sarah Ocwell-Smith claims?
In this insightful episode, Alex speaks with mother of ten, writer, and homeschool teacher, Abbie Halberstadt, who uses a Biblical foundation to challenge the growing trend of “gentle parenting.” She explains how parenting should be a reflection of God’s character, how to love children with authority and discernment, the results of appropriate discipline, and that every child has different needs and learning styles.
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| 0:00.0 | All I see on social media right now is gentle parenting on TikTok and Instagram or grace-based |
| 0:19.4 | parenting or conscious parenting, which is about enforcing more positive than negative. |
| 0:25.1 | It's basically a huge 180 from authoritative parenting, and according to parents.com, it's |
| 0:30.4 | described as parenting without shame, blame, or punishment. |
| 0:34.6 | Okay, wow. |
| 0:36.4 | So that bumped for me. |
| 0:38.2 | No punishment. |
| 0:39.6 | My intuition bristled. |
| 0:41.4 | It encourages parents to be less demanding and collaborative on how they parent with |
| 0:47.6 | their kids. |
| 0:48.6 | Big yikes for me, but let's just see what else they say. |
| 0:51.3 | Okay. |
| 0:52.3 | So instead of tie your shoes, please, parents.com suggesting, do you think it would be a good |
| 0:57.3 | idea to tie your shoes so they don't slip off when playing outside? |
| 1:01.2 | In the middle of a meltdown, parents.com suggests you ask your child to tell you what they're |
| 1:06.1 | thinking and let them release their big emotions. |
| 1:10.2 | Now as a Christian, I had some questions. |
| 1:13.4 | If some trendy parenting philosophy is universally loved and accepted by Godless parents, shouldn't |
| 1:20.0 | that be a huge indicator for a Christian to take a step back and look at this closer? |
| 1:24.8 | If the world loves it, wouldn't that be a problem? |
| 1:29.2 | I asked one of my Christian mom friends of four what she thought about this, and her answer |
| 1:33.6 | intrigued me. |
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