This isn't "gentle parenting" — it's permissive, negligent parenting, and no one's required to put up with it.
She is now mom to a daughter, Ariella, 14 months old, and has started to gentle parent her too – teaching her baby sign language so she can communicate if she wants more food or drink.
A woman on TikTok, who goes by AbsurdOblivion, went viral after she shared how her mom, a gentle parenting devotee, decided ...
It has been edited for length and clarity. Gentle parenting — which I define as an approach that centers kids' social-emotional needs — started off with the best of intentions, I believe.