This is great! I choose the term conscious parenting over gentle parenting because I think gentle parenting has gotten a bad rap and been mistaken for permissive parenting or not parenting at all. As a conscious parent, I try less to impose my way of doing things onto my kids and honor their choices as long as they are healthy and not harming them. Coming from an abusive home in my childhood, I want to raise my kids with autonomy and teach them how to trust making their own decisions.
This is great! I choose the term conscious parenting over gentle parenting because I think gentle parenting has gotten a bad rap and been mistaken for permissive parenting or not parenting at all. As a conscious parent, I try less to impose my way of doing things onto my kids and honor their choices as long as they are healthy and not harming them. Coming from an abusive home in my childhood, I want to raise my kids with autonomy and teach them how to trust making their own decisions.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful opinion, Shatara. I'm very sorry to hear that you come from an abusive home.