The Gentle Parenting Institute promotes peaceful, respectful, and nurturing relationships between parents and children, with a focus on supporting fellow parents in learning how to manage the behavior of themselves and their children through the use of behavioral science, knowledge of child development and appropriate expectations, and through methods/philosophies/practices such as Attachment Parenting, RIE, Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, and others.
Positive discipline techniques such as time-in, redirecting, and reinforcement of appropriate behavior, etc. are promoted and encouraged.
Discipline and parental techniques that are punitive are not promoted or encouraged.
These include:
- spanking, slapping, smacking, hitting, or any other means of physical discipline
- seclusion or traditional time-out
- threatening
- shaming
- any other technique that demeans and/or disrespects the child
Children do not learn to be respectful unless they are respected as the whole humans they are, complete with unique personalities, wants, needs, and desires. Respect for the child as she is today is of the utmost importance.
We’d Love Your Support
Do you like what The Gentle Parenting Institute offers? If you’re able, please consider making a donation to help keep this page and the services provided up and running. This website, the email platform used, our physical space in Western New York, and the conferences and events attended to spread awareness of gentle and respectful parenting cost a lot of money. Any little bit helps and is so very much appreciated!