What Gentle Parenting Means and Misconceptions

Is the ultimate parenting flex actually… no gifts at all? Because according to The Cut, Millennial parents now fall into two dramatic camps:
Camp Maximalist: “Here’s every toy that's ever been produced.”
Camp Minimalist: “Your present is… presence.”

Meanwhile, gentle parenting has officially been cancelled. After a viral post dragged the whole “boundary-less vibes only” approach, we’re gathered here today to mount a defence before it’s declared emotionally supportive manslaughter.

And in other critical news, the internet is deep into an investigation of the gossip going on about the Millennial mum group — Ashley Tisdale, Mandy Moore, and Hilary Duff — basically the Avengers of wholesome parenting. What are they hiding? PTA secrets? Matching snack schedules? We will, of course, be looking into it with the seriousness it deserves… which is none.

Our Recommendations:

🕺Stacey is all about jumping up and down 50 times a day. Fear not, she does explain why.

📖 Monz recommends The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage.

🍹Amelia recommends cordial. Retro but brilliant. 

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What to read: 

• Gentle parenting is all over Instagram. But it's not always gentle on parents.
• OPINION: 'You're not gentle parenting, you're Instagram parenting.'
• 'I'm a parenting expert and there's a new parenting trend that could do more harm than good.'
• 'I was in the 'cool gang' of Mother's Group. I didn't like the person I became.'
• 'I joined a mother’s group for parenting tips. What I found was something darker.'

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Hosts: Monique Bowley, Stacey Hicks & Amelia Lester

Group Executive Producer: Ruth Devine

Executive Producer: Sasha Tannock

Senior/Audio Producer: Leah Porges

Junior Content Producer: Tessa Kotowicz

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