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Gentle Parenting Is Not Based on Science
" gentle parenting is theire's not based on science, no matter what they want to tell you," says author and mother of two. "It just did not work with my daughter", she writes in her new book 'andyo' She tries to acknowledge a child's anger or sadness by telling them how it feels - but ends up making things worse for their tantrums. In an earlier version of this article, we incorrectly stated that Michaeline had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder after suffering from severe anxiety as a baby. We are happy to make clear that Ms Andy was never diagnosed with any mental health problems before being sent home at six months old.