Misbehaviour is a Signal

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In mainstream parenting, ‘misbehaviour’ is lamented as the reason why children need punishment, control and manipulation. The focus is on the behaviour, what the child is doing. In respectful parenting, we are more intentional. We look deeper. All behaviour is communication. It’s not about the behaviour, but what prompted the behaviour? The term ‘misbehaviour’ in […]

When Your Child Refuses Comfort

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When discussing respectful parenting, many people give the advice to do ‘time in’ vs ‘time outs’ and other punishments. Time in is generally used to describe a parent staying with the child and talking through the emotions with their child. The problem that arises for some is that all children are different and what comforts […]

What Is Respectful Parenting?

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Despite writing about respectful parenting a lot, I realised I haven’t got a post outlining what I mean when I say respectful parenting. I’ve spoken about how respect isn’t a trend and what we do instead of punishment, but I thought I’d share what respectful parenting is and is not (in my opinion) and more […]

On Judging Parenting

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I’m often told that I need to stop judging other parents. That my opinions are offensive and I’m being judgemental. “To each their own” they say and they berate me for “not seeing another way“. There are so many flaws at the root of this concept. I hope you’ll hear me out. Judgement Is Inevitable […]