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I talk a lot about connection on the podcast, it is at the heart of the Hand in Hand Parenting approach. And then I realised I’ve never done an episode dedicated to talking about connection. 

So here it is - long overdue. 

I often hear people ask - what exactly is gentle parenting? Or maybe they call it peaceful parenting, conscious parenting, respectful parenting or attachment parenting.

For me, gentle parenting is all about moving from control-based parenting to connection-based parenting. 

​Are we trying to control our children’s behaviour or are we trying to build cooperation through relationship and connection?
 
In this episode I discuss: 
 

• Why gentle parenting means something different for everyone
  
• What control based parenting is and why it has been the dominant parenting style for so long
  
• How Hand in Hand Parenting takes a very different approach to understanding children’s behaviour
  
• The neuroscience of connection and how that impacts on children’s behaviour
  
• Why we can trust children’s true nature without having to control it
  
• How to respond to children when they’ve lost their sense of connection
  
• When connection doesn’t seem to be enough, what else can be getting in the way
  
• Why it can be so difficult to parent without control, especially when we are exhausted, stressed or under-resourced
  
• How to put all of these ideas into practice using the Hand in Hand Parenting tools.
  

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