Gentle Parenting vs Strict Parenting: What Works for Gen Alpha Kids?
Gentle Parenting vs Strict Parenting: What Works for Gen Alpha Kids? Every generation of parents asks the same question: what is the right way to raise a child? Our grandparents often relied on firm rules, quick consequences and the expectation that children would simply obey. Many of today's parents grew up that way, and plenty of them have decided to do things differently. Now a new generation is growing up. Gen Alpha, the children born from around 2010 to the mid-2020s, are being raised in a world that looks very different from the one their parents knew. They have tablets before they can read, voice assistants in the kitchen and videos on demand at any hour. At the same time, parents are hearing more about child mental health, emotional intelligence and the long-term effects of how we discipline. Two styles dominate the conversation: gentle parenting and strict parenting. Online, they are often treated as opposing teams. In real life, the picture is far more mixed. This article...