Is Gentle Parenting Making Kids Run the Show?

Gentle parenting turned permissive?

Somewhere between "because I said so" and "is it okay if we go to bed now?", many well-meaning parents lost their footing. In this episode of Raising Good Humans, Dr. Siggie and Dr. Aliza are answering listener questions to unpack how gentle parenting can quietly slide into permissive parenting, and why children actually feel safer when a parent leads with structure, warmth, and clear boundaries.

What you’ll learn:

- Why "all feelings are welcome, all behaviors are not" works better than punishment when your child hits a sibling

- The problem with letting kids choose their own consequences, and what builds real ownership instead

- Mom guilt, separation, and how to help kids "hold on" to you when you're apart

- Setting bedtime limits: when connection becomes accommodation

- How to respond to negative self-talk in kids

- Why empty threats stop working, and how to set boundaries that teach self-regulation

🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS:

📖 About This Episode's Guest, Dr. Siggie Cohen:

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📚 Her Book, You Are the Parent:

https://drsiggie.com/you-are-the-parent/

Buy Dr. Aliza Pressman's Books:

✨ Preorder “The Orchid Code: How Temperament Shapes Who We Become":

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📖 Order "The 5 Principles of Parenting" by Dr. Aliza Pressman: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-5-Principles-of-Parenting/Aliza-Pressman/9781668014547

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