Gentle parenting, popularized by Millennials, tends to receive some criticism from older generations. But child psychiatrists say it may be working.

She is now mom to a daughter, Ariella, 14 months old, and has started to gentle parent her too – teaching her baby sign language so she can communicate if she wants more food or drink.

It has been edited for length and clarity. Gentle parenting — which I define as an approach that centers kids' social-emotional needs — started off with the best of intentions, I believe.

Millennials wanted to be better parents. So why are their kids little monsters? My first exposure to gentle parenting ended in projectile vomiting. It was 2007, the summer after my junior year of ...

A woman on TikTok, who goes by AbsurdOblivion, went viral after she shared how her mom, a gentle parenting devotee, decided ...

This isn't "gentle parenting" — it's permissive, negligent parenting, and no one's required to put up with it.

In India, parenting is often seen as synonymous with discipline, limits, and the occasional 'flying chappal'. But can gentle ...

"Please be gentle & pause before asking me (or any woman ... grateful that we have our gorgeous daughter. She feels like our family's miracle." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free ...

Baby doctor and author Dr Benjamin Spock was ... There is no overestimating how much gentle parenting content is pushed to mothers on Instagram. On social media punishment is a dirty word.