I do not have the time to say much, but I have recently learned about a new parenting ideology called Gentle Parenting. I was sad to hear that a woman named Janet Lansbury has taken RIE and basically turned it into gentle parenting. So I just wanted to say here that I love RIE books by Emi Pikler. I think the ones by Magda Gerber are good as well. I have never read any by Lansbury, but from what I have heard they are horrific--totally divorced from reality. I do not in any way recommend any RIE parenting strategies that have been changed from what Pikler and Gerber wrote about.
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ReplyDeleteI'm very interested in hearing you explore that more when you have space. I'm learning about different approaches and there's always something that i disagree with but i suppose i don't have to belong to this or that camp. I've heard a RIE associate recommending Janet Lansbury, so I'm curious what your views are.
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ReplyDeleteI'm wondering what you have heard about it. I do think a lot of people don't really understand what she is saying and take it the wrong way aka permissive vs respectful, and maybe those are the people you are hearing from. People have jumped on the "gentle parenting is bad" bandwagon because parents have totally misinterpreted the information, I think in part for not ever reading into RIE, Pikler, Gerber, etc. and therefore think gentle parenting means letting your kids do whatever they want, never being a leader, etc. Would love to hear you explore this topic as well when you get a chance.
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