Mom & Dad: Busting "Gentle Parenting" Myths

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🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On this episode: Elizabeth, Jamilah, and Zak are joined by Natasha Nelson, who is known as Supernova Momma, to discuss positive parenting. Natasha explains what positive discipline actually entails, how to realistically use the approach, and what people misunderstand about gentle parenting. They also give advice to a listener who has been trying to adhere to a positive parenting philosophy but are finding themselves frustrated in the face of big temper tantrums. Then on Slate Plus, they play a round of parenting One Gotta Go. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Mom and Dad are Fighting. Sign up now at slate.com/momanddadplus to help support our work. Join us on Facebook and email us at [email protected] to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today’s show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our NEW PHONE LINE: (646) 357-9318! Podcast produced by Rosemary Belson and Maura Currie. Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Mom & Dadder Fighting Slates Parenting Podcast for Thursday, April 13th, the
0:08.0	Gentle Parenting Edition.
0:09.8	I'm Elizabeth Newcamp, I write the homeschool and family travel blog Dutch Dutch Goose,
0:13.9	I'm the mom of three little Henry, his 11, Oliver, his 8, and Teddy, who's 6.
0:18.6	We live in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
0:20.6	I'm Jamil Anu, a writer and contributor to Slates' care and feeding parenting column,
0:26.5	and I'm mom to Naima, who's 10, and we live in Los Angeles.
0:30.1	I'm Zach Rosen, I make another podcast that's called The Best Advice Show, and I'm
0:34.0	Dad to Noah, who is 5, and Ami, who's 2.
0:37.5	We live in Detroit.
0:38.5	Today on the show, we're going to deep dive into gentle parenting.
0:42.0	What does it actually entail, how can we best use it, and what do people get wrong about
0:46.4	the parenting approach?
0:47.9	To help us, we're going to be joined by Natasha Nelson, who you may know as the supernova
0:52.6	mama.
0:53.6	We're of course going to also talk about our weekend parenting, and if you're sticking
0:56.9	around for Slate Plus, we're going to play one got to go parenting addition.
1:01.4	Here's what you'll hear if you have Slate Plus.
1:03.7	And I mean, I like peeling the grapes with my teeth.
1:08.5	I find it a very nice such an experience.
1:12.0	I haven't peeled grapes since I was a kid, but I'll let Flamin' House go only because
1:17.3	I have like no self-control when it comes to them.
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