For
Too much leniency leads to entitlement and lack of discipline.
Against
Understanding and empathy raise more confident and open children.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“they can say whatever flies out of their mouth with basically no consequences.”
“Sometimes natural consequences don’t work, and a time out is needed to stop the behavior.”
“Gentle parenting has been around for years.. it’s just being misconstrued with permissive parenting”
“Gentle parenting should provide a model for children, one that shows them what respectful treatment looks like.”