My sister and I both have two-year-olds and we used to be so aligned on gentle parenting, but now that the kids are testing boundaries more she's gotten much stricter while I'm trying to stay patient. Our kids play together constantly and we're realizing our different approaches are creating confusion and some tension between us.
More people experience this than they realize.
People who once shared the same vision of raising children discover that theory and practice can pull them in different directions.
“Where Are You with Toddler development and discipline philosophy?”
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