For too long, parenting has been viewed as a battle. The Gentle Parenting Book offers a much-needed balanced approach to raising happy, confident and respectful children

Reassuring, evidence-based advice on raising your child the gentle way
The Gentle Parenting Book offers a step-by-step guide for parents looking for a gentler style of parenting. It is a method of parenting that embraces the needs of both parent and child, while being mindful of current science and child psychology. But this is not permissive parenting - boundaries and discipline play a crucial role in gentle parenting.

In her trademark practical style, Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides a trustworthy combination of what-to-expect information and gentle-parenting solutions to the most common challenges faced by parents with young children, including coping with a crying baby, weaning and picky eating, potty training, starting nursery and school, sibling rivalry, tantrums, whining and sulking, aggressive behaviour and much more.

And for parents who have previously used other, stricter, styles of parenting, there's plenty of advice - and reassurance - on making the transition to a gentler approach. The Gentle Parenting Book offers a much needed, balanced approach to raising happy, confident and respectful children.

Parenting trends come and go. Gentle parenting is different - it isn't a label for a precise set of rules but a method of parenting that embraces the needs of parent and child, while being mindful of current science and child psychology. It means parenting with empathy, respect, understanding - and boundaries.
In The Gentle Parenting Book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides a trustworthy combination of what-to-expect information and gentle-parenting solutions to the most common challenges faced by parents with young children. Sarah addresses a wide variety of topics, including coping with a crying baby, introducing solid foods and creating healthy eating habits, potty training, starting nursery and school, sibling rivalry, tantrums, whining and sulking, aggressive behaviour and much more.
And for those parents who have previously used a more authoritarian style of parenting, there's plenty of advice - and reassurance - on making the transition to a gentler approach. For many, gentle parenting comes as a relief because it chimes with their deepest instincts about the best way to raise their children.