If the goal of gentle parent is to build confident, happy kids from the inside out, then parents need to consider how they create a consistent, patient, and empathic structure for success from the outside in. This short post from Onmanorama.com offers a nice glimpse into that. That “outside in” role for the parent is really what we are getting out when we talk about our “5C’s of Success.” Clarity, Consistency, Collaboration, Consequence and a good Challenge aren’t really features. They’re the structure the app helps you create as a parent to give your kids a chance to own their behaviors just a little bit more. Read on and see what you think!
Category: Successful Behavior Plans
both expert and parent perspectives of successful behavior plans
Okay, more for our little Gentle Parenting week: This one from positiveparenting.au goes a little deeper into how the roles of discipline and consequence differ between Gentle Parenting and Positive Parenting. And an insight from the Smiles & Frowns perspective… it’s just good to remember that “consequence” does not equal “punishment”. The app helps kids see the results of their behavior in simple, positive ways that they can start to really own. We hope it gives you a really natural bridge between the empathic approach of the GP and the behavior/response approach that’s built into PP.
Gentle Parenting vs. Positive Parenting — POSITIVE PARENTING
Parenting philosophies shape how we raise our children. One of these, gentle parenting, has recently been gaining attention. Initiated by Sarah Ockwell-Smith, this philosophy revolves around four fundamental elements: empathy for your child’s feelings, respect for your child as an individual, unders
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We’re gonna group the next few posts up around “gentle parenting,” which is sometimes hard to wrap your head around. At its core, as this nice overview from BrownHealth.org will tell you, it’s about building stronger bonds, self-awareness, and improved family dynamics. That’s very in tune with the goals of our Smiles & Frowns app, which we view as a communications tool as much as a behavior tracker. I’ll go in depth on some post about that soon, but for now… check out the gentle approach!
Gentle parenting is often misunderstood – and even a little hard to wrap your head around sometimes. Here’s a post from parenting.com that takes another run at explaining the approach. It includes ideas for embraces the pros and minimizing the potential cons that come along with gentle parenting.
Well, 2026 is still pretty new-ish for us all, so here’s a 52-week challenge from positivediscipline.com to master a ton of new parenting ideas. That’s right, one a week, all the way through 2027. Ready, set, hit the link!
Helping kids build a strong inner voice means choosing our own words carefully. This one from Parents.com has some suggestions for speaking in ways that build their “emotional abundance”. My favorite line: “These moments don’t cost a thing, but they feed something much deeper: trust, resilience, and connection.”
Many parents intuitively see positive parenting as a good thing. Now here’s a little brain science via Newsweek to back up those instincts. While it doesn’t share positive parenting techniques, it does talk about HOW a positive parenting approach can lead to very positive changes in developing young brains. It’s another piece to the puzzle that may help on your parenting journey.
We’re kind of introducing the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) to you and ourselves at the same time here. So check it out this deep link and see what they offer. Some great thinking from an association of professionals focused on promoting high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8. Could be a great new resource for us all.
We’re all aware of the stress social media is causing for our kids, including making them feel that they are missing out or are less than others. This nice one from parents.com suggests that encouraging hobbies and interests can build their self-esteem. The result? Replacing the Fear Of Missing Out with the Joy Of Missing Out. Try creating some new Smiles and Rewards in our app help motivate their mojo:)
Positive Parenting – 8 Tips to Discipline The Happy Way – Parenting For Brain
Positive parenting a parenting and disciplinary philosophy that emphasizes mutual respect and utilizes positive instructions
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As we’ve mentioned, we want Smiles & Frowns to be more that just another rewards chart. We want it to be the best tool out there for making good behavior a great conversation and collaboration between you and your kids. That’s why we talk about the 5Cs of Positive Behavior, and why we also thought you might be interested in some of these positive parenting tips from Parenting for Brain.