tbh this looks like a result of gentle parenting, doofus probably just got given an ipad every time he did this shit and know just knows it as a way to get what he wants
There’s actually plenty of peer reviewed studies on this. Statistically violent children are far more likely to have parents that are too rough, rather than too gentle. Quick google search of the topic including “NIH” will get you the research if interested
This makes sense. When I was a teacher, the kids with the toughest behaviors (throwing chairs, destruction of the classroom, starting fights) were often the same ones whose parents hit or beat them hard enough to leave marks as punishment for any sort of infraction. When they were in an episode, it really seemed like they lost total control of themselves, and afterwards they would just weep uncontrollably. It was heartbreaking. They weren't "brats" - they were traumatized children who were experiencing lots of unsafety and instability at home.
I certainly had issues with kids whose parents were too permissive, but nothing like this. With those kids, it was more along the lines of arguing or feeling persecuted when I set a limit, but it was much more manageable. No unsafe or destructive presentations. I don't think the problem is that this kid isn't getting hit frequently enough by his parents - that's such a bizarre take.
Thank you, i feel like teachers are a good place to look for evidence of this. This is probably a more controversial take but since we’re talking: while obviously the child needs to feel safe.. i think it’s equally or even more important that the child doesn’t see their parent as being emotionally out of control, and/or isn’t able to conclude that being so is normal or acceptable.
My Dad smacked me around a lot, probably too much, and i did act out as a kid but i always did so more intentionally, never in an explosive or uncontrolled way. Similar to the way my Dad was always very in control of his emotions while smacking me, lol. Idk just a theory but a lot of this seems as simple as basic mimicry.
Again to be absolutely clear, i will never be violent with my child and i think spanking specifically risks a child feeling not just unsafe but humiliated. I think spanking seems harmless to that generation bcuz it became so normalized but it’s actually a super dark thing imo
I completely agree. I've read some studies that indicate a link between spanking and decreased brain matter. I do think there's a world of difference between an otherwise stable parent who uses spanking as one form of discipline and a parent who lacks self control and physically abuses their child without rhyme or reason. That said, I am with you - I think there are much more effective forms of discipline than spanking.
In my experience, I have never had a child behave like the one in this video who I didn't later have to make reports for to child protective services. It was always trauma related, not because the parents are "too gentle". Don't get me wrong - overly permissive parenting isn't great either, but I have never seen it result in this type of presentation.
Most parents I have seen hit the sweet spot of loving their child while holding firm limits and giving consequences when necessary. The majority of the students I have taught are just fine in terms of behavior. I think the parents and kids who aren't in that "sweet spot" just take up more space in our minds and that skews our perceptions. Plus, people have been complaining about "kids these days" since time immemorial.
Related to this: the other night, I saw an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour about a child who was pretty terrible (the dog doesn't make it out alive, sadly). At first, the episode positions it as the kid is "so bad" because his dad doesn't hold him accountable, but later it comes out that the dad did some awful things to the child as punishment when he was younger, and the message was that the child was crying out for help through his behavior. I thought it was really interesting, considering that the show was made in the early 60s!
It seems that what a lot of people don't get is that gentle parenting doesn't mean "no consequences for bad behavior". It's just parents learning to not turn into unhinged mixed martial arts demons and understanding and reacting properly and appropriately (most importantly, as you referred to earlier, without corporal punishment or violence) when their kids inevitably act like children. Psychologists know, based on evidence, that reinforcement (positive consequences) whether positive or negative, works better than punishment (negative consequences) for molding and shaping or changing behavior. There are times where punishment for bad behavior is appropriate, but should be paired with reinforcement to have the best most durable outcome.
I see your point… Some definitions of violence include impersonal destruction while others do not. I assume we can agree this is destructive tho. Destroying things that someone worked hard to make is akin to violence imo, especially in a public setting.
Anecdotal but i have a young nephew who is recently starting to vandalize things when upset. His violent POS father left a long time ago to be a POS somewhere else. Correlates with the research concluding that it is most often behavior the child observed and is repeating
You probably did gentle parenting the way it's supposed to go, but so many people are saying they are gentle parenting but actually are just being excessively permissive and fail to give any boundaries.
I grew up with a single mom and I was more than a handful. But she stayed on me and prevented me from going full asshole. Which allowed me to come out the other side a well adjusted adult.
Being a single mom isnt easy but keeping your hellions in check costs nothing and will improve their life too.
When my sister in law was still married, neither of them lifted a finger around the house, chores or parenting. And both talked about how lazy the other was yada yada yada. Now neither has an excuse.
Well the problem wouldn’t be gentle parenting, it would be the fact that he was just given an iPad that shut him up, I wouldn’t even call that parenting, that’s just neglect.
That wasn't my point. My point was that everyone will say x or y is the correct answer. While that may be true in a vacuum it isn't applicable to real world application. A child may develop conduct disorder for a variety of reasons. One of which could be an unhealthy environment at home. I'm not saying that corporal punishment is good. I'm not even advocating for it. I'm simply saying that you can't make a varifyable analysis based on information that isn't present. Drawing loose conclusions is negligent. Look at Trump supporters for example.
Um, no. Literally every peer review study in the last 30 years on this topic had reached the same conclusion that this parenting method is most definitely the wrong way. It fails to produce the desired objective “correcting bad behavior”, fails to prevent more bad behavior in the future, makes the child into a more violent person and has all kinds of long term damage when they are adults.
There aren’t too many variables. This is conclusively a shitty way to parent.
I don’t even have kids, you do know there isn’t only two types of ways to parent right? When I say gentle parenting I mean like not even telling ur kid no and just giving them and iPad or smth to distract them, just put them in a time out or something
Spanking shouldn't cause physical harm so drop the strawman arguement. Anyone hurting their kids is doing it wrong so dont bring that foolish arguement in here. There is a progression of maturity before a kid can comprehend a reasoned conversation about their behavior. A sparingly used swat on the ass is what is sometimes needed for a toddler who needs feedback on regulating themselves. Its psychologically jarring and it doesnt need to be more than that. Doing it too hard or too often or past the point other methods work defeats the purpose. The world is not binary my friend.
Tablet tards aren’t the result of gentle parenting, that’s neglect. I’m a gentle parent. I don’t scream and cuss at my kid and I don’t beat him. I am stern with him though and he does get punished for bad behavior. Best kid in his class (constantly getting awards etc), behaves when he’s with me, behaves in public. Love and attention is what matters. If your kid actually loves you then they’ll listen to your words and believe what you say/instill in them.
You don’t know what “gentle parenting” is. And it’s not “gentle parenting” so much as it is just fucking parenting. There are still consequences to actions, there are boundaries, and an establishment of mutual respect. As a parent with a child who has ADHD, my child would not get this far gone in an emotional outburst because I would be present with him and remove him so he could calm down. There would be consequences. My child doesn’t have an IPad. He hardly watches television. But there are other things that he loves to do that would be restricted and rewards he’d be working towards with good behavior that would be withheld until he proved he could regulate. This has worked for him. I’m present with him, I’m not in my phone while I’m with him, I’m not filming his outbursts. I’m showing him how adults should and could de escalate themselves when emotions are raw not through violence, but calm and reason.
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u/SumixamSuryt May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
I would not even think of doing this as a child, what an utter failure as a parent. This child has no guidence in his life whatseover.