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Is gentle parenting behind rising school behaviour problems?
Original: Is ‘gentle parenting’ driving a behaviour crisis in schools?
A debate is under way over whether 'gentle parenting' — an approach that avoids punishment and prioritises children's emotional needs — is contributing to disruptive behaviour in classrooms. Teachers report growing challenges managing pupils who are unused to boundaries, while parenting advocates defend the method and blame underfunded schools and larger class sizes instead. The question of where responsibility lies remains contested between educators and child development experts.
Why now: Educators and commentators are actively debating whether popular parenting trends are linked to classroom discipline problems.
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