Is gentle parenting too rough on parents? There's growing backlash to this popular approach

Steered by big-name influencers, many parents today are striving to raise their children differently than how their own authoritarian-style parents treated them. But recently there's been a shift as parents question if a gentle parenting style is actually too rough — on them.

Is gentle parenting too rough on parents? There's growing backlash to this popular approach
Close up portrait of crying little toddler boy

Steered by big-name influencers, many parents today are striving to raise their children differently than how their own authoritarian-style parents treated them. But recently there's been a shift as parents question if a gentle parenting style is actually too rough — on them.