how to raise a gentle man

Do we need to rename gentle parenting?

I was interviewed for this piece in the Independent yesterday. The UK’s education ‘behaviour Tsar’ Tom Bennett had told the Sunday Times that parents were to blame for current behaviour issues at school, specifically parents who were scared to discipline their children. This then resulted in an inevitable attack on gentle parenting, with many – including professionalsContinue reading “Do we need to rename gentle parenting?”

Raising a boy in today’s world can feel overwhelming. Many parents are worried about the messages their sons are absorbing, the pressure to be tough or dominant, the pull of the manosphere and online incel culture, and the associated rise in misogyny and violence against women and girls. Programmes like Netflix’s Adolescence has brought theseContinue reading “How to Raise a Gentle Man”