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Positive Parenting — What You Need to Know — It’s the Small Stuff

Shire Lyon
10 min readNov 30, 2022

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You may not have heard of positive parenting before, but you probably know what it is. It’s a parenting style that builds and maintains a solid relationship between you and your child. It’s a starkly different approach compared to the 1950s “seen and not heard” corporal punishment style.

In this method, positive parents understand their children’s needs, acknowledge their strengths and weaknesses, and use positive methods to guide them through life.

Positive parenting takes effort, but it’s worth it!

Positive Parenting and Strong Relationships

Positive parenting, also known as positive discipline or gentle parenting, is a parenting style that focuses on building and maintaining a strong relationship between you and your child. It differs from other parenting styles because it teaches kids to solve their own problems rather than parents solving them for the children. These parents believe that children need to learn how to deal with challenges themselves because they will face challenges throughout life.

This parenting style aims for children to develop into happy adults who can interact positively with others. They want their kids to be self-disciplined and confident, so they can become productive…

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Shire Lyon
Shire Lyon

Written by Shire Lyon

I’m a Mom, a blogger & marketer. Spending quality time with my family is imperative to me. Sustainability, the environment & healthy living are my passion.

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