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@tonyp Sorry, I'm going to nitpick real quick. You're thinking of logical consequences. Natural consequences happen on their own, like if your child throws a toy and it breaks. If you're looking for a consequence to impose for picking her nose, then you're looking for a logical consequence...

@tonyp Thank you, I'm glad it made sense. Because gentle parenting doesn't have a concrete "playbook," so to speak, I've been sitting with the concept for a bit to figure out what my interpretation is, how I want to implement it for my family, and how to hold a space for my partner so that he...

@mdhess You'd both be exposed to the same germs, rather than the child introducing new germs.

@gavenv I highly recommend learning what is developmentally appropriate for children. Many parents have expectations that are unrealistic for a child's age. Common examples I encounter: Impulse control. Impulse control does not begin to develop until 3.5-4 years old. A 2 year old may...

@rodneyk Her child isn't going to daycare so the child isn't bringing home illness. Children don't just manifest germs out of thin air.

@pal1322 Are you vaccinated? Vaccines in general improve overall immune fitness, ability to fight all illness, and lower all cause mortality. Anecdotally, I would get bronchitis 2-3 times a season until I started getting a yearly flu shot. Now I'm hardly ever sick. I get my Covid boosters too...