Lately it feels like every week a new parenting style is trending—gentle parenting, conscious parenting, empowered parenting, permissive, free-range, helicopter, tiger… even FAFO parenting. The labels alone can spark big feelings: curiosity, defensiveness, judgment, or confusion. But what do these labels really mean? And do you actually need one?

In this episode of The Parenting Lab, we’ll dig into:

• The problem with parenting labels (and why they’re so loaded)

• Why we’re so eager to name and categorize our parenting in the first place

• Whether you need a label at all - or if something else matters more

• How to create your own “parenting compass” rooted in values, not buzzwords

• Practical ways to explain your parenting approach to others with confidence and clarity

If you’ve ever felt pressure to “pick a style” or defend the way you parent, this conversation will help you move past the noise and focus on what really matters in your family.

✨ Don’t forget: grab your free Core Values worksheet to help you define what’s most important in your parenting.

♥ Your Parent Coach, Brittney

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