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Can the ‘gentle parenting’ TikTok trend make me a better mum?

By Francesca Angelini
The Times·
16 mins to read
Can the ‘gentle parenting’ TikTok trend make me a better mum?
Can the ‘gentle parenting’ TikTok trend make me a better mum?

Out with the naughty step, in with validated feelings — Francesca Angelina tries a softer approach with her toddlers. Warning: requires (a lot of) patience.

One sunny morning last year I took my two children, Hope and Isaac, to a playgroup at our local park in southeast London. Parents and

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