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The Moment I Realised My Child Didn’t Need Control — They Needed Me with Gentle Parenting Expert KJ Althoff

RichHER··21 January 2026·54 min

About this episode

We’ve all been there — the moment you swore you’d stay calm, and suddenly you’re that yelling mum again. In this episode, I sit down with gentle parenting expert KJ Althoff to talk about what gentle parenting really means — and why it’s not about being perfect, calm, or soft all the time. We unpack: ✨ The truth about gentle vs. traditional parenting (control vs connection) ✨ How understanding your child’s brain changes everything ✨ Why attachment, not discipline, builds lifelong resilience ✨ Simple nervous-system resets for when you’ve had enough You’ll walk away with one powerful shift — to stop, notice, and reflect on the trigger before reacting. Because gentle parenting isn’t about never losing it… it’s about learning how to repair, reconnect, and raise your kids from a place of relationship, not control.