Growing Gently Parenting Cards are a deck of 24 cards that feature prompts to remind parents of how they can parent in a way that is informed, mindful, compassionate and value driven. They are designed to empower parents to be gentle, not only to their children, but to themselves, so they can be confident in their parenting role, enjoy parenthood and grow with their child.
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Therapists that support parents can utilise the cards in therapy sessions to support parents to reflect on their parenting, parent more mindfully, shift their mindset, cultivates self-compassion and self-care, and nurture their child's emotions alongside their own.
Therapists can use the cards in a variety of ways such as laying the cards out and having clients chose cards they want to learn more about, having clients flick through the deck and chose things they want to embody, and having clients pick out the parenting prompts they would like to prioritise in therapy.