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© Toddlers By Jenna Pty Ltd
Jenna Nathan
Sydney-based Jenna Nathan holds a Master's in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College, New York, where she also trained at the Barnard College Toddler Center. Jenna's approach helps parents understand the unique toddler point of view, so you can respond in ways that actually work.
I call it respectful parenting, not gentle parenting. There's a difference.Toddlers don't need parents who are soft pushovers. They need parents who are calm, confident, and clear. They need real boundaries held with warmth, not punishment, shame, or bribery, and not endless flexibility either.
Toddlers actually behave worse with too much freedom, because too much power is frightening for a child who isn't ready to hold it.So my work is about giving you the why behind the behavior, the tantrums, the defiance, the constant testing, and the how: practical, doable strategies you can use in the moment, grounded in child development rather than trends or quick fixes.