Mindy Kaling has been raising her daughter Katherine, six, and son Spencer, three under the principle of gentle parenting – but the actress has now revealed that she is rethinking the practice for one simple reason.
Mindy was a guest speaker at the BetterUp Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday April 10, joining organizational psychologist, author and chairman of the Center for Purpose and Performance Adam Grant for a discussion on how to lead with "levity and creativity".
Towards the end, Adam asked her a series of quick fire questions, one of which was: "What are you rethinking lately?" In response, Mindy quipped:"Gentle parenting I am rethinking. It’s this thing lots of LA and NY and certain progressive cities do, and sometimes you just have to scream at your kids… so I am rethinking it!"
© InstagramGentle parenting is an evidence-based approach that is found to help develop healthy, happy children through empathy, respect and understanding with a focus on enforcing consistent boundaries.
It can lead to reinforcing calm mindsets in children, establishing social skills, and reducing anxiety but it can also be hard to create a healthy balance between firm boundaries and being gentle.
© InstagramMindy, 44, keeps her kids' faces away from social media, to preserve their identity, and has been private about their paternity.
However in December, when Katherine "Kit" officially turned six-years-old, the actress and writer celebrated her adorable daughter's birthday with a compilation of photos and videos from their trip to Disneyland with Kit's brother Spencer.
The post also offered a rare glimpse into her daughter's personality with a cute audio clip of Kit loudly – and enthusiastically – singing Alicia Keys' 'Girl on Fire'. The pictures also revealed Kit's gorgeous long hair, which she wore tied in a ponytail for the fun day out.
"How are you 6 years old, Kit?! I remember when you were a newborn and I took you home from Cedars and you looked at me like 'does this lady even know what she's doing?' And I didn't!" Mindy captioned the post.
She continued: "But now you're 6 and every single day you bring me so much joy. Like most recently now you love shout-singing @aliciakeys 'THIS. GIRL. IS. ON. FIYYYAAHHH!!' You are on fire. I love you. Here we were at Disney yesterday."
