Mum-of-four Mara cops criticism for her ‘gentle’ parenting techniques
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Criticism of mother of four cops for her ‘gentle’ parenting techniques, letting her toddlers drink coffee and play with marbles
- Mara, who lives in Texas, has a TikTok account called The Amazing Mara
- With four children by her side she shares their unique daily life
- In a new video, she talked about parenting techniques that others disagree with
- She lets her toddlers eat sand, walk around barefoot and drink coffee
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A mother of four has shared the unique parenting strategies she uses, which are considered “controversial” by mainstream society.
Mara, who is the . runs TikTok account ‘The Amazing Mara’ from her home in Texas, took to the platform to share her ‘gentle’ parenting techniques with her thousands of followers.
“Things I do as a parent that others don’t agree with,” she captioned the video, which has since been viewed by 2.1 million people.
She started by saying she makes her kids drink coffee, before cutting to a video of her young son taking down a Starbucks order.
Mara, who runs the TikTok account “The Amazing Mara” from her Texas home, took to the platform to share her “gentle” parenting techniques with her thousands of followers (Photo: Her son drinking coffee)
Mara also allows them to be barefoot in public, even in public bathrooms, to play with marbles, to shower outside and does not force them to share their belongings with siblings.
“They can eat sand, play with marbles, and I’ve allowed my daughter to shave her head,” she said.
Many of her loyal followers were quick to criticize her approach, calling it “lazy parenting.”
“You’re right,” one person commented. “I don’t agree with some.”
Mara also allows them to be barefoot in public even in public bathrooms, to play with marbles, to shower outside and does not force them to share their belongings with siblings
“Okay, I personally think this is fine. I will never let my child do this in the future, but it’s your way, so I support,” said another.
“But a lot of them are security issues,” said a third.
One person said, ‘You obviously don’t have children and don’t know how children are with each other. They will be ostracized in their peer group and it is sad to see.’
In an additional video, Mara also confessed that she slept with each of her children from birth, allowing them to “wean themselves” from breastfeeding.