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Playfull Parenting Community

Parenting style test illustration representing different approaches to parenting. Take the Playfull parenting style test to understand your unique parenting style, gain insights, and receive personalized guidance to nurture your child effectively.

Understand your unique parenting approach and unlock your child's potential.

  • Take our free parenting test to gain valuable insights into your parenting style and receive personalized recommendations.

  • Learn how to better support your child's development and create a positive and nurturing environment.

Parenting with a Smile:

A Journey into Playful Living

  • What if parenting wasn’t about being perfect, but about being present?

  • What if you didn’t have to figure it all out—alone?

  • Parenting with a Smile is not a guidebook. It’s a companion.

Parenting with a Smile – a comprehensive parenting book designed to support and inspire parents in nurturing joyful, playful, and holistic development of their children. Discover practical insights and activities in this essential parenting book for modern families.

Written by five co-authors

  • From different walks of life, this book is a heartfelt invitation to all parents

  • Explore parenting as a path of co-learning, curiosity, and connection

Book is divided into 3 parts

  • Part 1: A New Lens on Life and Parenting

  • Part 2: The Playful Path

  • Part 3: Living with a Smile

This book welcomes you as you are

  • Whether you're unschooling, homeschooling, or schooling

  • Whether your child is 5 months or 10 years - age is no barrier

C12 aspects of Holistic Development

  • This book gently unpacks limiting beliefs

  • Introduces 12 key aspects of holistic development (C12)

  • Offers soulful reflections to help you nurture both your child and yourself

Here, there’s no preaching. No pressure.
Just a smile.
And a reminder that you’re not alone.

Parenting Hub: Connect, Share and Grow Together

Join Playfull parenting hub, where parents come together in a vibrant online community that prioritizes connection and support. Our parenting hub is designed to be a safe space for sharing stories, exchanging tips, and building a network of friendships. No matter where you are in your parenting journey, you’ll find understanding peers eager to connect and uplift one another.

Because kids don’t come with manuals

Parenting is part science, part art, and mostly... figuring it out as you go! Our tips are like friendly nudges from a fellow parent—full of warmth, humor, and aha-moments. From tantrums to tea-time chats, discover how everyday moments can turn into beautiful bonds. Ready to feel seen, supported, and a little more sane?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Supporting your child’s holistic development means nurturing emotional, social, creative, and physical growth alongside academics. Activities that promote emotional intelligence, creativity, and social skills are key. You may learn and explore the C12 framework for holistic development of your child.

  • To make parenting less stressful, focus on patience, practical support, and self-care. You can learn more practical ways of parenting from Parenting with a smile book. Embracing playful parenting techniques and sharing experiences with other parents creates a more joyful, connected parenting journey.

  • A strong parenting support network improves confidence, reduces isolation, and offers practical suggestions. Joining a community like Playfull’s Parenting Hub connects you with parents who share challenges and solutions. This sense of belonging fosters emotional support, knowledge sharing, and empowerment, helping parents navigate parenting more effectively.

  • Balancing work and parenting requires time management, self-care, and access to resources tailored to your lifestyle. You may access our free parenting tips for self reflection to gain insights, set healthy priorities, and grow personally while nurturing your children’s development.

  • Playfulness is essential for child development, boosting creativity, curiosity, emotional resilience, and problem-solving skills. Encouraging playful activities helps children explore, learn naturally, and develop social skills. We emphasize nurturing your child’s natural playfulness to promote joyful and balanced growth.

  • Improving parent-child communication starts with active listening, empathy, and open dialogue. Building emotional connection fosters trust and emotional intelligence. Playfull supports parents with resources and a community that encourages playful communication, helping children feel safe to express themselves and strengthening family bonds.

  • Self-reflection helps parents become more aware of their beliefs, emotions, parenting styles and mindsets. Practicing self-reflection through tools like Parenting Style Test, journaling, or community discussions allows you to grow, adapt, and nurture a healthier relationship with your child.

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