'Gentle parenting' is out. Here are 3 ways to raise an emotionally mature child — without the pressure of being perfect.

• Gentle parenting, often confused with permissive parenting, has fallen out of favor.
• Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson, a psychologist, said the goal is to raise emotionally mature children.
• Parents can do this by offering protection, nurture, guidance, and limits.

“You’re treating your child the way you would a dear friend that you wanted to keep,” she said. “I don’t care how old you are, it increases your trust in the person who thinks enough of you to come back in and apologize, because you know that you matter to them.”