"I'm a yes mum with no rules for my eight-year-old - I buy her whatever she wants"
- 7 hours ago
Meet the 'yes mum' who "never says no" to her eight-year-old, buys her whatever she wants and lets her make all her own decisions.
Lorna Simpson, 37, believes children don't need someone "constantly telling them what to do and saying no".
She has no rules as she believes Skylah-Faith naturally "does the right thing", doesn't set a strict bedtime and allows her to learn at her own pace.
Instead of refusing her little girl Skylah-Faith's requests, she asks her why she wants something and why she's interested in it.
Lorna believes a blanket refusal without explanation is "harsh" and instead opts for communication and understanding.
A keen dancer, Lorna has bought Skylah-Faith a dancing pole and an aerial hammock, as well as her own gaming set up - because she asked for it.
She even painted the front of her house pink for Skylah-Faith.
She also allows Skylah-Faith to have her friends over for sleepovers when she likes.
But Lorna says her relaxed approach works, with Skylah-Faith rarely demanding things and able to make "conscious" decisions over what she wants.
She says she made the decision to parent Skylah-Faith with a more gentle approach after claiming she had a "strict, lack of understanding" upbringing.
Lorna, a part-time busker and home-schooler, from Croydon, south London, said: "Kids get this experience once and they need to enjoy that.
"As far as I'm aware I don't have rules because Skylah-Faith does the right thing so that's proof I don't need rules as it's written in her essence.
"I may say yes to staying up till like 12 or one in the morning if she really isn’t tired or wants to have longer watching a movie or playing online games. I also let her sleep longer till her natural body clock says so but usually she is an early riser.
"It’s here and there I buy her something she wants as she already has what she wants and needs .
"I tend to buy gift cards for her online gaming.
"I had a very forced childhood - my opinion wasn't asked for and I don't like to do that for my daughter.
"I had to unlearn and re-learn things - it's one of the reasons I took my daughter out of public school and did home education.
"It's a healthy way of learning and cutting out all this rubbish.
"Children need understanding - they don't need someone constantly telling them what to do. You let them grow.
"I like to try and relate."
Lorna allows Skylah-Faith to make her own decisions and encourages conversations.
Lorna said: "So we'll be out, for example, and if my daughter wants something online or in the shop and it makes sense and she's genuinely interested in it - then of course I'll get it.
"Because she has everything she needs or wants she doesn't ask for things a lot.
"At Christmas shopping time, she realises that other people buy things for the sake of things.
"So she's quite conscious in herself in what she would like and want. She's got that in her to decide if she really wants something.
Lorna Simpson, 37, believes children don't need someone "constantly telling them what to do and saying no".
She has no rules as she believes Skylah-Faith naturally "does the right thing", doesn't set a strict bedtime and allows her to learn at her own pace.
Instead of refusing her little girl Skylah-Faith's requests, she asks her why she wants something and why she's interested in it.
Lorna believes a blanket refusal without explanation is "harsh" and instead opts for communication and understanding.
A keen dancer, Lorna has bought Skylah-Faith a dancing pole and an aerial hammock, as well as her own gaming set up - because she asked for it.
She even painted the front of her house pink for Skylah-Faith.
She also allows Skylah-Faith to have her friends over for sleepovers when she likes.
But Lorna says her relaxed approach works, with Skylah-Faith rarely demanding things and able to make "conscious" decisions over what she wants.
She says she made the decision to parent Skylah-Faith with a more gentle approach after claiming she had a "strict, lack of understanding" upbringing.
Lorna, a part-time busker and home-schooler, from Croydon, south London, said: "Kids get this experience once and they need to enjoy that.
"As far as I'm aware I don't have rules because Skylah-Faith does the right thing so that's proof I don't need rules as it's written in her essence.
"I may say yes to staying up till like 12 or one in the morning if she really isn’t tired or wants to have longer watching a movie or playing online games. I also let her sleep longer till her natural body clock says so but usually she is an early riser.
"It’s here and there I buy her something she wants as she already has what she wants and needs .
"I tend to buy gift cards for her online gaming.
"I had a very forced childhood - my opinion wasn't asked for and I don't like to do that for my daughter.
"I had to unlearn and re-learn things - it's one of the reasons I took my daughter out of public school and did home education.
"It's a healthy way of learning and cutting out all this rubbish.
"Children need understanding - they don't need someone constantly telling them what to do. You let them grow.
"I like to try and relate."
Lorna allows Skylah-Faith to make her own decisions and encourages conversations.
Lorna said: "So we'll be out, for example, and if my daughter wants something online or in the shop and it makes sense and she's genuinely interested in it - then of course I'll get it.
"Because she has everything she needs or wants she doesn't ask for things a lot.
"At Christmas shopping time, she realises that other people buy things for the sake of things.
"So she's quite conscious in herself in what she would like and want. She's got that in her to decide if she really wants something.