The Destination for Gentle Parenting

Building Emotional Sovereignty for the Age of AI

From the Introduction to Futureproof: A Blueprint for Parenting in the Now

Launching January 2026

By Dr. Caroline E. Whalley, CBE

For years, my work with Sam Frankel and the Learning Allowed community has focused on one radical truth: deep learning is impossible without Psychological Safety.

Now, with the launch of my new book, Futureproof, we are bringing this truth directly into your home to help you navigate the chaos of the modern world.

If you are reading this, chances are you have done the late-night scroll. You know the one: you're bombarded with conflicting advice—scripts for Gentle Parenting on one feed, warnings about AI taking all the jobs on the next.

You sit there, full of love, but also filled with a quiet, gnawing anxiety: Am I doing enough? 6Is my child ready? 

First, take a deep breath: You are doing a wonderful job. But here is the problem: We are getting the pieces, but missing the picture. Scripts are useless if you don't know the plot10.

The Whole Picture: Connection AND Capability

The Futureproof blueprint is a synthesis of the disciplines that underpin our Learning Allowed philosophy:

• Psychology gives us Gentle Parenting—the essential base of emotional safety.

• Neuroscience gives us Brain Plasticity—the map for how children learn and wire their brains for the future.

• Sociology, Anthropology, & Ethnography give us The Context of Culture—the lens to see how children develop within the complex systems of society, peer groups, and technology.

• Future Studies gives us the urgent Context of the Intelligence Age.

We must reject the idea that you can focus only on emotion or only on achievement. We champion the "Both/And" Approach:

We need Connection (Love) AND Capability (Skills).

More coming soon…