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Did Your Kid Really Just Say That? How to React When They Say Mean or Embarrassing Things Nov 11, 2025

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#110 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on kids saying hurtful or embarrassing things.Throughout the episode she discusses how she would approach swearing, discipline for toddlers, and discipline for kids.
Lastly, Lisa addresses eight listener questions, covering how to handle a 4-year-old who won't stop talking, a toddler who says he wants to hit others, a toddler who yells "go away" at his parents, a 5-year-old who calls his parents "stupid," a 5-year-old who invades the space of others, how to handle sassiness from a 5-year-old, a toddler who gets upset when others take their toys, and a 3-year-old who screams "mom is stupid" in public.

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Balancing Kindness and Discipline: Why Holding Boundaries is Good For Your Kids Nov 06, 2025

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#109 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on why she believes discipline is kindness. She covers topics including how she approaches discipline, giving respect to get it with calm leadership parenting, raising confident problem-solvers, getting a toddler to do what they need to do, and teaching kids to share.
Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, covering defiant and violent behavior from a 3-year-old since starting nursery, how to avoid micromanaging your kids, a 12-year-old antagonizing and name-calling their younger sibling, how to build up your 4-year-old instead of snapping, kids being rude to each other, a consequence idea for a 3-year-old, and what causes kids to become a bully.

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Do Your Kids Make You Feel Angry? Not Listening, Siblings Fighting & More Nov 04, 2025

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#108 In this episode, Lisa discusses feeling angry as a parent. She covers topics including is it normal to feel anger as a parent, moving past parenting guilt, and steps she may take if feeling frustrated as a parent.
Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, covering a 3-year-old who is constantly throwing fits, getting angry while giving a consequence, a 3-year-old who isn't listening, alternatives to a media blackout, and siblings who are constantly bickering.

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Are Some Kids More Defiant Than Others? Approaches For Strong-Willed Kids Oct 30, 2025

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#107 In this episode, Lisa is discussing defiance in kids. She touches on topics like kids arguing with their parents, the negative connotation associated with defiant kids, and her top three calm leadership qualities.
Lastly, Lisa addresses eight listener questions, covering an 8-year-old's reluctance to get dressed for school, a 4-year-old pushing boundaries, a 3-year-old acting out at preschool, a strong-willed 7-year-old acting out, a 7-year-old who tries to control other kids, a 4-year-old who doesn't care about consequences, and aggressive behavior and acting out physically from 4-year-olds.

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Overwhelmed By Your Toddler? Tantrums, Biting, Screaming & More! Oct 28, 2025

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#106 In this episode, Lisa is discussing feeling overwhelmed by your toddler. She shares the difference between parenting toddlers compared to kids, the discovery phase, discipline for toddlers, her top five tips for parenting toddlers, and toddler tantrums.
Lastly, Lisa addresses eleven listener questions, covering a toddler twin who is clingy, a 2-year-old who prefers their mom, toddler tantrums since a newborn arrived, a 20-month-old who is screaming, how to handle disagreements with grandparents and daycare on toddler behavior, a toddler's high-pitched screaming, a 20-month-old who only wants their dad to do things with them, a 30-month-old turning out bathroom lights, a toddler who whines until they are picked up, when to start calm leadership parenting with a toddler, and how to stop a toddler from biting.

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The Message Rewarding Good Behaviour Sends to Your Kids Oct 23, 2025

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#105 In this episode, Lisa discusses what she believes the message rewarding good behaviour sends to your kids. Throughout the chat she talks about the difference between reward charts compared to the BratBusters Behaviour Board and shares a personal story of her son as a toddler.
Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, covering whether to reward or praise a 7-year-old for good behavior, a 3-year-old pushing their younger sibling, appropriate consequences for a 3-year-old, when to start the BratBusters Behaviour Board, whether to give a consequence if a child apologizes for a mistake, and a toddler who is throwing wood chips.

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Approaching Big Emotions & Feelings From Your Kids Oct 21, 2025

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#104 In this episode, Lisa discusses approaching big emotions and feelings from your kids. Throughout the chat, she shares her thoughts on if some kids are more emotional than others, wanting to raise kids who become emotionally stable adults, discussing bad behaviour with kids, and feeling overwhelmed by big emotions from your kids.
Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, covering how to approach a 5-year-old who gets very emotional, a 3-year-old's attitude since a newborn arrived, a child who talks and screams loudly when overexcited, a 5-year-old who screams loudly on purpose, a 3-year-old who gets emotional when he can't do something, a 3-year-old who gets grumpy with their mom, and a 4-year-old who screams and whines when she doesn't get what she wants.

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Are You Always Repeating Yourself as a Parent? Getting Kids to Listen Oct 16, 2025

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#103 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on repeating yourself as a parent. She covers three general scenarios that parents may face when it comes to kids listening including getting a 6-year-old ready for school, trying to get a 4-year-old to the dinner table, and telling a 10-year-old to do their homework.
Lastly, Lisa addresses four listener questions, covering how to be a calm leader when you are a parent of three young children, a 3-year-old running ahead in public, a child who repeatedly asks questions, and how to help a toddler listen.

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Can I Stop My Toddler From Hitting Me? Aggressive Behaviour at Home & in Public Places Oct 14, 2025

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#102 In this episode, Lisa discusses the topic of toddlers who hit others. Throughout the episode she shares her thoughts on consistent corrective actions, teaching a toddler kind gentle hands, and feeling embarrassed by your toddler hitting others.
Lastly, Lisa addresses eight listener questions, covering a 19-month-old who hits in the face, 13-month-old twins biting each other and their parents, a toddler biting their younger sibling's fingers, a toddler knocking over and hitting other kids at the playground, a toddler who hits at bedtime and thinks it's funny, a 2-year-old who gets riled up when around cousins, a toddler who hits others at daycare, and a toddler being aggressive next to their baby sibling.

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