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Yelling & Feeling Out of Control as a Parent Sep 02, 2025

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#090 In this episode Lisa is talking about yelling and feeling out of control as a parent. To start, Amy provides scenarios for Lisa to share her thoughts on raising an 8-year-old child when you were raised by parents who yell. Throughout the discussion, Lisa shares her take on expressing anger and how that manifests itself when you’re a parent, letting go of past parenting mistakes, and why she believes yelling is based out of fear as a parent.
Lastly, Lisa answers four listener questions, covering how to handle a rude 11-year-old's responses while managing your own temper, learning self-regulation when parenting a 3-year-old, navigating parenting when a husband has a different approach, and dealing with a 13-year-old who takes a long time to get ready in the morning.

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How to Prepare For the Teenage Years Aug 28, 2025

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#089 In this episode Lisa discusses how she would approach preparing for the teenage years, including her top five tips for parenting teenagers, why she never had a curfew for her kids, and how she would discuss feeling out of place in high school.
Lastly, Lisa addresses eight listener questions, covering how to learn to listen to teenagers, discerning when to let things go with teenagers, a 15-year-old falling asleep on the phone with his girlfriend, a 10-year-old becoming disrespectful, whether it's ever okay to spank or yell, a 13-year-old being mean to a younger sibling, and a 12-year-old starting to be mean to others.

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Toddler Struggles: Carseat Refusal, Hitting Others, Screaming, Sharing, & More! Aug 26, 2025

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#088 In this episode Lisa is talking about general toddler struggles; outlining how she approaches discipline with this age, why she doesn’t discuss bad behaviour, and parents’ expectations of their toddlers.
Lastly, Lisa addresses ten listener questions covering various toddler challenges, including a 19-month-old refusing to get into their car seat, a toddler hitting their older brother, 22-month-old twins experiencing big emotions, a 17-month-old being irritated when playing with other kids, managing a very sensitive toddler, how to begin potty training, a 21-month-old not sharing with a cousin, a toddler's confusion when other kids won't share, navigating life with a toddler while living with in-laws, and a 32-month-old pushing other children without apparent reason.

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Building Resilience in Your Kids Aug 21, 2025

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#087 In this episode Lisa discusses how she would approach building resilience in kids. Her goal with calm leadership parenting is to raise free thinkers and problem solvers which she further goes into in the episode.
Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, covering how to foster independence in both a 4-year-old and a toddler, managing toddler tantrums when playtime ends, a 4-year-old's emotional reactions during school drop-off, building confidence in a shy 7-year-old, dealing with a 4-year-old's "doom and gloom" attitude, understanding and responding to toddler separation anxiety, and helping a 7-year-old who is experiencing bullying.

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Raising a Strong-Willed Child Without Power Struggles Aug 19, 2025

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#086 In this episode Lisa discusses how she would approach raising strong-willed children without power struggles, with an emphasis on the fact that these children are often dynamic and may be the leaders of tomorrow.
Also, Lisa addresses five listener questions covering various challenging behaviours, including a 4-year-old not listening to teachers at preschool, a 3-year-old being cranky and disagreeable, managing a 3-year-old who is strong-willed at bedtime, helping a 5-year-old understand she can't always get her own way, and how to handle a 6-year-old's tantrums outside of the home.

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Transitioning From One Kid to Two Aug 14, 2025

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#085 In this episode Lisa is discussing the transition from one kid to two. Throughout the discussion she also covers what a typical day looked like for her, her thoughts on how much to play with your kids, how to prepare for a new addition to the family, getting siblings to connect, how overwhelming it can be to start calm leadership, and if she has found a difference in difficulty going from one to two kids or two to three from her experience.
Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, covering a 3-year-old having explosive tantrums since a newborn arrived, how to handle consequences for one child that impact another, a 2-year-old laughing when testing boundaries, a toddler crying when the baby cries, a 3-year-old grabbing toys from a younger sibling, and an almost 4-year-old acting out and yelling.

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How to Be Consistent as a Parent & Why It’s So Important Aug 12, 2025

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#084 In this episode Lisa discusses how she would approach being consistent as a parent and why it’s so important. Throughout the discussion she also touches on the importance of not burning yourself out as a parent and how consistency builds trust with your kids.
Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, covering how a parent can change their mind after telling their kids something, what to do if kids break BratBusters Behaviour Board rules away from home, managing a toddler who throws everything, handling 18-month-old diaper change struggles, dealing with 4-year-old bedtime battles, a 4-year-old's reluctance to stop playing tag, and tips for transitioning a child from the toddler to the early childhood stage.

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Getting Your Kids to Listen By Focusing on Connection Aug 07, 2025

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#083 In this episode Lisa is discussing her thoughts on getting kids to listen by focusing on connection. She touches on the classroom analogy which covers how kids react differently to a pleaser, and authority, and a leader, whether she recommends using the BratBusters Behaviour Board for listening, and what age she believes kids can start to learn to listen.
Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions covering various parenting challenges, including a child refusing consequences for running late to soccer practice, a toddler who constantly says no, whether a father spending more time with a baby impacts future leadership, raising an almost 3-year-old while living with parents, and kids drawing out bedtime.

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When Your Kids Are Arguing With You Aug 05, 2025

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#082 In this episode Lisa discusses how she would approach situations where your kids are arguing with you. Prior to the listener questions, she also outlines her calm leadership approach and shares the top three qualities she sees in calm leaders.
Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions covering a range of challenges, including a 12-year-old who is constantly arguing, a 6-year-old not listening to parents or teachers, navigating playdates when another family uses a pleaser style of parenting, an almost 4-year-old acting out and whining since a newborn arrived, and defiance from a 3-year-old.

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