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Why Good Parents Keep Losing Power Struggles Sep 22, 2026

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#210 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on parenting power struggles. She covers what these parenting power struggles can look like and why she believes these parenting power struggles aren’t a part of calm leadership.
Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing an 8-year-old refusing to wear a seatbelt, how to handle a 4-year-old plugging in the television during a media blackout, strategies for addressing a 6-year-old stealing, how to respond when a 5-year-old refuses to play sports, and finishes with advice for managing a 4-year-old and 5-year-old swearing and showing aggressive behaviour.

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Consequences Don't Work For My Child Sep 17, 2026

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#209 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on consequences not working. She covers her general approach when a child doesn’t care about consequences, inconsistency in consequences, parents over-explaining themselves, children refusing to complete the consequence, and how connection impacts discipline.
Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing her general approach to a 5-year-old meltdowns over little things, strategies for handling challenging behaviour from a 4-year-old, what to do when a 6-year-old gets angry when they break a rule, how to respond to an almost 4-year-old not completing a consequence fully, and advice for dealing with a 4-year-old justice holder.

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Stop Doing This After Your Child Has a Tantrum Sep 15, 2026

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#208 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on post-tantrum approaches. She covers parents trying to discuss tantrums, getting children to reflect on why they had a tantrum, holding grudges about tantrums, asking children to apologize for their behaviour during a tantrum, the importance of connection with your child, and her general approach after a tantrum is over.
Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, discussing how to manage 15-month-old tantrums, what to do when a toddler tells parents they’re all done to change activities, and how in-laws can impact how you handle tantrums. She then covers strategies for handling tantrums in front of family members, playing with your toddler after a tantrum, how to respond to 13-month-old tantrums, and finishes with advice for when a parent yells during tantrums.
Tantrum Podcast Episodes:
Episode 194: Why Tantrums Can End By 3-Years-Old
Episode 174: When Ignoring Tantrums Goes Too Far
Episode 165: How Your Reaction Can Make Loud Tantrums Worse
Episode 145: Stop Feeding Tantrums & Outbursts

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Can You Discipline Attitude (BratBusters Behaviour Board Audit) Sep 10, 2026

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#207 In this episode, Lisa audits an example BratBusters Behaviour Board. Throughout the conversation she covers why you can put attitude on the board for the parents but not the children, what age she recommends starting the BratBusters Behaviour Board, her thoughts on timeout for toddlers, and the importance of connection.

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How to Say No Without the Pushback Sep 08, 2026

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#206 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on saying no to children. She covers treating no like an open-ended offer, repeating yourself as a parent, using warnings or countdowns, matching their emotional energy, the importance of focusing on fun and connection, how fighting with your spouse can impact parenting, and whether or not children should learn to hear the word no.
Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing using consistent corrective actions with a 20-month-old, how to manage toddler car seat struggles, how to handle a 4-year-old opposing you, ways to address a toddler interfering with 3-year-old tasks, and finishes with advice on managing aggressive behaviour from a 21-month-old.

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Why You Can't Parent Every Child the Same Sep 03, 2026

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#205 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on why you can parent every child the same. She covers birth order impacts, trying to make things fair as a parent, and handling different temperaments from your children.
Lastly, Lisa addresses four listener questions, discussing different responses to your calm leadership from children, how to navigate using the BratBusters Behaviour Board with different ages, strategies for handling disagreements from siblings, and advice for managing 3-year-old twins fighting.

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Should You Discipline a Tired Child Sep 01, 2026

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#204 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on whether or not parents should discipline a tired child. She covers meeting a child’s needs and managing their wants along with common scenarios.
Lastly, Lisa addresses four listener questions, discussing what to do about an almost 3-year-old throwing pistachios on the floor, strategies for navigating a tired toddler, how to handle a 2-year-old having tantrums at bedtime, and how to know when to draw the line with a toddler.

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Stop Bringing These Common Emotions Into Discipline Aug 27, 2026

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#203 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on staying calm as a parent. She covers why she believes you don’t need to be perfect to stay, why parents may be (unintentionally) giving their children the power, leading with emotions during discipline rather than logic, and that she thinks parents don’t need to have all of the answers.
Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, discussing how to manage a 27-month-old screaming in the car, strategies for a 6-year-old not listening, what to do when a toddler listens better to mom than dad, how to handle a 3-year-old being very loud, ways to approach public tantrums, and how to respond to a 21-month-old scratching their legs.

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Setting Up Discipline for Success Aug 25, 2026

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#202 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on her approach to discipline. She covers setting up the BratBusters Behaviour Board, why it starts at three, and a common misconception about calm leadership parenting from her perspective.
Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing what to do if a 3-year-old is still hitting while using the BratBusters Behaviour Board, whether you need a BratBusters Behaviour Board when you’re already a calm leader, supporting a 4-year-old struggling with speech who is acting out, and considerations around disciplining in different languages, and starting the BratBusters Behaviour Board before introducing a newborn.

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