BratBusters Parenting Podcast

#213 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on holding boundaries as a parent. She covers parenting guilt around bedtime battles, feeling like the bad guy, the impact parenting guilt can have, holding fair boundaries as a calm leader, and moving past the parenting guilt. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, discussing whether you can tell if your parenting method is working long-term, examples of a calm leader, explaining how to handle accepting a toddler apology, and shar...

#212 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on how constant discipline can negatively affect connection. She covers why parents often focus too much on discipline, the importance of connection, how to balance connection and discipline, and how her parents approached this. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, discussing how to bring joy into the household as a toddler parent, what to do when a 4-year-old and toddler are fighting, how to respond when a 5-year-old claims they...

#211 In this episode, Lisa reviews a listener-submitted BratBusters Behaviour Board for a teenager, pre-teen, 9-year-old, and parents. She also covers adapting the BratBusters Behaviour Board for teenagers, using the BratBusters Behaviour Board as a step-parent, and the importance of being accountable as a calm leader. Learn more about the Toddler BratBusters Bootcamp (16-35 Months)Learn more about the BratBusters Bootcamp (Ages 3-12) Thank you for joining us! If you’re looking to learn...

#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 refu...

#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...