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Welcome to the BratBusters Parenting Podcast! Lisa Bunnage, Parenting Coach and Founder of BratBusters Parenting, is joined by her daughter who handles the marketing and planning at BratBusters Parenting, Amy Bunnage.
The show dives into a variety of parenting topics and Lisa answers your parenting questions. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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#152 In this episode, Lisa discusses her approach to validating children’s feelings. She covers raising confident children and her take on validating feelings from children. Lastly, in this episode, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, discussing how to respond when a 3-year-old gets mad when disciplined, the best way to manage separation anxiety from a 16-month-old, how to handle a toddler hitting at daycare, what to do when a 3-year-old says they are sad, how to navigate a situation wh...
#151 In this episode, Lisa discusses how much control she thinks children should have. She covers toddlers, children, and teenagers, along with her thoughts on removing sporting games as discipline, giving toddlers too many choices, and whether or not she thinks children can manipulate. Lastly, in this episode, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, discussing how many choices you should give a toddler, the best way to start the BratBusters Behaviour Board with a 3-year-old, how...
#150 In this episode, Lisa discusses tactics for strong-willed 3-year-olds. She covers why she believes their behaviour may change at this age, reframing how you view defiance, setting yourself up as a calm leader during the toddler years, whether or not parenting impacts defiance, and why the BratBusters Bootcamp (3-12) starts at three. Lastly, in this episode, Lisa addresses four listener questions, discussing how to stop the cycle of arguing with your 3-year-old, the best way to app...
#149 In this episode, Lisa discusses children yelling at you. She covers why your reaction matters as a parent when emotions are heightened, whether or not children egg on their parents to make them angry, how she approaches bad behaviour in public, and example scenario of when a child may yell at their parent, what she believes children should be in control of, and whether or not yelling can go on the BratBusters Behaviour Board. Lastly, In this episode, Lisa addresses four listener q...
#148 In this episode, Lisa discusses pleaser parenting. She covers why she thinks parents gravitate towards this style of parenting, having fair and reasonable boundaries as a parent, and her overall take on this method. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing how to approach little cuts and scrapes with a 3-year-old, the best way to handle 4-year-old outbursts when things don’t go their way, what resources are available to help parents develop Calm Leadership, how t...
#147 In this episode, Lisa discusses raising siblings. She covers age gaps between kids, how your love grows when you have another kid, introducing a newborn to their sibling, the mistake parents make when siblings are fighting, and the impact of favouring one kid over another. Lastly, Lisa addresses four listener questions, providing strategies for what to do when a 2-year-old and 3-year-old are screaming at the same time, how to handle a 4-year-old who doesn’t want to play with their...
#146 In this episode, Lisa discusses raising entitled kids. She covers what she believes is the most important part of calm leadership parenting, the pleaser parenting style, rewarding good behaviour, participation awards and praising too much, avoiding scenes and tantrums, giving in to demands from kids, trying to make everything fun for kids, not enforcing chores, her thoughts on part-time jobs for teenagers, negotiating too much with kids, the impact a lack of consequences may have, spoili...
#145 In this episode, Lisa discusses tantrums. She covers embracing tantrums, the difference between her approach when it comes to tantrums over wants compared to needs, her thoughts on ignoring tantrums, whether or not she believes all kids have tantrums, when tantrums often end, the importance of connection after the tantrum, looking calm during tantrums, how she acts during discipline, and what the BratBusters Behaviour Board is. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discu...
#144 In this episode, Lisa discusses guilt around holding boundaries as a parent. She covers the difference between pleaser parenting and authority-style parenting in comparison to calm leadership, how to be taken seriously as a parent, her demeanor during discipline, why parents should have boundaries for their children, why discipline is kindness, what age she would begin having boundaries for kids, and the importance of fun as a parent. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener question...
#143 In this episode, Lisa discusses rude behaviour and disrespect from your kids. She covers back talk, attitude, mean comments, interrupting, and bossiness from kids, along with sharing her top five tips for parenting teenagers and the difference between authority style parenting and calm leadership. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, exploring how to handle attitude from a 3-year-old, how to manage rudeness from teenagers, what to do when a toddler is constantly interrup...
#142 In this episode, Lisa discusses consequences and whether or not she believes they need to be logical to be effective. Throughout she covers what age she begins consequences, how she approaches discipline differently for toddlers compared to kids, what she believes is important for consequences to work, her stance on using chores as consequences, her thoughts on using physical activity as a consequence, her approach to siblings not getting along, and what she believes is the most importan...
#141 In this episode, Lisa discusses kids hitting others. She covers whether your reaction matters, what she believes causes kids to hit, what age she sees kids start to hit, her thoughts on gentle hands, how she approaches toddlers hitting others and how she approaches kids hitting others. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, exploring how to manage a 5-year-old and 6-year-old fighting, what to do when a toddler screams and hits because something doesn’t go his way, how to ...
#140 In this episode, Lisa discusses parenting a toddler. She covers her approach using consistent corrective actions, expectations of toddlers, and why toddlers seem to test boundaries. Lastly, Lisa addresses ten listener questions focused on toddler dynamics and behavioral boundaries, specifically discussing how to handle hitting, biting, and toy-snatching between siblings, managing resistance and screaming during bedtime and bathtime, helping an 18-month-old cope with parents travel...
#139 In this episode, Lisa discusses the topic of feeling angry as a parent. She covers when parenting isn’t what you had expected it to be, how small parenting wins can help build momentum, and the importance of connecting with your kids as a calm leader. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, covering the effectiveness of the naughty step for a toddler, managing a 3-year-old bullying their sibling, handling escalating tantrums in a 5-year-old after transitioning to calm lea...
#138 In this episode, Lisa discusses the topic of parenting kids with big feelings and emotions. She covers her top three calm leadership qualities, staying calm during the parenting storms, and the variety of parenting methods out there. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions focused on emotional regulation and boundaries, specifically exploring how to approach heightened emotions in a 4-year-old, managing big tantrums when things don’t go a child's way, the best way to connect...
#137 In this episode, Lisa discusses the topic of kids screaming. She covers different types of screaming from kids, why she believes kids scream, how she approaches screaming from kids, her thoughts on parents yelling, and the idea that parents want to ensure their kids don’t feel alone in their feelings. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions centered on loud vocal outbursts and physical resistance, specifically discussing a 34-month-old screaming at the top of her lungs, a 4...
#136 In this episode, Lisa discusses the topic of nature versus nurture when it comes to parenting. She covers her thoughts on when a parenting approach stops working when parents have multiple children with different personalities, the fork in the road at three, what she believes parents can control, traits that she believes are more set by nature, working with the strengths of your child, reframing the view of strong-willed kids, and the idea that you don’t know what others are going throug...
#135 In this episode, Lisa discusses reasons why she sees discipline not working. Throughout the podcast she talks about the importance of consistency, why connecting with your kids is vital, focusing on actions over words, why she doesn’t recommend discussing bad behaviour with kids, the impact of showing frustration towards your kids, different parenting styles, the task of becoming a calm leader, and her thoughts about parents trying to get their kids to obey them. Lastly, Lisa addr...
#134 In this episode, Lisa discusses her opinions on kids not listening. Throughout the chat she covers why kids don’t listen, parents feeling like they need to repeat themselves, getting toddlers to listen, whether or not listening can go on the BratBusters Behaviour Board, how Lisa approaches kids ignoring their parents, when parents switch up their parenting methods, and her top five tips for parenting teenagers. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, covering a 14-year-ol...
#133 In this episode, Lisa discusses her opinions on raising entitled children. She covers why parents raise entitled kids, trying to buy love, wanting to raise appreciative kids, setting up a toy rotation system, the importance of giving kids responsibility, and her top five tips for parenting teenagers. Lastly, Lisa addresses eight listener questions, covering how to gain respect from a 5-year-old, handling a 23-month-old who screams when told no, connecting with a 15-year-old, manag...
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