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127.  Gentle Parenting's Missing Link: The Secret to Calm and Cooperative Kids

127. Gentle Parenting's Missing Link: The Secret to Calm and Cooperative Kids

Update: 2025-09-24
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Tired of repeating yourself 14 times a day, only to explode when your kids don’t listen? You’re not alone. In this episode, Flora McCormick, founder of Sustainable Parenting, shares the #1 tool most gentle parents overlook—and why it’s the secret to parenting without yelling and finding calm in the chaos.

After listening, you’ll discover:

  • Why inconsistency fuels tantrums, testing, and power struggles.
  • How predictability calms your child’s nervous system (and yours).
  • Simple scripts and routines that blend kind and firm parenting.

If you’ve been searching for positive parenting strategies and want a roadmap to calm, confident parenting, this episode will help you create more cooperation, connection, and peace at home.

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Schedule a FREE 20 min clarity call with Sustainable Parenting, so we can answer any questions you may have. Together, we'll make a plan for your best next steps to have more calm & confidence in parenting - while having kids that listen!:)

Download the FREE pdf. on getting kids to listen, for strategies that take you out of the "gentle mom - monster mom" cycle, with effective positive parenting strategies.

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127.  Gentle Parenting's Missing Link: The Secret to Calm and Cooperative Kids

127. Gentle Parenting's Missing Link: The Secret to Calm and Cooperative Kids

Flora McCormick, LCPC, Parenting Coach