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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.
Have a parenting question you'd like to submit for a chance to be featured? Visit bratbusters.com/podcast-questions
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Is Your Child Manipulating You ... or Testing You?
#222 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on children manipulating. She covers her take on this word, a scenario involving a 7-year-old saying they hate you when told no, children who know how to work the system, a scenario of a parent
Why Your Child's Anger Isn't Yours to Fix
#221 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on parents trying to fix their child’s anger. She covers navigating parenting guilt, avoiding situations that make children angry, tantrums when children don’t get their way, connecting after a
Stop Giving Warnings When Children Don't Listen (BratBusters Behaviour Board Audit)
#220 In this episode, Lisa reviews a listener-submitted BratBusters Behaviour Board for a family of two teenagers, an 11-year-old, a 5-year-old, a 3-year-old, and parents. She also covers consequences for not listening, why calm leadership
Does Compassion Fuel 30-Minute Tantrums
#219 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on compassion fuelling tantrums. She covers why she believes fuelling tantrums can be mean, growing up feeling like you weren’t listened to, what Lisa believes fuels tantrums, holding the bound
Why Your Child Saves Their Worst Behaviour For Home
#218 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on children saving their worst behaviour for home. She covers why she believes children do this, tantrums at home, and realistic expectations for children. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener q
The Real Reason Children Use Verbal Pushback
#217 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on verbal pushback from children. She covers responding when a child says they hate you, the importance of neutrality, telling your children they love them, and whether or not she recommends us
Why Your Toddler Hates the New Baby
#216 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on toddlers not getting along with the new baby. She covers how it may feel for the toddler when you bring a new sibling home, preparing toddlers for this transition, and making the older sibli
Stop Letting Your Child Control You
#215 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on letting your child be in control. She covers why she thinks children don’t always want to be in control and how this can change throughout the years. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener qu
Why Reasoning With Toddlers Can Actually Backfire
#214 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on parenting toddlers. She covers what age she considers to be a toddler, toddler impulse control, discipline for toddlers, shifting focus towards connection, her take on the word brat, and the
How to Hold Boundaries Without the Parenting Guilt
#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, an
Why Constant Discipline Can Actually Ruin Connection
#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, a
The Back Talk Mistake (BratBusters Behaviour Board Audit)
#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 B
Why Good Parents Keep Losing Power Struggles
#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, Lis
Consequences Don't Work For My Child
#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 refusin
Stop Doing This After Your Child Has a Tantrum
#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
Can You Discipline Attitude (BratBusters Behaviour Board Audit)
#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 Be
How to Say No Without the Pushback
#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 fo
Why You Can't Parent Every Child the Same
#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 addre
Should You Discipline a Tired Child
#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 quest
Stop Bringing These Common Emotions Into Discipline
#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 dur
Setting Up Discipline for Success
#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.
How to Deal With Wild Toddler Behaviour
#201 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on wild toddler behaviour. She covers what age she considers to be a toddler and why she believes some toddlers test boundaries while others don’t. Lastly, Lisa addresses eight listener ques
Stop Trying to Fix Your Child
#200 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on parents trying to fix their child. She covers shifting your focus as a parent, traits of a calm leader, why parents often blame their child, and taking responsibility for your child’s beh
Why Your Children Are Draining Your Energy
#199 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on feeling drained as a parent. She covers how parenting can be exhausting even when everything is going well, not feeling like you’re enjoying parenting, and the trap of comparing yourself
How to Prep for Back to School Without the Chaos
#198 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on preparing for back to school. She covers setting up a school morning routine, separation anxiety during school drop off, homework and after school decompression, what she may do if your c
Why Calm Leadership Parenting is Misunderstood
#197 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on calm leadership being misunderstood. She covers the difference between the authority style and pleaser parent style, parents looking for a kinder approach, the importance of sustainabilit
When Parents Don't Agree on Discipline
#196 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts when parents don’t agree on discipline. She covers the importance of getting a parenting plan in place, parenting differences when divorced, and her take on why it’s important to be accounta
Try This If Your Child Refuses to Calm Down
#195 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on mistakes parents make that she believes impacts their child from calming down. She covers showing anger or frustration as a parent, relying on redirection, and overexplaining bad behaviou
Why Tantrums Can End By 3-Years-Old
#194 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on when tantrums should end. She covers her general approach to tantrums including exceptions, tantrums past the age of three, the importance of connection, and how she approached discipline
Why Toddlers Are Unpredictable: Hitting, Bedtime Battles, Screaming & More
#193 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on parenting toddlers. She covers her top five tips for parenting toddlers and what she believes true connection looks like. Lastly, Lisa addresses ten listener questions, discussing the dif