Success Story! Mother of 2 Sonya Tells Us Her Secrets to Making Peace and Parenting an Everyday Reality

Special Time: Join Michelle and Gemma to explore one of their favorite tools to connect with your children: special time. Learn how to manage off track behaviors in 20 minutes a day. Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Click here for the special ti... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Marital Conflict, Separation and Divorce: We're talking marital conflict, separation and divorce with our first guest, the wonderful, Homa Alamdari. If you've ever struggled in this area, please listen in as we explore how much harder coming to parenting can be when there is conflict between th... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Apologies: "Go say sorry," "tell your brother you're sorry for taking his toy," "apologize for hitting your friend," how often are you using these common statements? In this episode, we're discussing why we don't force apologies of any kind. Learn how to guide your... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Defiance: Michelle and Gemma talk tips and tools when managing defiance in children of all ages. In response to several questions on this topic, we dive into not listening, taking detours to avoid upsets and much more. Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review! C... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Aggression: Let's talk about hitting, kicking, biting, spitting, throwing, all of it. If you have a child acting aggressively, you are not alone!! Click here for Michelle's special time guide, our favorite tool to get connected. by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Connection: You can visit peaceandparentingla.com to find more information and also click here for a special connection plan Michelle created just for listeners! Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review in iTunes! by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Processing Fear and Promoting Connection: Fear can be resolved by using empathy and play. We give you our best thinking and ways to cultivate connection while we have this extra time with our families. If you're yearning for a sense of community, join our facebook group and check out Michelle'... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Changing Behaviors with Play: Let's talk about playing with our children and why it is such a great tool. Children at play are in their natural state and when we can meet them there, we can guide them to connect, think more clearly and cooperate more easily. Play definitely did not c... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Punishments: Time out. Spanking. Taking toys and activities away. Grounding. What is your go to punishment? Is it working? Let's talk about why we choose not to use punishments and how we manage "misbehavior." If you like what you hear, rate, review and subscribe!! W... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Healing Yourself into 2020: Ready for 2020? We're talking all the ways we'll be working on ourselves and our own healing so we can come to parenting more peacefully. Listen and then join us in the discussion on our Facebook community group . Don't forget to rate, review and subscri... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Separation Anxiety: Leaving our kids in the care of others can be hard on both them and us. We've put together ways we have worked through different situations in attempt to say goodbye peacefully. Hand in Hand Parenting is offering their online class for a 50% discount for... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Empathy: When our children have big feelings, they crave a listening ear. In this episode, we discuss having empathy in the toughest moments, when our natural instinct may be to do anything to make it stop. Listen as we break down why our kids need us most when... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Rewards: How do you motivate kids and guide them to choose to do the right thing without rewards and manipulation? Sticker charts, bribery, grades, allowance, saying good job, you name it, we’ve tried it all. This week, we discuss how to internally motivate your ... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Self Care Part One: Self care feels selfish sometimes, right?? It's truly anything but. You might be surprised at our take on this topic; we finished recording this episode and felt like we had so much more to address, hence part two coming next week. For now here are a cou... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Potty Training: Training our kids to pee and poop in the toilet can be a daunting task! Between the two of us, we've been through it four times and Michelle has helped numerous families through the process. Listen in for our take on it and all the ways we've found that ... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Backtalk: Backtalk can feel like the ultimate sign of disrespect but is it? Or is it indicative of something bigger going on inside our children? We dive in to why it can be so triggering and ways to manage. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and check out... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Parenting Through Judgement from Other Parents and Family: No matter what method of parenting we choose to follow, there will be judgment from someone, somewhere. It is hard enough to parent as is, but that judgment can leave us feeling very alone and full of self doubt. We're talking about all the ways we man... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Sharing: We wanted to release a quick episode on sharing right before the holidays to guide when/if sticky situations come up. We're discussing why we don't force sharing on our kids and what we do instead. Don't forget to rate, review, subscribe and check out ... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Electronics: Electronics, electronics, electronics (Jan Brady voice)! Roblox, Snapchat, Minecraft, Thomas the Train and whatever else these techies are throwing our way! Even Sesame Street can be addicting. How can we navigate the electronic world without losing our ... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Helicopterism: There's a very fine line when it comes to helping our kids through things and doing everything for them. Letting them explore and learn on their own can have so many benefits. We're discussing all things helicopter-y and how to let go so our kids can fi... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Self Care Part Two: Part Two is here and we are so excited for you to listen and give us your feedback! We go more in depth on journaling and tackling the bigger issues within yourself, in addition to the yoga and time away, of course. We set up our Patreon page and would s... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Lying: We want our kids to be moral, honest people but that pressure can cause us to reject lies at all costs. Are all lies wrong? We're talking about how to manage lying from our kids, where it comes from and how to change the dynamic around it. Check us ou... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Miscarriage: We’re discussing miscarriage stories with Dr. Jessica Zucker; she is a psychologist specializing in women’s reproductive and maternal mental health. We go in depth into our experiences in hopes to open the conversation up to you. Follow @ihadamiscarriage... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Chores and Allowance: As members of the family, we expect our kids to do chores and help out around the house; sometimes we even pay them for the jobs. And once they earn their money, we expect them to manage it responsibly. But where do they learn that? And how do we guide ... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Parenting Peacefully Isn't Always Easy Part One: Have you ever been so dedicated to doing something, working all the angles, putting in all the time and effort and there are still days when it just doesn't work? You know about connection, you use it, you even do Special Time and listen to big feelings.... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Body Image: When our children struggle with their body image, it can feel like we need to over boast their confidence to combat it. But what if instead, we simply empathized and provided a listening ear? We're talking about how to guide our kids into having positiv... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Getting Your Co-Parent on Board: How do I get my parenting partner to choose this parenting style with me? We get asked this question all the time! Gemma's husband, Dan, joins us to talk about his journey to get with the program, the hardest parts for him, the aspects of it he loves, a... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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Changing my Behavior to Change my Child's: In order to change our children's behavior, we have to first change our own. It is difficult, frustrating, counterintuitive and takes a lot of inner work and self awareness. We're talking through the ways we have been able to make changes to our own be... by Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

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