Handling Defiant Behaviour From Your Kids (Stop Arguing & Start Connecting)
#063 In this episode Lisa discusses defiant behaviour from kids, why it happens, and how to approach it as a calm parenting leader. Throughout the conversation topics include how Lisa recommends approaching discipline depending on the age of your kid, looking disappointed in your kids, and Lisa’s top five tips for parenting teenagers. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, covering a toddler who laughs during discipline, a 3-year-old's defiance at home, a 12-year-old's refusal to do chores and backtalk, a 3-year-old who won't stop hitting, a 7-year-old mouthing off and throwing tantrums, a 3-year-old's defiance leading younger siblings into trouble, and a 3-year-old using bad words.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 more about the BratBusters Behaviour Board (Plus Toddler Basics), signature bootcamp courses, and more, visit www.bratbusters.com today. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bratbustersparenting/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bratbustersparenting?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BratBustersParenting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BratBustersParenting Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Lisa Bunnage is a Parenting Coach, mom and grandmother. Lisa is not a licensed psychologist or counsellor. Her services do not replace the care of psychologists or other healthcare professionals. For a full disclaimer, please visit bratbusters.com/disclaimer
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Do Tantrums Have You Walking On Eggshells?
#062 In this episode Lisa discusses her approach to tantrums, how that may shift and change throughout different ages, the difference in tantrums about wants and needs, and the importance of following through with what you say as a parent. Lisa answers seven listener questions covering a range of tantrum scenarios, including a 3-year-old's park-related outbursts, how to handle a 12-year-old's tantrums during multi-step chores, maintaining leadership when a 3-year-old is with different caregivers, the distinction between toddler and 3-year-old tantrums, navigating 11-month-old tantrums, dealing with extreme tantrums from a 4-year-old, and how to respond when an older sibling gives in to a tantruming sibling.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 more about the BratBusters Behaviour Board (Plus Toddler Basics), signature bootcamp courses, and more, visit www.bratbusters.com today. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bratbustersparenting/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bratbustersparenting?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BratBustersParenting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BratBustersParenting Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Lisa Bunnage is a Parenting Coach, mom and grandmother. Lisa is not a licensed psychologist or counsellor. Her services do not replace the care of psychologists or other healthcare professionals. For a full disclaimer, please visit bratbusters.com/disclaimer
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Navigating Power Struggles With Your Toddler
#061 In this episode Lisa discusses power struggles with your toddler and how to approach them, along with sharing what she believes is the main goal of a calm parenting leader. She does this by diving into ten listener questions covering a range of toddler behaviours, including constant screaming twins, a persistent 21-month-old saying "no," a toddler who understands not to hit but does it anyway, a toddler struggling with a new sibling, a toddler running away during routine care, a toddler's anger when being helped, a 2-year-old seemingly choosing misbehaviour, a 24-month-old's intense departure tantrums, a toddler ignoring requests, and a toddler's strong demands for cuddles.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 more about the BratBusters Behaviour Board (Plus Toddler Basics), signature bootcamp courses, and more, visit www.bratbusters.com today. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bratbustersparenting/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bratbustersparenting?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BratBustersParenting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BratBustersParenting Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Lisa Bunnage is a Parenting Coach, mom and grandmother. Lisa is not a licensed psychologist or counsellor. Her services do not replace the care of psychologists or other healthcare professionals. For a full disclaimer, please visit bratbusters.com/disclaimer
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Fun & Play: Connecting and Bonding With Your Kids
#060 In this episode Lisa discusses the importance of connecting with your kids through fun and play along with how to implement this into your parenting style. Also, Lisa dives into ten listener questions, offering her insights on what to do if you don't enjoy playing cars with your kids, understanding why a 3-year-old might be taking and throwing toys at preschool, how to connect with your children even if you're not naturally funny or goofy, addressing a 5-year-old's exclusion of others in school games, strategies for connecting with a toddler who is ignoring you, balancing connection with a toddler while caring for a newborn, game ideas for a baby and a 3-year-old, navigating connection and discipline when your child is in daycare five days a week, exploring whether being friends with your kids leads to teenage rebellion, and advice for parents who want to be funny even if it doesn't come naturally.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 more about the BratBusters Behaviour Board (Plus Toddler Basics), signature bootcamp courses, and more, visit www.bratbusters.com today. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bratbustersparenting/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bratbustersparenting?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BratBustersParenting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BratBustersParenting Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Lisa Bunnage is a Parenting Coach, mom and grandmother. Lisa is not a licensed psychologist or counsellor. Her services do not replace the care of psychologists or other healthcare professionals. For a full disclaimer, please visit bratbusters.com/disclaimer
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In the Thick of It: Parenting Through the Chaos
#059 In this episode Lisa discusses how to navigate calm leadership parenting when it’s feeling chaotic. She covers listener questions on struggles with getting toddler ready in the morning, toddler tantrums when tired, how to handle siblings teasing one another, what to do when your kids aren’t listening, toddlers hitting and when having a tantrum or upset, how to approach tantrums that occur from a child not getting their own way, how to get a 3-year-old to use their words, how to approach tantrums at the doctor’s office, and how to use the BratBusters Behaviour Board when a 4-year-old hits during a tantrum. 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 more about the BratBusters Behaviour Board (Plus Toddler Basics), signature bootcamp courses, and more, visit www.bratbusters.com today. Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bratbustersparenting/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bratbustersparenting?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BratBustersParenting Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BratBustersParenting Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional advice. Lisa Bunnage is a Parenting Coach, mom and grandmother. Lisa is not a licensed psychologist or counsellor. Her services do not replace the care of psychologists or other healthcare professionals. For a full disclaimer, please visit bratbusters.com/disclaimer
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 https://bratbusters.com/podcast-questions/
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