About this episode

Lisa discusses the importance of focusing on connection over discipline in parenting and addresses listener questions about toddler behavior.

#184 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on the importance of focusing on connection over discipline. She covers the trap of focusing too much on discipline, putting in the reps when it comes to calm leadership parenting, and feeling stressed when your children are acting out. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, discussing how to find consequences for a 3-year-old, correcting behaviour from a 3-year-old, what a realistic day with a toddler actually looks like, and h...

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Bunnage

Topics covered

• calm parenting
• connection over discipline
• toddler behavior
• listener questions
• parenting strategies

Keywords

• calm parenting
• discipline
• toddler
• listener questions
• parenting leadership

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