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The latest insights and ponderings on issues facing modern parents and tips for finding peace.

Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | How to Listen to Your Children So It Makes a Difference
24
Apr

Ep #172: How to Listen to Your Children So It Makes a Difference

I’m here each week to share simple but effective tools that help you create deep connection with your kids. As we know, connection is the secret to cooperation. And this week, I’m sharing one of the most powerful tools for creating that deep connection with your children. I was recently reminded of one of the...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | When You and Your Kids Don’t Agree: How to Stay Connected & Honor Their Autonomy
17
Apr

Ep #171: When You and Your Kids Don’t Agree: How to Stay Connected & Honor Their Autonomy

You’ve probably instilled very deliberate morals, family values, or religious beliefs into your child over the years. But what do you do when, as they grow older, they begin to develop their own opinions and convictions that might deviate from yours? How do you maintain a strong connection with your child, tween, teen, or adult...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | From Power Struggle to Peaceful Parenting: A Follow-Up Conversation with Valeria
10
Apr

Ep #170: From Power Struggle to Peaceful Parenting: A Follow-Up Conversation with Valeria

A few weeks ago, you heard Valeria on the show. She reached out for help and we had an amazing coaching conversation where we talked about navigating fear and anger in parenting, setting limits, letting go of guilt, and connecting before correcting. A couple of weeks after our initial conversation, I asked Valeria how it...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | The First Step in Real World Peaceful Parenting
03
Apr

Ep #169: The First Step in Real World Peaceful Parenting

As parents, we’ve all faced a situation where an immediate reaction might not be the most productive thing for us to do. Maybe you’re facing a tantrum, power struggle, disagreement, or pure defiance, and in these moments, our instinct is to react impulsively. Maybe being reactionary is how you’ve always operated, or this was modeled...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | When Different Coparenting Styles Collide
27
Mar

Ep #168: When Different Coparenting Styles Collide

In keeping with the theme of self-regulation throughout 2024, this week, I’m diving into the intricacies of coparenting with a focus on one common challenge that comes up: what to do when you’re not on the same page as your coparent. I recently had a coaching call with a couple we’ll call Dan and Sophie....
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