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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 | Discover Your Parenting Village: Transform Chaos into Calm
19
Jun

Ep #180: Discover Your Parenting Village: Transform Chaos into Calm

In our year of self-regulation, what I know for sure is that the more regulated you are when things go wrong or your kids are storming, the more you can guide, teach, and support them. The best way to show up for your kids in this way is to have support yourself, but do you...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | The Truth About How Your Words Affect Your Child’s Future
12
Jun

Ep #179: The Truth About How Your Words Affect Your Child’s Future

Have you ever stopped to consider how powerful your words are? The words we speak to our children play a critical role in shaping their internal voice: their self-esteem, their self-confidence, and their self-perception as a whole. Your kids pick up on a deeper meaning in your words from an early age, and those words...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | Stop Losing Your Cool: How to Tame Your Triggers as a Parent
05
Jun

Ep #178: Stop Losing Your Cool: How to Tame Your Triggers as a Parent

We spend so much time decoding our children’s meltdowns and storms, but what about our own? As parents, we become experts in our child’s triggers, but our own can be more difficult to pinpoint. The reality is that our triggers usually ignite our children’s triggers, which can lead to the both of us storming alongside...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | The Self-Regulation Tool All Parents Need: Connect Then Redirect
29
May

Ep #177: The Self-Regulation Tool All Parents Need: Connect Then Redirect

Parenting is full of joys and challenges. Your ability to remain calm, composed, and in control of your own emotions can significantly impact your children’s development and your family dynamics. In continuation of our exploration of self-regulation in 2024, I’m giving you a tool I want you to remember, practice, and use often. Offering your...
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Real World Peaceful Parenting with Lisa Smith | Want Calm Kids? Co-Regulation is the Answer
22
May

Ep #176: Want Calm Kids? Co-Regulation is the Answer

Have you ever noticed how calm you feel, simply by being in the presence of a calm person? On the flip side, have you noticed how one person’s panic can quickly become your panic too? Calmness isn’t just an attitude. It’s a mindset that emanates confidence and allows for self-regulation. Practicing self-regulation is challenging, even...
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