Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.

109. How to Stay Calm When Kids Push Boundaries Without Feeling Like You’re Failing


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Do you ever feel stuck in a cycle of frustration and disappointment as a parent? 

In this short episode of our weekly podcast, I’ll share one key tool that can help you shift your perspective and bring more calm and ease to your parenting—even if your kids don’t change right away.

Here’s what you’ll discover:

  • Why children’s behavior isn’t a sign of parental failure—and how understanding this can ease anxiety & emotions
  • Why testing rules and boundaries is actually a healthy part of development—and how to respond with kind and firm parenting instead of frustration
  • How lowering expectations doesn’t mean lowering your standards—and how gentle discipline can keep respect and connection strong

These calm parenting tips and positive parenting strategies are designed to reduce power struggles, strengthen your parent-child connection, and leave you feeling more confident and less overwhelmed.

✨Want even more parenting tips & tools? 

Join our monthly Lunch & Learn workshop held Wednesdays at noon for 30 minutes of teaching and 30 minutes of Q&A. Register here: sustainableparenting.com/workshop-4

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Schedule a FREE 20 min clarity call with Sustainable Parenting, so we can answer any questions you may have. Together, we'll make a plan for your best next steps to have more calm & confidence in parenting - while having kids that listen!:)

✨NEW✨ pdfs and short video lessons on Respect, Bedtimes, Power Struggles and More: ON ETSY!

Download the FREE pdf. on getting kids to listen, for strategies that take you out of the "gentle mom - monster mom" cycle, with effective positive parenting strategies.

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