The holidays are supposed to feel magical, but for many parents, they can quickly turn into overwhelm, frustration, and snapping at the kids we love most. In this episode of Certified Oversharer, host Samantha Busch sits down with parenting coach Sean Donohue, the voice behind Parenting Modern Teens and a trusted expert followed by over one million parents, to have an honest conversation about why parents yell, how to stop losing your cool, and what actually works when kids don't listen.

Throughout the episode, Sean shares practical, real-life parenting tools that can be used with both toddlers and teenagers, including connection before correction, empathetic limits, giving kids choices, and shared problem-solving.

This episode is for every parent who cares deeply about raising emotionally healthy kids, feels the pressure to get it right, and sometimes loses their cool anyway. It's a reminder that parents set the emotional tone, that connection leads the way, and that showing up as the adult in the relationship is hard work—but meaningful work.

Certified Oversharer will be taking a short holiday break. We'll be back with a brand-new episode on January 6, 2026. We hope you have an amazing holiday season and can't wait to be back with you in the new year.

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