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BratBusters Parenting Podcast

Welcome to the BratBusters Parenting Podcast! Lisa Bunnage, Parenting Coach and Founder of BratBusters Parenting, is joined by her daughter who handles the marketing and planning at BratBusters Parenting, Amy Bunnage.The show dives into a variety of parenting topics and Lisa answers your parenting questions. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.Have a parenting question you"d like to submit for a chance to be featured? Visit https://bratbusters.com/podcast-questions/

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All Episodes

32:16

Stop Letting Your Child Control You

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/10/08

#215 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on letting your child be in control. She covers why she thinks children don’t always want to be in control and how this can change throughout the years. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, discussing how to approach a 9-year-old who won’t listen to advice, ways to handle bedtime battles with a 3-year-old, strategies for parenting a strong-willed 3-year-old and a toddler, and how to respond when a 3-year-old yells and tells oth...

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25:53

Why Reasoning With Toddlers Can Actually Backfire

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/10/06

#214 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on parenting toddlers. She covers what age she considers to be a toddler, toddler impulse control, discipline for toddlers, shifting focus towards connection, her take on the word brat, and the fact that parents are learning as they go. Lastly, Lisa addresses eleven listener questions, discussing how to approach discipline for a bilingual 20-month-old, how to handle a strong-willed 30-month-old showing physical aggression and saying no, re...

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30:18

How to Hold Boundaries Without the Parenting Guilt

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/10/01

#213 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on holding boundaries as a parent. She covers parenting guilt around bedtime battles, feeling like the bad guy, the impact parenting guilt can have, holding fair boundaries as a calm leader, and moving past the parenting guilt. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, discussing whether you can tell if your parenting method is working long-term, examples of a calm leader, explaining how to handle accepting a toddler apology, and shar...

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34:24

Why Constant Discipline Can Actually Ruin Connection

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/29

#212 In this episode, Lisa shares her thoughts on how constant discipline can negatively affect connection. She covers why parents often focus too much on discipline, the importance of connection, how to balance connection and discipline, and how her parents approached this. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, discussing how to bring joy into the household as a toddler parent, what to do when a 4-year-old and toddler are fighting, how to respond when a 5-year-old claims they...

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25:42

The Back Talk Mistake (BratBusters Behaviour Board...

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/24

#211 In this episode, Lisa reviews a listener-submitted BratBusters Behaviour Board for a teenager, pre-teen, 9-year-old, and parents. She also covers adapting the BratBusters Behaviour Board for teenagers, using the BratBusters Behaviour Board as a step-parent, and the importance of being accountable as a calm leader. Learn more about the Toddler BratBusters Bootcamp (16-35 Months)Learn more about the BratBusters Bootcamp (Ages 3-12) Thank you for joining us! If you’re looking to learn...

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19:51

Why Good Parents Keep Losing Power Struggles

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/22

#210 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on parenting power struggles. She covers what these parenting power struggles can look like and why she believes these parenting power struggles aren’t a part of calm leadership. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing an 8-year-old refusing to wear a seatbelt, how to handle a 4-year-old plugging in the television during a media blackout, strategies for addressing a 6-year-old stealing, how to respond when a 5-year-old refu...

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31:02

Consequences Don't Work For My Child

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/17

#209 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on consequences not working. She covers her general approach when a child doesn’t care about consequences, inconsistency in consequences, parents over-explaining themselves, children refusing to complete the consequence, and how connection impacts discipline. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing her general approach to a 5-year-old meltdowns over little things, strategies for handling challenging behaviour from a 4...

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35:15

Stop Doing This After Your Child Has a Tantrum

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/15

#208 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on post-tantrum approaches. She covers parents trying to discuss tantrums, getting children to reflect on why they had a tantrum, holding grudges about tantrums, asking children to apologize for their behaviour during a tantrum, the importance of connection with your child, and her general approach after a tantrum is over. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, discussing how to manage 15-month-old tantrums, what to do when a toddl...

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31:52

Can You Discipline Attitude (BratBusters Behaviour...

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/10

#207 In this episode, Lisa audits an example BratBusters Behaviour Board. Throughout the conversation she covers why you can put attitude on the board for the parents but not the children, what age she recommends starting the BratBusters Behaviour Board, her thoughts on timeout for toddlers, and the importance of connection. Learn more about the Toddler BratBusters Bootcamp (16-35 Months)Learn more about the BratBusters Bootcamp (Ages 3-12) Thank you for joining us! If you’re looking ...

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28:27

How to Say No Without the Pushback

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/08

#206 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on saying no to children. She covers treating no like an open-ended offer, repeating yourself as a parent, using warnings or countdowns, matching their emotional energy, the importance of focusing on fun and connection, how fighting with your spouse can impact parenting, and whether or not children should learn to hear the word no. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing using consistent corrective actions with a 20-m...

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24:26

Why You Can't Parent Every Child the Same

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/03

#205 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on why you can parent every child the same. She covers birth order impacts, trying to make things fair as a parent, and handling different temperaments from your children. Lastly, Lisa addresses four listener questions, discussing different responses to your calm leadership from children, how to navigate using the BratBusters Behaviour Board with different ages, strategies for handling disagreements from siblings, and advice for managing 3-ye...

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30:20

Should You Discipline a Tired Child

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/09/01

#204 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on whether or not parents should discipline a tired child. She covers meeting a child’s needs and managing their wants along with common scenarios. Lastly, Lisa addresses four listener questions, discussing what to do about an almost 3-year-old throwing pistachios on the floor, strategies for navigating a tired toddler, how to handle a 2-year-old having tantrums at bedtime, and how to know when to draw the line with a toddler. Learn m...

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33:37

Stop Bringing These Common Emotions Into Discipline

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/27

#203 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on staying calm as a parent. She covers why she believes you don’t need to be perfect to stay, why parents may be (unintentionally) giving their children the power, leading with emotions during discipline rather than logic, and that she thinks parents don’t need to have all of the answers. Lastly, Lisa addresses six listener questions, discussing how to manage a 27-month-old screaming in the car, strategies for a 6-year-old not listenin...

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28:25

Setting Up Discipline for Success

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/25

#202 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on her approach to discipline. She covers setting up the BratBusters Behaviour Board, why it starts at three, and a common misconception about calm leadership parenting from her perspective. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing what to do if a 3-year-old is still hitting while using the BratBusters Behaviour Board, whether you need a BratBusters Behaviour Board when you’re already a calm leader, supporting a 4-year...

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22:37

How to Deal With Wild Toddler Behaviour

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/20

#201 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on wild toddler behaviour. She covers what age she considers to be a toddler and why she believes some toddlers test boundaries while others don’t. Lastly, Lisa addresses eight listener questions, discussing how to manage a toddler screaming at a baby brother, what to do about a 2-year-old hitting everyone, ways to handle a toddler throwing food during meals, a 17-month-old biting others, how to handle a 23-month-old yelling "mine" at o...

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35:31

Stop Trying to Fix Your Child

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/18

#200 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on parents trying to fix their child. She covers shifting your focus as a parent, traits of a calm leader, why parents often blame their child, and taking responsibility for your child’s behaviour as a parent. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, discussing how to navigate a sudden change in behaviour from an almost 3-year-old, whether it is important that both parents don’t yell, how to handle the mother-in-law and 4-year-o...

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25:10

Why Your Children Are Draining Your Energy

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/13

#199 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on feeling drained as a parent. She covers how parenting can be exhausting even when everything is going well, not feeling like you’re enjoying parenting, and the trap of comparing yourself to other parents. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing what to do if you are struggling to connect with your children, how to respond to major attitude from a 4-year-old, ways to handle a 4-year-old throwing things, strategies f...

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35:44

How to Prep for Back to School Without the Chaos

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/11

#198 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on preparing for back to school. She covers setting up a school morning routine, separation anxiety during school drop off, homework and after school decompression, what she may do if your child doesn’t like their teacher, and her general approach to bullying. Lastly, Lisa addresses four listener questions, discussing how to get a child to open up about their day, what to do when a 4-year-old wants to be just like her friend, strategies...

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37:14

Why Calm Leadership Parenting is Misunderstood

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/06

#197 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on calm leadership being misunderstood. She covers the difference between the authority style and pleaser parent style, parents looking for a kinder approach, the importance of sustainability with parenting, how feeling overwhelmed can cause changes to parenting, and signs your calm leadership may be working. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing what to do when a 3-year-old is emotionally invested in being upset, h...

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22:32

When Parents Don't Agree on Discipline

BratBusters Parenting Podcast ·

2026/08/04

#196 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts when parents don’t agree on discipline. She covers the importance of getting a parenting plan in place, parenting differences when divorced, and her take on why it’s important to be accountable as a parent. Lastly, Lisa addresses five listener questions, discussing how to manage two parenting styles under the same roof, whether just one parent can use the BratBusters Behaviour Board, how to handle fundamental parenting differences, ways...

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