Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.
Flora McCormick, LCPC, Parenting Coach
136 episodes
5 days ago
If you’ve been trying so hard to stay calm, validate feelings, and reason with your child — but still end up in power struggles, meltdowns, or 20-minute debates about a broken banana — this episode is your breath of fresh air. Flora McCormick, LCPC — parenting coach, counselor, and mom of two — reveals the surprising missing piece that makes gentle parenting actually work: learning to talk less. You’ll hear a real client story of how one mom transformed morning battles simply by saying fewer ...
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If you’ve been trying so hard to stay calm, validate feelings, and reason with your child — but still end up in power struggles, meltdowns, or 20-minute debates about a broken banana — this episode is your breath of fresh air. Flora McCormick, LCPC — parenting coach, counselor, and mom of two — reveals the surprising missing piece that makes gentle parenting actually work: learning to talk less. You’ll hear a real client story of how one mom transformed morning battles simply by saying fewer ...
128. The One Phrase That Works When Kids Ignore You
Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.
13 minutes
1 month ago
128. The One Phrase That Works When Kids Ignore You
Does your child suddenly “lose their hearing” the moment you ask them to pick up their shoes, come to the table, or turn off the tablet? You’re not alone—and you’re not going crazy. In this episode, we’ll unpack why kids pretend not to hear you and how to break the exhausting cycle of repeating yourself over and over. By the time you finish listening, you will know: Why kids really tune us out (and it’s not because they’re disrespectful).The “connect before you direct” approach that makes kid...
Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.
If you’ve been trying so hard to stay calm, validate feelings, and reason with your child — but still end up in power struggles, meltdowns, or 20-minute debates about a broken banana — this episode is your breath of fresh air. Flora McCormick, LCPC — parenting coach, counselor, and mom of two — reveals the surprising missing piece that makes gentle parenting actually work: learning to talk less. You’ll hear a real client story of how one mom transformed morning battles simply by saying fewer ...
