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This is it! Finally! 7 absolutely foolproof ways to get your kids to listen the FIRST time. Ok ok – you got me. I lied. There is no way (unless you consider instilling intense fear by yelling and threats) Sorry for the clickbait but I still get asked this by many a parent when I’m coaching, presenting or just bump into someone at the shops. But think about it: how many times have you said “shoes on” today? Three? Seven? Ugh. It’s universal. Today I’m challenging the thing every parent wants to know, because “how do I get them to listen the first time?” is really “how do I get them to do what I want, immediately?” And that’s setting us up for a power struggle before we’ve even opened our mouths. (Been there, a hundred times, until I learnt a NEW way). Let’s stop trying to raise kids who obey like little robots and start working WITH their brains instead of against them. Because you’ll very quickly see fewer battles and a lot more cooperation (no threats, bribes or punishments needed). I also cover why this is NOT permissive parenting, and also why my kids aren’t unicorns (one’s a tween and one’s ADHD and we definitely have Moments with a capital M). Your goal isn’t a kid who obeys the first time. It’s a kid who feels respected enough to want to cooperate. Pick one of the 7 to try this week and let me know how you go! 📖 Want the full roadmap? My book, From Chaos to Connection, is the companion to this podcast. Link in the show notes. 🎥 Want to watch instead of listen? This episode is over on my YT channel: www.youtube.com/c/stephaniepinto 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives! Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 150,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Stop crying” is probably the most automatic sentence in parenting, and I said it to my own child in the middle of a carpark after a kids’ party. (Plus a thousand more times over the yeras I'm sure). Today I explain why it ACTUALLY comes out of our mouths so fast, and how the way we were parented plays a bigger part than most of us realise. I walk you through what crying really is, a simple step-by-step approach for staying calm when the tears start, and 10 phrases you can use TODAY. I also share why often the most powerful thing you can do is say nothing at all. If you want to stop reacting and start responding, this is a great place to start. COURSE OFFER: Get Evolve with Emotional Intelligence, my course with 35 mini videos (5-10 min long each) for just $37 (normally $111US). Limited time only. www.stephaniepinto.com/evolve USE CODE: PODEP130. 🎥 Want to watch instead of listen? This episode is over on my YT channel: www.youtube.com/c/stephaniepinto 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives! Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 150,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A while back, I posted a reel of my son spilling soda on the couch and me NOT punishing him. It got over 1 million views, and the comments were INSANE. The question I heard most was “Don’t kids need consequences??” Yeees BUT they’re almost never what most of us think. And they do not have to hurt to "work" (in fact they really must NOT!). In this episode I break down discipline vs punishment, what the research really says, and the 5-question check that tells you whether your consequence is a real consequence or a punishment in a pretty outfit. You’ll also get 10 real examples for ages 2 to 16, plus the story of a mum I coached whose daily screen-time battles ended this exact approach. EVOLVE: Here's the course I mentioned: www.stephaniepinto.com/evolve and code: PODEP130 (Go now whilst it's $37 instead of $111!!) 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives! If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 150,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🎁 FREEBIE ALERT: Get your Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Cheat Sheet Bundle here: www.stephaniepinto.com/gifts When your child struggles, every instinct says to find the problem and fix it. But 99% of the time, that actually making things harder (sorry!) Most of the world around us, from the medical model to many therapy rooms, takes a deficit approach: what’s wrong, what are the risks, how do we fix it. The Resilience Donut is the opposite. It’s a strengths-based approach that flips the usual advice on its head. Instead of pouring your energy into your child’s weakest area, you find what’s already working and build on it. I unpack the 3 key messages every child needs to hear on the inside (they're much more simple than you think!) the 7 things around them that protect them when life gets hard, and why kids who think pessimistically can hold on to things that they brush off even your best encouragement. Head to www.theresiliencedoughnut.com.au for more info. 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives! If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 150,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if your child's most baffling behaviour isn't defiance or attitude at all? Consequences, reward charts, and bribes haven't stopped the meltdowns, refusals, or shutdowns. That's because it's not about discipline. It's about the sensory system (that no-one teaches us by the way!) I'm joined by occupational therapist Laura Petix, author of the new book The Sensory Code, and founder of Instagram's @theotbutterfly, to talk about a topic that doesn't get enough airtime. Laura shares how looking at behaviour from a different angle, kind of like coming in through a side window, can change everything about how you understand and respond to your child, whether they're a toddler or a teenager. You'll walk away with a fresh lens, quick practical strategies, and definitely a few lightbulb moments. Where to find Laura's book The Sensory Code: all good bookstores and online! Head to www.theotbutterfly.com or find her on Instagram. The book is OUT NOW! Go go go :) 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives! If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 150,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever caught yourself doing "all the right things" emotionally with your kid only to watch it somehow make things worse? In this episode, I'm breaking down something most parenting content won't tell you: the research on why constant emotional narration can backfire, and where the real line is between validating your child and accidentally teaching them to get stuck in a feeling instead of moving through it. Drawing on neuroscience and child development research most parents have never heard translated into plain English, this episode will change the way you respond the next time your kid falls apart (and might just explain why some of your go-to strategies haven't been working the way you thought they would!). If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 150,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine standing in the middle of a zoo (or a supermarket, or a school pickup line) watching your child completely fall apart and feeling completely frozen... This is what I'm talking about today! This episode right here is your turning point. I'm walking you through my six-step de-escalation framework that goes way beyond the usual "get down to their level" advice you've heard a hundred times — into the neuroscience of WHY your child literally cannot hear you mid-meltdown, the one thing most parents do first that makes it last twice as long, and the small but powerful move that hands your child back their sense of control in seconds. This isn't theory. It's the exact approach I use with my own kids, the one I teach in my coaching practice, and the one I wish had been used at the Taronga Zoo lion enclosure on ANZAC Day weekend... If you want to stop dreading the next big emotional moment and start feeling genuinely equipped for it, press play. If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anxiety Masterclass tickets here: www.stephaniepinto.com/anxious-masterclass Ever stood in the school car park while your child clings to you, pleading they can’t go in, and thought… is this ever going to get easier? Or your teen is shutting themselves away in their room, refusing to go to social gatherings or other activities (that you know they’d probably LOVE)? I’ve been there. My youngest has, too. And yes, even as someone who teaches emotional intelligence and anxiety strategies, I still questioned myself in those moments (a lot). Today I'm sharing our story, from tearful mornings to the small victories that actually matter. I also dive into a few things parents often don’t realise about anxiety: why tummies hurt, why constant reassurance can backfire, and the thinking patterns of anxious brains. Plus, a story moment from a Caribbean stage where I realised I’d finally made it past the worst of my own anxiety (spoiler: it felt amazing). This episode is honest, real, and practical. You’ll get hope, a few gentle strategies you can start using immediately, and a reminder that anxious kids don’t need fixing, they need understanding and the right tools. Anxiety Masterclass tickets here: www.stephaniepinto.com/anxious-masterclass (Come live or get the recording!) If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever had a moment where your child’s reaction felt way bigger than the situation? 🌋 A small thing turns into a huge meltdown. Logic doesn’t land. Consequences do NOT work. And you’re thinking "what am I supposed to do right now?" This is for you! Today I’m joined by Elizabeth Sautter, a speech-language pathologist and author who has spent nearly 30 years supporting neurodivergent kids, families and educators. She’s also a mum of two neurodivergent (grown up) kids, so everything she shares comes from both professional experience and real life. Elizabeth introduces a simple framework she uses with families called the ABCs and 123s of co-regulation. It helps parents understand what’s happening in a child’s nervous system when emotions run high, and what actually helps in the moment. Because when kids are overwhelmed, it’s often not a discipline problem. It’s a regulation problem. In this episode we talk about: ✅ Why behaviour is often a signal, not the real problem ✅ Why reasoning with a dysregulated child rarely works (we’ve all tried though) ✅ The power of pausing before responding ✅ How your calm nervous system helps regulate your child’s I also love Elizabeth's metaphor about kids learning to ride emotional waves. "Our job isn’t to stop the waves, but to help them stay afloat while the feelings pass." She created a free resource for listeners called the Get Regulation in Real Time Toolkit, with practical tools to support kids’ emotional regulation at home or school. Grab it here. (https://elizabethsautter.com/regulation-in-real-time-toolkit) Love what you're hearing? Get your FREE Emotional Intelligence Resource Bundle at stephaniepinto.com/gift If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everyone talks about rules, consequences, and behaviour, but emotional intelligence? That’s the piece almost no one talks about!! And yet it’s the thing that actually shapes how kids handle life, relationships, and themselves. Today I’m sharing 10 of the most underrated ways to raise emotionally intelligent kids. The strategies most parents never hear about (and the ones I always share with private clients). These are simple. Practical. Surprisingly powerful shifts that can change your family’s emotional energy almost immediately. I talk about why emotions aren’t the enemy, what’s REALLY happening in your child’s brain during meltdowns, how to expand their emotional vocabulary, and why your own childhood lessons might still be quietly shaping your parenting choices. No fluff. No lectures. Just 10 actionable ways to help your kids understand themselves, express feelings safely, and grow into emotionally aware humans. PS: Get your FREE EI Resource Bundle: stephaniepinto.com/gift If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Freebie Gift: Resource Bundle link is below! Ever feel like getting your kids to cooperate is like negotiating with dictators who happen to share your DNA? 🤣 Last episode (on a similar topic) was so popular that this week I made a mini masterclass on cooperation! I'm sharing 20 emotionally intelligent tips to get your kids working with you not against you. No yelling, no bribing, no punishments. Just practical strategies that actually work and help your child feel seen, safe and capable. This isn’t about being permissive or letting kids run the show. It’s about shifting the way you connect, communicate and lead so cooperation grows naturally. If you’re tired of repeating yourself, losing your patience or feeling like everything is a constant negotiation this episode is for you. Grab a cuppa and listen in... in 28 min you’ll have 20 simple, easy-to-apply strategies that make your home calmer, your parenting more effective and maybe even a little more fun again ✅ If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! Freebie Gift: Resource Bundle: stephaniepinto.com/gift 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Psst... Scroll for the link to my book on emotionally intelligent parenting! What if parenting didn’t have to rely on punishment, guilt, or constant power struggles? Yep. Really. Today I'm actually the one being interviewed! My friend Amy Nesbitt had me on her podcast, Whole Wellness Mamas, and we unpacked what emotional intelligence parenting really means, and why it’s so different from the old-school approaches many of us were raised with. This is the conversation you get to hear today! Amy and I talk about: Why punishing “bad behaviour” is SO outdated, and what actually helps kids become cooperativeHow honouring children’s emotions builds connection, trust, and resilienceWhat it looks like to model emotional regulation instead of expecting kids to “just calm down”The power of rupture and repair, taking responsibility, apologising, and rebuilding connectionWhy emotional intelligence parenting takes intention and discipline, but works for so many familiesHow parents can start noticing their own emotional cycles BEFORE reactingExpanding your emotional vocabulary so you can respond, not explode LINK FOR MY BOOK: If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking about feelings can be hard, for kids AND parents. Some kids talk freely, others shut down, and many sit somewhere in between. If you’ve ever felt unsure how to help your child open up, or worried about what’s going on beneath the surface, this episode is for you. Silence isn’t defiance — it’s a signal. Kids can shut down when they don’t feel emotionally safe, even when the environment is calm, loving, and well-intentioned. Today I unpack how emotional intelligence, nervous system awareness, and self-regulation change the way kids experience communication and connection. You’ll learn why kids decide (unconsciously) whether it’s safe to share, how our tone, presence, and reactions matter more than the “right words,” and how letting go of control actually builds trust. I also share simple phrases, somatic calming strategies, and mindset shifts that create space for openness without pressure, fixing, or compliance. If you want deeper connection, more trust, and conversations that happen naturally, without forcing, this episode will change the way you think about talking to your kids. If this way of thinking resonates, my book on Amazon goes deeper into these ideas — emotional intelligence as the foundation for calmer, more connected parenting. Think of it as a companion to this conversation. 📚 Find my book From Chaos To Connection by Stephanie Pinto on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s an eye-opener. An 11-year-old boy is suspended from school for bullying. His parent is devastated, confused, and in shock. They turned to my parenting community online for help and ask a question so many parents would ask in that moment: “Besides taking away electronics, what else can I do?” What followed was a flood of responses. Some were deeply supportive, insightful, and grounded in emotional intelligence. Others were confronting, punitive, and honestly… alarming. So today in this episode I unpack that post from my Facebook community, Let’s Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids, and the huge range of responses it received. I talk about: Why punishment feels like the obvious answer, but often misses the markWhat bullying behaviour is really telling us about a childHow shame-based consequences ALWAYS backfireThe big (and hugely important) difference between accountability and punishmentWhat emotionally intelligent parents focus on insteadHow to support a child who has caused harm without excusing the behaviour This is not about “letting kids off the hook.” And it’s definitely not about ignoring the impact on the other child. It’s about teaching responsibility, empathy, and change in a way that actually sticks. If you’ve ever thought, “What if this was my child?” or “How would I even handle that?” This episode is for you. Enjoy. 🎁 Want to get my book From Chaos To Connection FOR FREE? This month you can get it at no cost when you get my How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids online course, which is also 50% off!! The only place to access it is here and use code 2026JANSALE. 📚 Find my book on Amazon here! 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You promise yourself you won’t yell… and then suddenly, you have. Maybe your child’s tantrum isn’t even that big, but something in YOU snaps. If you’ve ever wondered why you react the way you do, even when you know better, this episode is for you. Today I’m not talking about how to “fix” your child, stop tantrums, or get quick compliance. I’m talking about the missing piece most parents were never taught: emotional intelligence, and how it completely changes the way you experience triggers, yelling, and discipline. I unpack why reacting is often automatic, not a failure… Why punishment and control don’t create calm (even when they seem to work short-term)… And why self-awareness, not willpower, is the skill that gives you choice in hard moments. This conversation will help you see your triggers differently, understand what’s really happening in your nervous system, and shift the focus from controlling behaviour to building connection and emotional safety. No scripts. No step-by-step formulas. Just powerful orienting principles to help you respond more intentionally, even on the haaard parenting days. If you’re tired of feeling stuck in the same cycle, and you’re ready to parent with more calm, clarity, and confidence… this is one you don’t want to miss. Press play and let’s start changing the way you show up at home. I mentioned my book From Chaos To Connection (How parenting with emotional intelligence raises kind, confident, resilient kids) - find it on Amazon here! If you prefer to watch the video, find this episode on YouTube here. 🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives! Find my best-selling book on emotional intelligence, From Chaos To Connection on Amazon here!   Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements. E: [email protected] W: www.stephaniepinto.com FB: fb.com/stephpinto IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent   Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 148,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.