Sustainable Parenting | Positive Discipline for Raising Resilient Kids

Are you feeling overwhelmed trying to raise kind kids in an unkind world?
Between constant headlines, cultural tension, and everyday parenting struggles, many parents are asking the same question: How do I raise compassionate, resilient kids who will make the world a better place?
In this episode of the Sustainable Parenting Podcast, I share my number one tip for raising kind, caring humans—especially during uncertain and stressful times. 
We start by naming the reality many families are living in right now: fear, frustration, and emotional overload. 
We then walk through a powerful Positive Discipline exercise that helps reframe everyday parenting challenges like whining, talking back, sibling fights, tantrums, and power struggles into moments we actually look forward to. What?!!!
By the time you finish this episode, you'll have a FRESH perspective on the most challenging moments you face.
This episode is for parents who want:
positive parenting strategies that actually work
calm parenting tips that reduce power struggles
gentle discipline without permissiveness
tools for raising kind, confident, and resilient kids
a kind-and-firm approach that feels sustainable
If you’re tired of reacting, yelling, or feeling defeated—and you want to parent with more clarity, confidence, and purpose—this episode will help you zoom out, refocus on the long game, and feel more hopeful about the humans you’re raising.
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What if owning less could help you parent with more calm, confidence, and connection?
In this episode of the Sustainable Parenting Podcast, Flora McCormick sits down with Joshua Becker of Simplify Magazine to explore how minimalism supports dependable calm, and deeper relationships with ourselves and our kids. 
We talk about how clutter quietly fuels stress, power struggles, and yelling — and how simplifying your home can become one of the most effective positive parenting strategies for more calm in your home life. Joshua shares practical ways to set visible boundaries kids can understand, why parents go first, and how fewer toys often lead to better listening, deeper play, and more cooperation.
This conversation also challenges the idea that “more” creates a better childhood. Instead, we explore how minimalism helps families align time, money, and energy with their values — raising resilient kids, and raising confident kids.
In this episode we discuss:
Minimalism as a positive parenting strategy.
Parenting benefits when you have environmental calm.
How LESS is definitely more, in terms of raising resilient and confident kids.
**Joshua Becker is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, entrepreneur, and Christian minimalist who writes and speaks about intentional living and simplifying life through his popular blog, Becoming Minimalist, inspiring millions to own less and live more purposefully, focusing on values over possessions, and is also the founder of The Hope Effect for orphans. 
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What do we do when our kids are disrespectful — they aren't listening, and they have attitude — and it starts draining the life out of us?
This week on the Sustainable Parenting Podcast, I’m joined by my husband for a candid, coffee-on-the-couch conversation about disrespectful behavior in kids, the number one frustration I hear from dads in parent coaching. Together, we explore why this issue sparks so many power struggles, how moms and dads often experience it differently, and what’s really happening beneath the surface when kids push back.
We break down the top two reasons kids come across as disrespectful, and then share a Positive Parenting Strategy that surprises many parents. (Spoiler alert: how to get kids to listen has far less to do with fixing your child — and far more to do with shifting how we respond as parents.)
You’ll hear us wrestle with the tension between gentle parenting and firm boundaries, and land on a grounded, realistic middle road rooted in Kind and Firm Parenting, Positive Discipline, and Calm Confident Parenting. This episode offers practical tools to stop power struggles with kids, set clear limits without yelling, and respond to disrespect without escalating the conflict.
If you’re craving parenting without yelling, wondering how to stop tantrums and back talk, or hoping to raise respectful, resilient kids while staying connected, this conversation will feel validating, honest, and doable.
Pull up a seat, sip your coffee with us, and join us as we explore how to guide kids with both kindness and firmness — at the same time.
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What if setting family goals didn’t feel overwhelming—or like one more thing to get right?
In this episode, I’m sharing a gentle, realistic approach to setting family goals for 2026 that offer direction without pressure and intention without perfection. Instead of rigid resolutions or systems that fall apart by February, we talk about how families can choose a shared target—and allow the path there to flex as life unfolds.
You’ll learn:
Why family goals work best when they function as a compass, not a contract
How to create goals that support calm, connection, and cooperation
What to focus on if you want lasting change without power struggles
How small shifts (not big overhauls) create meaningful momentum
I also walk you through a simple Family Goals Reflection Guide: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4434156021/family-new-years-resolution-goals-pdf-to, you can download in the show notes—designed to help your family reflect on tech, connection, fun, service, wellness, and relationships in a way that feels supportive and doable.
If you’re craving a calmer, more intentional year—this episode is your starting point.
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Screens often show up as gifts—but they come with big questions. In this episode, we talk honestly about kids’ tech, family values, and how to decrease those overwhelming tantrums over tech. 
If you’re focused on raising confident kids while keeping tech in its place, this episode will support you. If you have struggled to know where to set boundaries on tech, this will give you those clear guardrails.  
By the time you finish listening, you’ll learn:
Why boredom supports creativity and listening (how to get kids to listen without more rules)
What’s happening in the brain when games and apps rely on constant rewards
How kind and firm parenting reduces screen-related power struggles
Why not all screens are equal—and what to watch out for
How positive discipline and clear limits protect sleep, mood, and attention
Need SCREEN-FREE ideas? We got you! 👇🏼
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