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Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.Author: Flora McCormick, LCPC, Parenting Coach
For cycle-breaking parents who still face battles at bedtime and beyond, Sustainable Parenting teaches tools that actually change behavior when gentle parenting doesn't work.Research shows 1 in 3 parents who try gentle parenting still end the day begging kids to listen and blaming themselves when the scripts dont stop the tantrums. So if your 6-year-old still ignores you, your toddler screams over a broken banana, and bedtime still ends in tearsits not you, its the gentle parenting advice thats failing you.Unlike other podcasts that only tell you to stay calm or validate feelings while your toddler is throwing dinosaurs at your head, here youll get strategies to set limits kids respect without crushing their spirit so they grow into kind, confident humans, and you finally feel like the calm, in-control parent you want to be.Im Flora McCormicka counselor, parenting coach, and mom of two. After 20 years helping families worldwide, Ive helped thousands of parents raise confident kids while practicing parenting without yelling or shame. Parenting will always have hard moments, but raising respectful, emotionally healthy kids doesnt have to be a constant battle. Follow Sustainable Parenting and start listening today. Language: en-us Genres: Education, Kids & Family, Parenting, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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142. How Minimalism Frees Parents and Kids: A Parenting Discussion with Joshua Becker on Calm, Simplified Family Life
Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
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. If you would like to receive Minimalist posts from Joshua Baker via e-mail, sign up here. Or connect more directly through social media here:Facebook: Inspirational quotes and links.Twitter✨Want more? ✨NEW✨ pdfs and short video lessons on Respect, Bedtimes, Power Struggles and More: ON ETSY!✨ Get my 3 KEYS to Calm, Confident Parenting (30 min. FREE webinar) - https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63640a05c74edb4b6bdce1f3✨ Buy a 3 session Coaching Bundle (saving you $100) - for THREE 30-min sessions 1:1 with ME, where we get right to the heart of your challenges, and give you small, powerful shifts that make a huge difference fast. OR ✨Schedule a FREE 20 min clarity call with Sustainable Parenting, so we can answer any questions you may have about working with Flora.
