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Emotionally Intelligent Parenting with Stephanie Pinto, 131 episodes. Page 1 of 2.

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132: "How Do I Get Them To Listen The FIRST Time?" 7 Ways to Avoid Blowups

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131: 10 Things to Say Instead of STOP CRYING!

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130: "They'll Never Learn Without Consequences, Right?!"

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129: Raise Resilient Kids With Just 3 Messages

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128: The Sensory Code with Laura Petix (Occupational Therapist)

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127: The Validation Trap: What the Research Actually Says

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126: Six Steps to De-Escalating Big Emotions (And the Meltdown at Taronga Zoo)

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125: Tummy Aches, Tears, and Panic: Anxiety in Kids.

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124: What to Do When Your Child Is Overwhelmed: The ABCs of Co-Regulation

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123: My 10 Most Underrated Ways To Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids

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122: A Mini Masterclass on Cooperation (Without Yelling)

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121: The Secret to Raising Cooperative, Emotionally Resilient Kids

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120: Emotional Intelligence and the Art of Getting Kids to Open Up

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119: When Your Child is The Bully: This Parent Was in Shock.

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118: Triggers, Tantrums, and Techniques That Work

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117: Mini Masterclass on Emotional Intelligence 2026

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116: How to Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids in 2026 (Without Doing More)

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115: The A+ Kid Who Says He’s Being Bullied… Then Takes It Back. What’s Really Going On?

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114: Top 10 Lessons That Changed How I Parent (and Teach Emotional Intelligence)

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113: Repair Over Perfection: Raising Emotionally Resilient Toddlers with Devon from Transforming Toddlerhood.

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112: My Post on Kids' Anger Went Viral: I'm Burning These Myths to the Ground.

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111: How To NOT Just Survive The Kid/Teen Years.

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110: Breaking the Rules: Why Neurodivergent Kids Push Back with Christina Keeble

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109: Own Your Story: How to Finally Stop Repeating the Past, with Lael Stone

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108: The Emotional Intelligence Cheat Sheet for Heated Moments

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107: Self-Regulation BEFORE Co-Regulation?! (I Was Shocked Too): Nervous System Parenting with Justin Sunseri

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106: The One Emotional Pattern That Predicts Breakups (and How to Stop It)

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105: 10 Underrated Ways to Boost Your Emotional Intelligence

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104: When Calm Feels Impossible: A Nervous System Lens on Parenting Anger.

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103: When Your Child Sees or Hears Explicit Content: How We Explained Inappropriate Content using Emotional Intelligence.

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102: Mum vs Dad: The Best Way to Handle Power Struggles (Hubby is back on the podcast!)

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101: I pulled off a miracle!!! Zero-Nag, Zero-Tantrum Hack That WORKED.

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100: How One Step Changed Everything: My Emotional Intelligence Journey (100TH EPISODE!)

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99: How NOT To Raise Snowflakes: This Is What Real Resilience Looks Like.

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98: The Internet Told This Mum to Punish Her 10-Year-Old's Behaviour (SO Much Wrong!!!)

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97: No-one Is Talking About This!

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96: Are You Parenting The HARD Way or The EASY Way?

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95: Get Your Kids to TIDY UP! (The Emotionally Intelligent Way)

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94: How NOT to Explode When Your Kids Push Your Buttons! (Emotional Intelligence Hack for Parents!)

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93: Stop the Bedtime Chaos... Without Yelling or Losing It!

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92: Use This Immediate Calming Tool When You're About to Explode! With Jackie Black.

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91: When You're Trapped in the Car With Fighting Kids... Here's How To NOT LOSE IT and Calm the Chaos.

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90: Stop "Fixing" Your Kid’s Feelings!! Do THIS Instead (It Builds Emotional Intelligence!)

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89: The Emotionally Intelligent Way To Handle Conflict (without yelling and door slamming).

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88: Manipulative? Attention-Seeking? What's Going On With Misbehaving, Naughty Kids.

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87: Who Are You Calling Soft?? Emotional Intelligence Is NOT About Being a 'Nice' Person.

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86: "Control Your Emotions" Is TERRIBLE Advice.

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85: The Discipline Lie: Why Everything We Were Taught Was Wrong PLUS It Doesn't Work on Kids Anyway.

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84: This is How the World’s Happiest People Raise Kids: Danish Parenting with Jessica Joelle Alexander.

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83: "Why Am I So Angry at My Kids?”: You're Not Broken, You're Repeating Cycles, with Shelly Robinson.

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82: So You Lost Your Sh*t. Now Learn the Real Way to Repair (and Teach Your Kids How To) with Emotional Intelligence.

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81: 11 Hidden Triggers Your Child Has - How to Spot Them and Defuse Them with Emotional Intelligence.

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80: Dr. Mona Delahooke On What's REALLY Driving Your Child's Big Behaviours.

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79: Your Kid Isn’t the Problem - The Power Struggle Is Sabotaging Your Parenting with Vivek Patel.

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78: Why Your Child Lies (and How All The Parenting Advice We Get Is WRONG!!)

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77: Parenting Neurodivergent Kids Without Punishment or Power Struggles with Marissa Taylor

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76: The Legendary Alfie Kohn on Time-Outs, Accidental Manipulation and 'Motivating' Kids.

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75: The Truth About Rewards, Stars, Stickers, and Points with Megg Thompson

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74: A Little Rant (The Double Standards in Emotional Intelligence)

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73: Soulful Single Parenting: How to Thrive as a Solo Parent with Dr. Gila.

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72: Stop Being Hijacked By Your Emotions: 10 Lessons in Emotional Intelligence Every Parent Needs to Know.

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71: Tough Kids vs. Snowflakes: The Science of Raising Resilient Humans with Tim Curtis.

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70: Permission to Feel: Busting the Biggest Myths About Emotional Intelligence with Prof. Marc Brackett

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69: Fast-Track Your Emotional Intelligence: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way (So You Don’t Have To)

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68: Early Warning Signs: How to Spot Dysregulation in Your Kids.

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67: Meltdowns and Shutdowns: The Neuroscience Behind Extreme Dysregulation

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66: Help! My Kids Are Bored: Surviving the School Holidays with EI and Ease.

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65: Good Enough Parenting: Letting Go of Perfection and Comparison with Dr. Catherine Kizana

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64: When Meltdowns Turn Physical: How to Handle Hitting, Throwing, Kicking, And Keeping Your Cool

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63: Out of Spoons: Your Key to Finally Understand Your Kids’ (or Partner’s) Baffling Behaviour!

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62: From Self-Esteem to Self-Care: Parenting Tweens with Purpose with Michelle Mitchell.

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61: Mind Over Munchies: Raising Balanced Eaters and Building Healthy Food Relationships with Fiona Kane.

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60: How We Failed As New Parents with Steph and Alex.

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59: How to Get The Happier, Calmer and Connected Family You Want With Emotional Intelligence

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58: Anxiety and Emotional Intelligence: From Overthinking to Overcoming.

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57: The Art of Letting Go (Without Actually Letting Go) with Amy Sargent

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56: How We Keep Our Kids Safe Online (Without Banning Everything!)

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55: Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom (and Beyond).

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54: Parenting on the Same Page: My Husband’s Journey into Emotional Intelligence.

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53: What Really Is Emotional Intelligence and What Does It Really Look Like in Parenting?

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52: Our Husband-Wife Duo on Emotional Intelligence, Boundaries, and Protecting Our Kids

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51: How Emotional Intelligence Helped Us Navigate Our Kids' Unhealthy Friendship

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50: How to Protect Your Kids Online with Fareedah Shaheed.

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49: Kids and Big Emotions: How to Dial Up Your Emotional Intelligence and Respond Calmly.

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48: Stop Avoiding "The Talk": Navigating the Sex Conversation with Your Kids, with Vanessa Hamilton.

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47: Breakages and Mistakes: Raising Kids in a Punishment-Free Home.

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46: Parent Tug-of-War? Say Bye-Bye to Battles and Get on the Same Page with Kyle and Sarah Wester.

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45: ADHD, Aggression and Big Emotions with Rebecca Challoner

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44: Let's Be Attachment Nerds Together with Eli Harwood.

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43: Time to Stop Yelling: Secrets to Calmer, Happier Parenting with Kristina Manning

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42: Bedtime Meltdown: How I Turned Chaos into Calm with Co-regulation.

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41: What You Do Speaks Volumes: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting with Noble Gibbens.

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40: Why Can't My Kid Just DO THE THING? Seth Perler Talks Executive Function Skills.

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39: The Emotional Intelligence "Brain Hack" for Parents.

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38: Respond Not React: Mastering Your Emotional Reactions.

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37: When Validating Your Child's Emotions Backfires.

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36: My Child Won't Listen! Advice For A Parent Who Wrote In.

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35: Better Communication = More Cooperation: Because YOU Are Probably Creating Arguments and Power Struggles.

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34: Parenting Teens: How to Stay Connected Amid Risky Behaviour, Vaping, Phones and the TikTok Lifestyle, with Kirsten Cobabe.

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33: Parental Burnout with The Therapist Parent (Krysten Taprell)