Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

By Michelle Kenney, M. Ed

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Have you tried Gentle Parenting? Are you a fan of Attachment but just can’t put it all together? Are you sick of parenting with the ideas of yelling and shame and looking for something that feels better, is different, but still has a sense of boundaries and limits?


Welcome to the Peace and Parenting Podcast with Michelle Kenney, M. Ed. Michelle is a former teacher, counselor, certified parenting coach, mom of two teens, recovering yeller, and perfectionist who parents without using punishments altogether. And guess what? It works! On this show, you’ll learn the how behind having kids who are completely UNPUNISHED but who are also successful, kind, loving, and know how to follow directions. 


Twice a week, Michelle shares her insights and expertise on connective parenting through her interviews with experts and Q&A sessions with struggling parents. If you have exhausted all other options and don't know what to do next, this could be the parenting strategy you've been searching for.


Episode Date
The Time-Tested Strategy for a More Peaceful Home
Apr 18, 2024
Case Study: My Toddler Won’t Stop Screaming in Public
Apr 16, 2024
Obedience vs. Genuine Respect: You Can’t Have Both
Apr 11, 2024
Case Study: Can You Really Discipline With Love Instead of Fear
Apr 09, 2024
Are We Ruining Our Kids? The Truth About Parenting Imperfections
Apr 04, 2024
Case Study: How to Break Free from the “Perfectionist” Mindset
Apr 02, 2024
Does Your Child Have a Love-Hate Relationship with School
Mar 28, 2024
Case Study: How to Cut Bedtime Chaos in Half
Mar 26, 2024
Are We Unknowingly Pushing Our Teens into Lying
Mar 21, 2024
Case Study: Navigating Neurodiversity with Connective Parenting
Mar 19, 2024
Are Rules Ruining Your Relationship with Your Kids
Mar 13, 2024
Case Study: How to Go from Controlling to Empathy-Based Discipline
Mar 12, 2024
I Want My Kids to Thank Me
Mar 07, 2024
The Productivity Trap: Prioritizing Connection Over Productivity
Mar 05, 2024
How Purposeful Play Can Help Gross Motor Development with Dr. Emily Heisey & Dr. Matt Otteman
Feb 29, 2024
Coming to the End of Your Parenting Journey
Feb 27, 2024
System Restraint Collapse: It’s Why Your Child Comes Home a Different Person
Feb 22, 2024
Trust the Process: It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
Feb 20, 2024
Do You Have a Listening Partner Yet?
Feb 15, 2024
8 Phrases You Shouldn’t Say to an Upset Child
Feb 13, 2024
7 Things Connected Parents DON’T Do
Feb 08, 2024
Preparing Our Children for the Real World
Feb 06, 2024
Break Free from Rewards and Punishments
Feb 01, 2024
How to Raise Resilient Kids
Jan 30, 2024
You Can Trust Your Kids, Here’s Why
Jan 25, 2024
The Power of Being the Safe Parent
Jan 23, 2024
Navigating Your Child's Unkindness with Grace
Jan 18, 2024
The Power of Limits and Boundaries Instead of Punishments and Rewards
Jan 16, 2024
Breaking the 'Punching Bag' Parenting Myth
Jan 11, 2024
What Is Connection and How Do I Use It in My Parenting
Jan 09, 2024
The College Conundrum: Unveiling the Myths Around College and Success
Jan 04, 2024
Replacing “Good Mom” Syndrome for Good Enough
Jan 02, 2024
The D-Word: When and How to Navigate a Divorce (With Kate Anthony)
Dec 28, 2023
My 30-Day Connected Parenting Challenge for You
Dec 26, 2023
How to Play With Your Tweens and Teens (with Mary Van Geffen)
Dec 21, 2023
Why I Don’t Use Rewards-Based Systems When Parenting
Dec 19, 2023
Case Study: A Playful Approach to Discipline
Dec 14, 2023
Why I Talk to the Aggressive Child First
Dec 12, 2023
Case Study: The Sibling Argument Dilemma
Dec 07, 2023
The Transformative Power of Special Time
Dec 05, 2023
The Balance between Free Will and Control
Nov 30, 2023
Case Study: Managing Emotions
Nov 28, 2023
Navigating Tricky Holiday Moments
Nov 23, 2023
Case Study: Preparing for and Recovering from Stimulating Events
Nov 21, 2023
Ditching Distraction for Genuine Connection
Nov 16, 2023
Parenting Your Quiet, Self-Deprecating Kids
Nov 14, 2023
How to Stop Your Kids from Cursing without Using Punishments
Nov 09, 2023
Tantrums Are Necessary, Don’t Try to Stop Them
Nov 07, 2023
You Don’t Need Skills You Need Determination
Nov 02, 2023
Stop Punishing Yourself
Oct 31, 2023
Relax, It’s Fine: Underparenting with Caitlin Murray from Big Time Adulting
Oct 26, 2023
Unlocking Cooperation with the Key of Connection
Oct 24, 2023
Why Reasoning Fails and What to Do Instead
Oct 19, 2023
It’s Okay to Feel Parenting Burnout
Oct 17, 2023
Strategies for Long-Lasting Relationships with Your Children
Oct 12, 2023
Co-parenting after Divorce
Oct 10, 2023
3 Things You Can Do to Stop Yelling
Oct 05, 2023
The Tools I Give You Won’t Work If You Don’t Change Your Belief System
Oct 03, 2023
How to Change
Sep 28, 2023
Reducing Screen Time Battles
Sep 26, 2023
A Mother-Daughter Heart-to-Heart
Sep 21, 2023
How to Handle Bedtime Meltdowns
Sep 19, 2023
Manifesting the Relationship You Want
Sep 14, 2023
Why I Don’t Correct My Kids
Sep 12, 2023
Unpunished: Understanding Your Parenting Instincts
Sep 07, 2023
Understanding Your Child's Temperament
Sep 05, 2023
The Mother Wounds
Aug 31, 2023
Sibling Rivalry: Why What You’re Doing Is Making It Worse
Aug 29, 2023
Case Study: I Didn’t Want to Spank
Aug 24, 2023
Case Study: The Most Helpful Tools
Aug 22, 2023
Case Study: How We React to Tantrums
Aug 17, 2023
Case Study: Minimizing the Yelling
Aug 15, 2023
How Can We Be More Empathetic with Our Kids
Aug 10, 2023
Punishing Aggressive Behavior Doesn’t Work
Aug 08, 2023
Are You Battling with a Strong-Willed Child
Aug 03, 2023
Things Are Good Now
Aug 01, 2023
Case Study: My Son Has Behavioral Issues
Jul 27, 2023
Parenting Is Relationship Building Not Behavior Control
Jul 25, 2023
Are You Quick to Anger with Your Kids?
Jul 20, 2023
My Child Prefers the Other Parent
Jul 18, 2023
It’s Not Too Late
Jul 13, 2023
Meet Martha One of Our New Connected Parent Mastermind Teachers
Jul 11, 2023
Schools Need to Prioritize Connection Not Curriculum
Jul 06, 2023
Fighting in Front of Your Kids Is Healthy as Long as You Do It Right
Jul 04, 2023
How Connection Can Stop Kids Hitting, Kicking, and Biting
Jun 29, 2023
What to Do if Your Child Has a Friend or Significant Other That You Don’t Like
Jun 27, 2023
Society’s Need to Diagnose
Jun 22, 2023
The Morning Meltdown
Jun 20, 2023
The Difference Between Cooperation and Compliance
Jun 15, 2023
How to Get My Child to Sleep on Their Own
Jun 13, 2023
Navigating Big Feelings In Public
Jun 08, 2023
What to Do if My Child Doesn’t Do Well in School
Jun 06, 2023
Parenting Hacks to Make Life Easier
Jun 01, 2023
Connection With Teenagers (with Kirsten Cobabe)
May 30, 2023
How I Use Connection With Chores
May 25, 2023
What Do You Do When the Principal Calls
May 23, 2023
How Do You Know if Connected Parenting Is Working
May 18, 2023
Unpunished: Redefining Parenting Through Connection
May 16, 2023
A Little Pep Talk
May 11, 2023
Parenting With a Partner
May 09, 2023
Showing Unconditional Love
May 04, 2023
How to Use Play in Parenting
May 02, 2023
Are You the Default Parent
Apr 27, 2023
I Don’t Discipline My Kids, Here’s What I Do Instead
Apr 25, 2023
Peace and Parenting Trailer
Apr 20, 2023
Breaking Free From Fear-Based Parenting
Apr 20, 2023
Harsh Parenting Affects All Relationships
Apr 18, 2023
I Don’t Care About Grades… Here’s Why
Apr 13, 2023
Unpunished: The Pressure to Be the Perfect Parent
Apr 11, 2023
Using Probing Questions to Help Your Child’s Decision-Making Skills
Apr 06, 2023
How to Know if Your Parenting Is Working
Apr 04, 2023
I Was the Most Disconnected Stay-At-Home Mom
Mar 30, 2023
My Kids Won’t Listen to Me
Mar 28, 2023
Unpunished: Road to Empathy
Mar 23, 2023
I’ve Tried Connected Parenting but It’s Getting Worse
Mar 21, 2023
A New Parenting Mindset
Mar 16, 2023
Why Does Our Childs Behavior Anger Us
Mar 14, 2023
Connection Is About the Quality of Time Not the Quantity
Mar 09, 2023
How I Use Tantrums to Connect
Mar 07, 2023
Connection Is Better Than Correction
Mar 02, 2023
Why We Shouldn’t Say “You Hurt My Feelings” to Our Kids
Feb 28, 2023
Can Connective Parenting Be Manipulative
Feb 23, 2023
How to Reduce Sibling Rivalry
Feb 21, 2023
Parenting Is an Endeavor in Changing Our Behavior Not Our Kids
Feb 16, 2023
How Special Time Builds Connection With Your Child
Feb 14, 2023
When Our Kids Make Mistakes
Feb 09, 2023
Michelle’s Story and the Birth of Peace and Parenting
Feb 07, 2023
Using Special Time and Roughhousing to Prevent Sibling Rivalry
Feb 02, 2023
Underparenting is Essential
Jan 31, 2023
Agreeable Kids Have Feelings Too
Jan 26, 2023
Strong-Willed, Highly Sensitive Kids
Jan 24, 2023
Being the Safe Container for Your Child
Jan 19, 2023
How to Respond to Disappointments
Jan 17, 2023
Why Is Connective Parenting for All Kids
Jan 12, 2023
Do We Believe We Aren’t Good Enough Parents
Jan 10, 2023
Connection Is Vital in Parenting
Jan 05, 2023
I Was My Daughter’s First Bully
Jan 03, 2023
7 Things to Help You Be a More Connected Parent
Dec 22, 2022
Anxiety Around Parenthood with Guest Sheryl Paul
Dec 20, 2022
Fixing Things With Our Partners and Our Kids With Guest Dr. Tracy D
Dec 15, 2022
A Daily Reset
Dec 13, 2022
Let’s Be Honest… Parenting Is Hard
Dec 08, 2022
Co-Regulation vs Self-Regulation
Dec 06, 2022
Respect…How Do We Get It
Dec 01, 2022
Is Punishment Revenge
Nov 29, 2022
Instilling Gratitude
Nov 24, 2022
The New Apology: Making Amends
Nov 22, 2022
It’s Not Too Late for Any Relationship
Nov 17, 2022
What Does Fight, Flight or Freeze Do to the Mind and Body
Nov 15, 2022
Giving Responsibilities to Our Children
Nov 10, 2022
Is It Too Late to Change The Way I Parent
Nov 08, 2022
Co-parenting Plan With Lesa Koski
Nov 03, 2022
Is Focusing on School and Sports Success Important
Nov 01, 2022
What to Do When Our Child Says No
Oct 27, 2022
When Our Children Struggle Do We Internalize It
Oct 25, 2022
Gentle Parenting Doesn’t Create Snowflakes
Oct 20, 2022
How to Respond to Misbehavior With Connection
Oct 18, 2022
Misconceptions of Connective Parenting
Oct 13, 2022
What About the Compliant Child
Oct 11, 2022
What Do We Do When Our Kids Are Unsafe and Won’t Listen
Oct 06, 2022
What to Do When We Yell With Parent Guest Katie
Oct 04, 2022
We Are Not Our Parents
Sep 29, 2022
Natural and Logical Consequences
Sep 27, 2022
Our Child’s Inner Voice Can Be Derived From How We Speak and Act
Sep 22, 2022
Scarcity and How It Plays Out in Parenting
Sep 20, 2022
Rushing and Being Late
Sep 15, 2022
Understanding Big Emotions
Sep 13, 2022
How Do We Teach Our Children Empathy
Jul 25, 2022
Peace and Parenting with Mr. Chazz
Jul 18, 2022
Julian Sarafian Tells Us His Journey of His Educational and Professional “Success”
Jul 11, 2022
Long Time IG Follower Gabrielle and I Keep it Real About Parenting
Jun 27, 2022
Michelle Answers Parenting Questions with IG Follower Sarah
Jun 20, 2022
Parenting Questions with Comedian Alyce Chan
Jun 13, 2022
Punishments Vs Limits
Jun 06, 2022
How to Raise Self Sufficient Kids
May 30, 2022
What to do When Your Child Says Something Unkind
May 23, 2022
How to Navigate Homework and Grades
May 16, 2022
Michelle Answers More Parenting Questions
May 09, 2022
Familial Roles Play a Part in Parenting
May 02, 2022
The Case Against Advice
Apr 25, 2022
Michelle Answers Parenting Questions (Part 2)
Apr 18, 2022
Michelle Answers Parenting Questions (Part 1)
Apr 11, 2022
6 Phrases Which Should be Eliminated From Parenting
Apr 04, 2022
What’s Brain Science Got to do With it?
Mar 28, 2022
Conscious Parenting Has Limits… They Are Just Different
Mar 21, 2022
How to Parent Without Punishments
Mar 20, 2022
The Difference Between Connective and Conventional Parenting
Mar 14, 2022
Connective Parenting is Hard
Mar 07, 2022
Is Saying I am Proud of You Hazardous?
Feb 28, 2022
10 Ways to Connect With Your Teen
Feb 21, 2022
Welcome ’Life is but a Dish’ Creator Laney Schwartz
Feb 14, 2022
How I Learned to Forgive Myself When I Misstep
Feb 07, 2022
How to Respond to a Child When They Believe Something is Unfair
Jan 31, 2022
How to Respond to Our Children When We Misstep
Jan 24, 2022
6 Reasons Not to Take Your Child’s Words or Behavior Personally
Jan 17, 2022
Ways to Make 2022 Better For You and Your Family
Jan 10, 2022
2021 Inventory: What I Have Learned and What I am Still Working On
Jan 06, 2022
Why I Don’t Use Discipline
Dec 20, 2021
Parent Question: How Do I Help My Child with Her Social Life with IG Follower Regine
Dec 13, 2021
Why is Parenting so Hard with Guest Claudia Dolin
Dec 06, 2021
Examining the Toxins in our Environment with Dr. Organic Mommy
Nov 29, 2021
Thanksgiving Hello
Nov 25, 2021
What is The Parent Compass with guests: Cynthia Muchnick and Jenn Curtis
Nov 18, 2021
Connected Grandparenting with Michelle’s Dad
Nov 11, 2021
Parenting through Divorce with Children with Kate Anthony from The Divorce Survival Guide
Nov 05, 2021
My Desire to Be a Good Mom Led Me to Forsake My Children
Oct 28, 2021
Teens and Punishments with DJ Inspire
Oct 22, 2021
What Changes a Child’s Behavior
Oct 14, 2021
How We Can Help Cultivate Our Kids’ Interests and Identities with Guest Navia
Oct 07, 2021
Taking Steps Towards Connective Parenting: Questions from Guest Carolina
Sep 30, 2021
How to Be Empathetic When Our Kids Are Being Defiant with Guest Liz
Sep 23, 2021
Harsh Parenting Creates Children Who Make More Mistakes
Sep 16, 2021
Why Is Play So Hard Sometimes with Guest Emily Murray from Hand in Hand Parenting
Sep 10, 2021
Behavior Analysis and Parenting: Questions from Guest Shelly
Sep 02, 2021
Parenting with Respect for Our Kids’ Autonomy with Dr. Siggie Cohen
Aug 26, 2021
How to Help Build Your Kid’s Self-Esteem
Aug 19, 2021
The Case Against The Cry It Out Method with Guest Rachel from Hey Sleepy Baby
Aug 12, 2021
Presence vs. Fixing with Guest Rivkie
Aug 05, 2021
How to Stop Yelling
Jul 29, 2021
Chitra’s Journey into Connective Parenting
Jul 22, 2021
The Power of Listening Partners with Cassie and Lindsay
Jul 15, 2021
Step-parenting with Connection and Guest Nikki
Jul 08, 2021
Untigering with Iris Chen
Jul 01, 2021
Success Story with Emilie, Mother of Two
Jun 24, 2021
How to Help our Kids Make Decisions Without Giving Advice with Blimie from Unconditional Parenting
Jun 17, 2021
How to Handle Sibling Rivalry: A Parenting Question from April
Jun 10, 2021
Peaceful Eating with Gitte for Real Food Hero
Jun 03, 2021
How to Teach Kids to Take Responsibility for their Own Actions
May 27, 2021
Between with Sarah Ockwell-Smith Talking Kids 8 and Up
May 20, 2021
Success Story with Amy! UBE Graduate
May 13, 2021
How to Support our Infants/Babies with Crying and Special Time with Guest Patty Wipfler
May 06, 2021
Natural Consequences
Apr 29, 2021
How to Get More Cooperation with Michelle Kenney Carlson M. Ed
Apr 26, 2021
Siblings Without Rivalry with Guest Dr. Laura Markham
Apr 22, 2021
How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex, Drugs and Reproduction with Dr. Dolly
Apr 15, 2021
Listening to Big Feelings Creates More Safety with Guest Cara
Apr 08, 2021
Using Connection with Neurodiverse Children with Guest Bea Moise
Apr 01, 2021
Connecting with Our Teenagers with Guest Kirsten Cobabe
Mar 25, 2021
How Can We Help Our Kids Through Difficult Moments Without Fixing with Guest Jenna
Mar 18, 2021
Do Our Children Have the Right to Say “No” with Guest Sterna
Mar 12, 2021
Using Connection to Help with Aggression with Guest Ashley
Mar 05, 2021
Resilience
Feb 26, 2021
No More Yelling! How Courtney Transformed her Parenting.
Feb 19, 2021
How to Use Connection to Help Move Through Thumb Sucking
Feb 12, 2021
Kelly Tells us How Listening Partnerships are the Cornerstone to Connective Parenting
Feb 05, 2021
Parenting Beyond Perfection with Guest Kiersten
Jan 29, 2021
The Case Against Mindfulness Jars and Cool-Down Corners
Jan 22, 2021
Self-Healing and Conscious Motherhood with Jennifer Gardner
Jan 15, 2021
Redefining Parenting: Cooperation, Not Control with Hannah and Kelty of Upbringing
Jan 08, 2021
Welcome Dr. Vanessa La Pointe to Give Her Insight on Parenting with Connection
Dec 02, 2020
Do Our Kids Manipulate Us?
Nov 19, 2020
Success Story! Maisara Tells Us All About the Changes in Her Home and Her Quest for Peace
Nov 12, 2020
Intervening in Our Kid's Social Lives
Nov 05, 2020
Success Story! Shauna, Homeschooling Mom of One, Tells Us Her Successes with Her Son and Herself
Oct 28, 2020
Welcome Katie from Thriving Littles, to Discuss Trauma
Oct 21, 2020
Success Story! Mother of 2 Sonya Tells Us Her Secrets to Making Peace and Parenting an Everyday Reality
Oct 14, 2020
Spanking
Oct 07, 2020
Traveling with Kids
Sep 30, 2020
Keeping Our Kids Safe
Sep 23, 2020
Imagination and Independent Play
Sep 16, 2020
The Argument Against Reasoning and Lecturing
Sep 09, 2020
Back to School
Sep 02, 2020
Teenagers
Jul 24, 2020
Fears
Jul 15, 2020
Potty Training
Jul 01, 2020
Shame
Jun 24, 2020
Lying
Jun 17, 2020
Navigating Racism and Privilege with Our Children
Jun 05, 2020
Hurtful Words from Our Children
May 27, 2020
Body Image
May 20, 2020
Limits
May 13, 2020
Parenting Through Judgement from Other Parents and Family
May 07, 2020
Getting Your Co-Parent on Board
Apr 29, 2020
I Won't Leave You
Apr 22, 2020
Winning
Apr 10, 2020
Being Gentle on Ourselves During Times of Isolation
Apr 01, 2020
Transitions
Mar 25, 2020
Processing Fear and Promoting Connection
Mar 18, 2020
Chores and Allowance
Mar 11, 2020
Parenting Peacefully Isn't Always Easy Part Two
Mar 05, 2020
Parenting Peacefully Isn't Always Easy Part One
Feb 27, 2020
Electronics
Feb 20, 2020
Sleep
Feb 13, 2020
Instragram vs. Reality
Feb 06, 2020
Backtalk
Jan 30, 2020
Changing my Behavior to Change my Child's
Jan 23, 2020
Tantrums
Jan 16, 2020
Miscarriage
Jan 09, 2020
Detriggering
Jan 02, 2020
Sharing
Dec 24, 2019
Special Time for Extended Family
Dec 19, 2019
Healing Yourself into 2020
Dec 12, 2019
Separation Anxiety
Dec 05, 2019
New Sibling
Nov 21, 2019
Marital Conflict, Separation and Divorce
Nov 14, 2019
Apologies
Nov 07, 2019
Helicopterism
Nov 01, 2019
Self Care Part Two
Oct 25, 2019
Self Care Part One
Oct 18, 2019
Changing Behaviors with Play
Oct 11, 2019
Rewards
Oct 04, 2019
Empathy
Sep 27, 2019
Punishments
Sep 20, 2019
Aggression
Sep 13, 2019
Sibling Rivalry
Sep 06, 2019
Defiance
Aug 29, 2019
Special Time
Aug 29, 2019
Connection
Aug 07, 2019