Welcome to Learn to Speak Kid, the podcast that dives deep into real situations with real talk for struggling moms who know there must be a better way to raise kids! Transform how you understand and communicate with your children so you can live the life of your parenting dreams. Hosted by Bonnie and Thomas Liotta, a dynamic duo with over 60 years of combined leadership experience—Thomas as a Martial Arts Expert and Bonnie as a business leader and mom who has lived through ODD, ADHD, anxiety, and depression until finding Thomas—this show offers a powerful, leadership-driven approach to parenting.<br /><br />Each episode explores proven methods for raising confident, emotionally secure, and empowered children, particularly when facing the challenges of behavioral and emotional disorders like oppositional defiant disorder, intermittent explosive disorder and DMDD. Whether you’re struggling with defiance, anxiety, or simply the everyday chaos of family life, we’ll equip you with the parenting tools to build peace, harmony, and cooperation in your home.<br /><br />Bonnie and Thomas offer practical strategies, heartfelt stories, and expert insights that move away from gentle or authoritative parenting methods and focus instead on leadership, respect, and connection. You’ll discover how to lead your children purposefully, guiding them through emotional challenges with love, clarity, and confidence.<br /><br />Ready to break through the chaos and reclaim peace in your home? Tune in each week for life-changing inspiration and a new way to speak the language of love, respect, and leadership with your kids.
Learn to Speak Kid
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Welcome to Learn to Speak Kid, the podcast that dives deep into real situations with real talk for struggling moms who know there must be a better way to raise kids! Transform how you understand and communicate with your children so you can live the life of your parenting dreams. Hosted by Bonnie and Thomas Liotta, a dynamic duo with over 60 years of combined leadership experience—Thomas as a Martial Arts Expert and Bonnie as a business leader and mom who has lived through ODD, ADHD, anxiety, and depression until finding Thomas—this show offers a powerful, leadership-driven approach to parenting.<br /><br />Each episode explores proven methods for raising confident, emotionally secure, and empowered children, particularly when facing the challenges of behavioral and emotional disorders like oppositional defiant disorder, intermittent explosive disorder and DMDD. Whether you’re struggling with defiance, anxiety, or simply the everyday chaos of family life, we’ll equip you with the parenting tools to build peace, harmony, and cooperation in your home.<br /><br />Bonnie and Thomas offer practical strategies, heartfelt stories, and expert insights that move away from gentle or authoritative parenting methods and focus instead on leadership, respect, and connection. You’ll discover how to lead your children purposefully, guiding them through emotional challenges with love, clarity, and confidence.<br /><br />Ready to break through the chaos and reclaim peace in your home? Tune in each week for life-changing inspiration and a new way to speak the language of love, respect, and leadership with your kids.
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Recent Episodes
June 10, 2026
Gentle Parenting Failed. FAFO Parenting Won't Save You Either.
Gentle parenting isn't working, and now FAFO parenting (fool around and find out) is the new trend taking over. But letting kids "figure life out themselves" fails for the same reason control does. In this episode, Bonnie and Thomas Liotta break down why both extremes miss the actual role of a parent: your child was born with zero life skills, and they're counting on you to show them how the world works, not control them into conformity. You'll discover: Why every parenting style from authoritarian to gentle is managing behavior from the outside in The "monkey see, monkey do" truth about why your child does what they do What a baby horse can teach you about why kids live in your house for 18 years The one shift that turns parenting from a daily battle into the most fun you'll ever have Your child is not broken. The approach is. Ready for more cooperation and peace at home? Visit LearnToSpeakKid.com
May 19, 2026
The Parenting Style That's Breaking Your Connection With Your Child
When good parents are still struggling, it’s not because they’re failing, it’s because they’ve been handed the wrong tools, and this episode shows you why control-based parenting breaks connection and how God’s design for guiding your child actually works.
May 11, 2026
ODD, Meltdowns & Missing Life Skills: Why Punishment Isn’t Working
What if your child’s defiant behavior is not the cause of the problem… but the effect? In this episode, Bonnie and Thomas Liotta reveal why so many parents of strong-willed, explosive, ODD, ADHD, or defiant children stay stuck in a cycle of correction, punishment, consequences, and emotional exhaustion. Most parenting advice teaches parents what to do after the meltdown happens. But Bonnie and Thomas show parents how to look before the behavior — where the missing life skill, unmet training, or unclear expectation may actually be hiding. You’ll hear the powerful story of Brandon, a boy whose behavior changed when Thomas discovered the real reason behind his acting out. You’ll also learn why guiding behavior is not the same as letting children “get away with everything,” and how biblical parenting was always meant to guide, teach, and train — not punish from frustration. If you’ve tried everything and nothing is bringing peace into your home, this episode will help you see your child, and your role as a parent, in a whole new way. Learn more here: https://thepathtoparentingparadise.com/
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