Sustainable Parenting

About Sustainable Parenting

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. If your 6-year-old ignores you, your toddler screams over a broken banana, and bedtime still ends in tears—it’s not you, it’s the gentle parenting advice that’s failing you. Research shows 1 in 3 parents who try gentle parenting still end the day begging kids to listen and blaming themselves when the scripts don’t stop the tantrums. So unlike other podcasts that only tell you to “stay calm” or “validate feelings” while your toddler is throwing dinosaurs at your head, here you’ll 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. I’m Flora McCormick—a counselor, parenting coach, and mom of two. After 20 years helping families worldwide, I’ve 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 doesn’t have to be a constant battle. Follow Sustainable Parenting and start listening today. Popular Topics Include: Bedtime battles, Positive discipline, Gentle discipline, Gentle Parenting, Parenting differences, Discipline without yelling, Positive parenting strategies, Raising confident kids

Publisher

Flora McCormick, LCPC, Parenting Coach

Category

education · kids & family · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Apr 2023

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

122 of 253 episodes have a transcript.

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   21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   You Can Love Your Child And Still Not Like Them Some Days

   Host [Host Name] explores the common parental feelings of annoyance and relief, offering a mindset shift beyond just patience for raising resilient kids.

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   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What Nature Teaches Kids About Resilience And Hope

   Host Amber Vilhauer shares how nature's lessons cultivate resilience and hope in children, offering parents practical insights for intentional growth.

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   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Questions to Ask Yourself, to be Sure You're Raising the Man, Not the Child.

   Host Dr. Anya Sharma interviews Dr. Ben Carter about shifting parenting focus from immediate obedience to fostering long-term resilience and independence in children.

Inside a recent episode

You Can Love Your Child And Still Not Like Them Some Days

Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that's my job. I'm going to stay me. And when I stay me, I feel like so much better about myself. And when I feel better about myself, I don't feel the resentment and anger towards my kid, quote, making me so exhausted or making me become a monster. I'm like, no, you didn't make me anything. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

80,392

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

121 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

37 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

93

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

92

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