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Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

by Michelle Kenney, M. Ed

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 Peace and Parenting! 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 entirely UNPUNISHED but who are also successful, kind, loving, and know how to follow directions. 


Once a week, Michelle shares her insights and expertise on connective parenting through solo episodes and interviews with experts and other 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.

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Stop Saying "We Can't Afford It"

You're at the checkout, almost done, and your child grabs something and asks, "Can we get this?" And four words come out before you've even thought ab...

16m
•Sep 15, 2026

Your Toddler Is Doing Better Than You Think

We've been handed a story about toddlers. They're testing you. They're manipulating you. They're trying to win. And if you comfort them too much, you'...

26m
•Sep 8, 2026

There's No Such Thing as a Perfect Parent

When you lie awake at night, what do you replay? Not the hundred things you got right that day. Not the lunches, the drop-offs, the bedtime story you ...

20m
•Sep 1, 2026

Kind and Firm: Hold a Boundary Without Losing Connection

We were told boundaries and connection sit on opposite ends of a dial. Slide toward strict and you get control but lose warmth. Slide toward gentle, a...

19m
•Aug 25, 2026

Case Study: What If You're Already Enough?

Most of us carry a quiet belief that we have to be everything for our kids. If the other parent isn't showing up the way we wish they would, we tell o...

29m
•Aug 18, 2026

Your Kid Doesn't Need Two Houses That Agree, They Need One That's Safe

We've all been told the same thing. Kids need consistency above everything else. The same rules, the same bedtime, the same consequences in every home...

23m
•Aug 11, 2026