Ever had your child tell you something worrying, only for them to suddenly deny it? Or stress endlessly about tests and friendships but won’t let you help? 🥴

In this special 2 year anniversary episode, I’m diving into one of the most emotionally complex listener questions I’ve received so far. A mum reached out about her sensitive, bright 8-year-old who’s struggling with intense test stress, perfectionism, big mood swings at home, and confusing stories about bullying that seem to shift.

This episode is one of my deepest, most layered breakdowns yet. I unpack what’s really going on beneath these behaviours, why kids often hold it together at school but unravel at home, how perfectionism and identity can get tangled, and why shame can lead children to retract stories that were emotionally true moments earlier.

Even if your situation looks nothing like this one, I promise you’ll walk away with powerful insights you can apply to your own parenting. I share scripts, reframes, and emotionally intelligent strategies for supporting a dysregulated child, navigating school conversations gently and safely, and staying grounded yourself, esp when your own past experiences get triggered.

It’s a heartfelt, practical, compassion-filled deep dive… and one I’m so excited to share with you.

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🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!

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What if… the way you’ve been trying to “stay calm!” “set boundaries!” or “teach emotional regulation!” is actually the wrong way around?

In this special 2-year anniversary episode of the Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Podcast — I’m sharing the 10 big lessons that completely changed the way I parent… and the way I think about parenting.

These are the mindset-shifts that no one teaches us, but every emotionally intelligent parent needs to hear.

I talk about:

🩷 why you can’t teach calm from chaos

🩷 why repair matters more than how the moment went

🩷 how triggers are actually invitations

🩷 and how to use emotional intelligence as strategic power in your home (not “soft, gentle, permissiveness” as so many people confuse it for)

This episode is like 2 years of parenting interviews, neuroscience research, deep real-life conversations, and lived experience — distilled into 10 golden mindset resets you can start using today.

Whether you’ve been here since day one, or you’re new to this community… this one will stretch you, inspire you, and make you look at parenting in a totally new way.

Ok let’s kick off Year 3 with clarity, courage, and the confidence to raise a generation who will change the world... one emotionally intelligent conversation at a time! Woo!

📲 Prefer to watch this episode and full video on YT? Find it here!

🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!

Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support,

collaborations or speaking engagements.

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W: www.stephaniepinto.com

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IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent

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What if the secret to raising confident, emotionally resilient toddlers isn’t about getting it right all the time — but what we do after things go wrong?

In this heartwarming and honest conversation, I sit down with Devon Kuntzman, founder of Transforming Toddlerhood and the original toddler parenting coach on Instagram, to talk about the power of repair over perfection.

Together we explore:

• Why parents feel so much pressure to be perfect — and how the brain science shows that it’s the repair moments that truly matter
• How rupture and repair wire your child’s brain for resilience and emotional intelligence
• The powerful role of repair in reducing shame (for both parents and kids)
• Real-life examples of what repair sounds like after yelling, meltdowns, or power struggles
• Why giving ourselves permission to be human is the key to raising secure, strong kids

Devon also shares insights from her brand-new book, Transforming Toddlerhood, which is packed with practical tools, encouragement, and a fresh, empowering perspective for parents in the thick of toddler life.

If you’ve ever worried that you’re messing it up — this episode is your reminder that every moment of repair is a chance to reconnect and grow together.

ORDER TRANSFORMING TODDLERHOOD NOW! https://www.transformingtoddlerhood.com/book/

Follow Devon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformingtoddlerhood/

Prefer to watch instead of listen? Find this episode and the full video on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoDg6uayhMY

🩷 Hi! I’m an award-winning Emotional Intelligence parenting consultant, best-selling author and international speaker. I’m also a paediatric anxiety therapist and I love helping kids, parents and educators use emotional intelligence to become calmer, more connected and live happier lives!

Book a FREE 30 min consult with me to discuss coaching, support, collaborations or speaking engagements.

E: hello@stephaniepinto.com

W: www.stephaniepinto.com

FB: fb.com/stephpinto

IG @emotionally.intelligent.parent

Have you joined my Facebook Group for parents? There are 140,000+ parents in the community! 🎉 Join Let's Raise Emotionally Intelligent Kids now.

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