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Connect Method Parenting I Conscious Parenting, Positive Parenting, Gentle Parenting, Connective Parenting, Peaceful Parenting, Slow Parenting, Parenting Teens, Single Parenting, Joyful Parenting, Positive Discipline, ADHD Parenting
Parenting advice on-the-go, with fun episodes that will make you laugh, cry, and feel better armed to be the parent you want to be! No punishments, rewards, or ultimatums required. (they’re actually discouraged).
Join your host Andee Martineau, founder of the breakthrough parenting framework Connect Method Parenting, as she helps parents discover why their kids don’t listen and shows them the step-by-step process of regaining influence and building relationships that will last a lifetime!
Episodes
181 episodes
Ep #180 Emergency Landing: What to Do When You're About to Lose It
I’m standing in my kitchen, staring at the mess, kids bickering in the background, and my brain is screaming, “We’re going down!” You know those moments when you’re about to lose it, when correction mode feels inevitable, a...
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Episode 180
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Ep #179 Honestly! It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This (And That's Actually Amazing)
I woke up this morning to the most incredible thunderstorm (which got me up way too early, thanks Mother Nature), and instead of being grumpy about it, I had this wild thought: "What if I just recorded that podcast episode I've been marinating ...
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Episode 179
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45:21
Ep #178 It's a Write-OFF!: Why Your Parenting Failures Are Actually Your Success Strategy
Picture this: You've just had the most beautiful vision for your afternoon. Snacks are prepped, your nervous system is regulated, and you're ready to welcome your kids home with the kind of calm connection that makes parenting books weep with j...
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Episode 178
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39:19
Ep #177 Throwing Everyone Under the Bus: How I Learned to Stop Blaming My Kids for My Emotional Meltdowns
I'm three days away from a family vacation, and my house looks like it got into a fight with a tornado... and lost. There are Amazon boxes everywhere (because apparently we ALL forgot "essential" items), laundry covering every surface, and yest...
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Episode 177
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38:12
Ep #176 Net Gains: Turning Regret Into Your Best Parenting Asset
Ever find yourself lying in bed at night, replaying every parenting moment that went sideways that day? Yeah, me too. For years, I would literally drown in a sea of regret, beating myself up for every time I lost my cool, lectured instead of li...
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Episode 176
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27:04
Ep #175 Mind Your Own Business:The Art of Parenting Without External Validation
Ever catch yourself doing mental gymnastics trying to figure out what the other playground parents think of your snack choices? Or maybe you're the type who rehearses conversations in your head before parent-teacher conferences? (Guilty as char...
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Episode 175
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58:35
Ep #174 The 3x5 Card That Will Save Your Sanity as a Mom I Riffing On My Book (8)
This episode is all about a pretty darn useful parenting tool I ever made, a 3x5 index card I kept in my back pocket. Not figuratively. Literally. It had my plan on it. My plan for when things went sideways. For when I was about to ...
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Episode 174
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32:22
Ep #173 The Judgment Detox Every Parent Needs I Riffing On My Book (7)
The mom in Target who judged me for my kids' meltdowns did me a favor. She showed me how toxic judgment was destroying my parenting. A few years later when a wise human shared this thought with me, I knew it was a keeper, "No one is worthy of m...
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Episode 173
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22:20
Ep #172 Accepting Is NOT Condoning: Finding Peace In Parenting Without Giving Up Boundaries I Riffing On My Book (6)
I’m diving deep into one of the biggest mindset shifts I’ve ever made as a parent: learning to accept my child’s behavior without condoning it. We’re unpacking Chapter 2 of my book—Control the Controllables—but I’m n...
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Episode 172
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34:09
Ep #171 How to Lose at Parenting by 'Winning' Every Battle I Riffing On My Book (5)
I used to have a black belt in consequence-giving. 🥋 My kids wouldn't clean their room? BOOM - grounded. Talking back? KAPOW - no screens for a week. Fighting with siblings? BAM - ...
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Episode 171
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Ep #170 Yada, Yada, Yada: talk less, FEEL MORE!
Have you ever caught yourself waiting? Waiting to feel confident. Waiting for your kids to behave so you can feel calm. Waiting for the house to be clean so you can feel peace. I see you. I've been there, lying in bed, praying tomor...
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Episode 170
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43:28
Ep #169 Rewards Are Just Polite Punishments—Here’s What Works Better I Riffing On My Book (4)
🤯 What if everything you thought about rewards was BACKWARDS? Remember that sticker chart gathering dust on your fridge? Those M&Ms you keep in your pocket for "emergencies"? That screen time you dangle like a carrot?&nbs...
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Episode 169
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22:12
Ep #168 Are You Teaching Obedience—or Raising a Human? I Riffing On My Book (3)
This episode might make you ruffle your feathers. If it does, it means I'm hitting a nerve that needs to be hit. Here's what I'm NOT going to do:Pretend that your sticker charts are helpingAct like time-outs ar...
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Episode 168
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37:11
Ep #167 Get Ready to Go Against Tradition I Riffing On My Book (2)
Welcome back to Andee Reads Between the Lines—the series where I read my book Connect Method Parenting out loud and pause to riff, reflect, and spill the real-time truths you won’t find on the printed page.In this episo...
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Episode 167
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25:31
Ep #166 My 17-Year-Old Just Destroyed Me With 8 Words I Riffing On My Book (1)
Okay friends, confession time: I'm sitting here in my black hoodie, glasses on, looking like I just rolled out of bed (because let's be real, I kinda did), and I'm about to do something that might be brilliant or might be totally chaotic.&n...
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Episode 166
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19:40
Ep #165 The One Thing Your Child Needs More Than Food (It's Why They Won't Listen)
Hey hey, friends! It’s Andee, and today’s episode is a little different—think of it like a sneak peek, a love note, and a call to reimagine how you parent—all wrapped into one.After a 5-hour IKEA run...someone please tell me why that pla...
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Episode 165
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16:46
Ep #164 Stop Fixing Your Kid's Meltdowns (Here's What to Do Instead)
Let’s be real for a second… Tantrums are loud. Messy. Embarrassing. And if you’re anything like me, they’ve probably made you question your entire parenting strategy more than once. But what if...
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Episode 164
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31:13
Ep #163 This Is Why You’re Exhausted: The Lie Every Mom Believes
Hey hey!!!Let’s rip the Band-Aid off: you’re not exhausted because you’re doing it wrong. You’re exhausted because you’ve been sold a lie. A big one. In this episode, we’re going all in on the hidden belief that k...
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Episode 163
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38:18
Ep #162 The Listening Lab: Wait, You Want ME to Listen First?!
Your kids have selective hearing, right? Like, they can hear a candy wrapper from three rooms away but somehow can't hear "please clean your room" when you're standing RIGHT THERE? Here's the thing nobody's telling you: The r...
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Episode 162
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36:08
Ep #161 When Emotions Are High, Intelligence Is Low: Why Your Kids Can’t Hear You (Yet)
You know those moments when your kids are going at it—screaming, grabbing, storming off—and you’re standing there thinking, “WHAT is even happening right now?” Been there. More times than I can count. In today’s...
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Episode 161
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43:58
Ep #160 I Love You... and No: The Art of Calm, Connected Limits at Bedtime
What do you do when the sticker charts work… but they don’t feel right? In today’s episode, I’m inviting you behind the scenes of a real coaching call with a brave, thoughtful CMP parent who’s wrestling with someth...
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Episode 160
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45:05
Ep #158 The #1 Emotional State That Transforms Your Parenting (It's Not Calm)
Your child just slammed their door (again), and every parenting book on your shelf is screaming "CONSEQUENCE!" But what if the secret to cooperation isn't control—it's curiosity? 🔑 Key Takeaways: The Paradigm Shif...
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Episode 158
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41:25
Ep #157 Black and White Parenting (Why I Ate Every Last Chocolate Bear & What It Revealed About Parenting)
Okay. Deep breath. Can we get REAL for a sec? 👀You know that moment when your kid loses it (again) and your brain goes:"THAT'S IT! No screen time for a WEEK!"Then 10 minutes later you're like:"Wai...
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Episode 157
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Ep #156 The CMP Data Study: How 237 Parents Achieved 133% Improvement in 8 Weeks
I've never been more excited to share an episode with you! Today, I'm revealing the extraordinary results from our 2024 Connect Method Parenting study that followed 237 parents through the 8-Week Parenting Pivot program.In This Ep...
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Episode 156
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43:40