In this episode, I sit down with Wendy Snyder, a positive parenting educator, family life coach, and founder of the Fresh Start Family program. Wendy shares her journey from feeling stuck in reactive parenting patterns like yelling, threats, and overwhelm, to creating a home rooted in peace, connection, and firm, loving boundaries.
Together, we dive into what it actually looks like to parent with empathy and strength, why ditching punishment doesn't mean raising permissive kids, and how breaking generational cycles can start with one small “yes.”
If you're craving less yelling and more cooperation in your home, this episode is packed with actionable tools and honest encouragement to help you lead with integrity, joy, and purpose.
In this episode, we cover:
- How to discipline without fear, threats, or punishment
- What “related, reasonable, and respectful” discipline actually looks like
- The power of logical consequences that connect, not divide
- How to parent strong-willed “cactus kids” with confidence and compassion
- The first steps to breaking painful generational parenting cycles
- How self-awareness and self-acceptance change everything
Connect with Wendy Snyder:
Website: https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/
Podcast show URL: https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/show/
Social Handles: (DM the word "Pancakes")
Instagram: @freshstartwendy / https://www.instagram.com/freshstartwendy/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@wendysnyder-freshstartfamily
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshstartfamily
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-snyder-freshstartonline
Learning Resources:
- FREE Quick Start Learning Bundle: 3 Secrets to Thriving with Strong-Willed Kids! (includes downloadable learning guide & interactive online workshop) https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/power
- Grab Wendy’s signature Firm and Kind Parenting Blueprint for setting firm and kind limits with your kids. https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/firm-kind-blueprint
📺 Watch the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOpw5ui4uxJHx0tLFVtpnfSkpObfc4d-K
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YouTube: @burnt.pancakes
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Email: katie@burntpancakes.com
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