Emotionally Intelligent Parenting with Stephanie Pinto

Imagine standing in the middle of a zoo (or a supermarket, or a school pickup line) watching your child completely fall apart and feeling completely frozen... This is what I'm talking about today! This episode right here is your turning point. I'm walking you through my six-step de-escalation framework that goes way beyond the usual "get down to their level" advice you've heard a hundred times — i...

Anxiety Masterclass tickets here: www.stephaniepinto.com/anxious-masterclass Ever stood in the school car park while your child clings to you, pleading they can’t go in, and thought… is this ever going to get easier? Or your teen is shutting themselves away in their room, refusing to go to social gatherings or other activities (that you know they’d probably LOVE)? I’ve been there. My youngest has,...

Ever had a moment where your child’s reaction felt way bigger than the situation? 🌋 A small thing turns into a huge meltdown. Logic doesn’t land. Consequences do NOT work. And you’re thinking " what am I supposed to do right now?" This is for you! Today I’m joined by Elizabeth Sautter, a speech-language pathologist and author who has spent nearly 30 years supporting neurodivergent kids, families...

Everyone talks about rules, consequences, and behaviour, but emotional intelligence? That’s the piece almost no one talks about!! And yet it’s the thing that actually shapes how kids handle life, relationships, and themselves. Today I’m sharing 10 of the most underrated ways to raise emotionally intelligent kids. The strategies most parents never hear about (and the ones I always share with privat...

Freebie Gift: Resource Bundle link is below! Ever feel like getting your kids to cooperate is like negotiating with dictators who happen to share your DNA? 🤣 Last episode (on a similar topic) was so popular that this week I made a mini masterclass on cooperation! I'm sharing 20 emotionally intelligent tips to get your kids working with you not against you. No yelling, no bribing, no punishments....

Psst... Scroll for the link to my book on emotionally intelligent parenting! What if parenting didn’t have to rely on punishment, guilt, or constant power struggles? Yep. Really. Today I'm actually the one being interviewed! My friend Amy Nesbitt had me on her podcast, Whole Wellness Mamas, and we unpacked what emotional intelligence parenting really means, and why it’s so different from the old-s...

Talking about feelings can be hard, for kids AND parents. Some kids talk freely, others shut down, and many sit somewhere in between. If you’ve ever felt unsure how to help your child open up, or worried about what’s going on beneath the surface, this episode is for you. Silence isn’t defiance — it’s a signal. Kids can shut down when they don’t feel emotionally safe, even when the environment is c...

This one’s an eye-opener. An 11-year-old boy is suspended from school for bullying. His parent is devastated, confused, and in shock. They turned to my parenting community online for help and ask a question so many parents would ask in that moment: “Besides taking away electronics, what else can I do?” What followed was a flood of responses. Some were deeply supportive, insightful, and grounded in...

You promise yourself you won’t yell… and then suddenly, you have. Maybe your child’s tantrum isn’t even that big, but something in YOU snaps. If you’ve ever wondered why you react the way you do, even when you know better, this episode is for you. Today I’m not talking about how to “fix” your child, stop tantrums, or get quick compliance. I’m talking about the missing piece most parents were never...

FREE MINI EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE MASTERCLASS!! Even though emotional intelligence gets talked about a lot, I think it's actually understood very little. So I decided to record a free, mini masterclass for you all and publish it on the podcast. I have stripped it back for you all and rebuilt it properly. Not as a buzzword. Not as “being nice”!! And definitely not as something only parents or teache...

Parenting in 2026 isn’t harder because you’re doing it wrong. Trust me! It’s harder because the old tools don’t work anymore. Today it's the first episode of the year!! So I’m reintroducing the foundation of emotionally intelligent parenting and sharing why emotional intelligence is no longer optional, it’s essential. So I decided to talk about what emotional intelligence actually looks like in ev...

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...

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 ev...

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  r...

At the start of this year, I shared a post on Instagram about children and anger, and it went VIRAL. Hundreds of thousands of parents liked, shared, and commented, because it hit home in such a powerful way. Why? Because so many of us have been fed myths about what anger in kids means, and what we’re “supposed” to do about it. So today I broke it all down. 👉 What an angry child doesn’t mean (hint...

Raising kids and teens can be hard right... but you don’t have to do it alone. Self-care and prioritising our wellness is also hard... do you know why most of us actually don't do it? My guest does! Drum roll please... because today I sat down with the one and only Amy Nesbitt, host of the Whole Wellness Mamas annual summit, to talk about how to overcome the challenges of motherhood, the importanc...

If you’ve ever felt like traditional parenting advice, or even the school system, just doesn’t FIT your child, especially if they’re neurodivergent, this episode is going to shift your perspective. I’m joined by the brilliant Christina Keeble —an AuDHD mother of two neurodivergent PDAers, and a Neurodiversity and Educational Consultant with over 23 years of experience. Christina has worked with sc...

Ever wonder why, no matter how hard you try, you keep slipping back into the same old parenting reactions? The ones you swore you’d never repeat? You're in the right place. Today I spoke with Lael Stone, educator, TEDx speaker, parenting counsellor, and now author of the brand-new book Own Your Story . Lael told me how our childhood “imprints”, the beliefs, feelings, and patterns you absorbed when...

MIC DROP MOMENT! So I have now come to question every situation I've been in because... what if every argument, every eye-roll, every “you’re so unfair!” moment… isn’t just something to survive, but an invitation to finally break old habits and RECREATE who you are in the face of stress and conflict? Stay with me... Today I’m sharing a powerful coaching strategy, a monumental shift that will chang...

Most people believe that parenting is all about managing your child’s behaviour. But the truth is BOTH your child’s outbursts AND your own reactions are driven by your nervous systems. And no-one knows this stuff! In this powerful and validating conversation, I sit down with Justin Sunseri (LMFT and host of the Stuck Not Broken podcast) to explore how the Polyvagal Theory completely shifts the way...

You’re trying to be supportive. They says you’re not listening. You open up emotionally. They try to fix it. And bam, you’re both frustrated, annoyed and wondering what went wrong. Ugh (been there!). Today I'm going deep into one of the MOST overlooked emotional patterns that quietly causes distance, conflict, and even breakups in relationships... and you probably don’t even realise you’re doing i...

🧠 Think emotional intelligence is just about journaling, naming emotions or deep breathing? Think again. In this episode, I’m sharing 10 underrated, unknown and even unexpected, science-backed ways to develop your emotional intelligence. Strategies most people NEVER talk about, but that genuinely rewire your brain, calm your nervous system, and transform how you show up in everyday life. We’re ta...

Calling all unicorns who never get frustrated or angry! This episode isn't for you 😉 Ok, let's be real. The true statistic is 100% of parents have those moments where they snap, shout, or shut down... and then feel awful. You want to stay calm. You want to be patient. But sometimes it just… takes over. In this episode, we’re talking about anger from a completely new perspective - your nervou...

Today we share a real-life moment when our child heard SUPER inappropriate language online. We talk about how we responded, how we used emotional intelligence to stay connected, and how to set boundaries without shame. If you're navigating tricky online influences with your kids, this is a must-listen. Ever had one of those blindsiding parenting moments where your child’s world collides with the i...

Power struggles: we’ve all been there! Sometimes daily. This was us a few years back - but no more. Your kid digs their heels in, you dig yours in deeper—and suddenly you're in a full-blown standoff over socks, screen time, or sandwiches. 🙃 In this juicy and very real episode, my husband Alex is finally back on the podcast! 🎉 And we’re getting into it: 🔥 How he handles power struggles as a dad...