Sarah Rosensweet
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Welcome to the Peaceful Parenting Podcast, the podcast where Sarah Rosensweet covers the tools, strategies and support you need to end the yelling and power struggles and encourage your kids to listen and cooperate so that you can enjoy your family time. Each week, Sarah will bring you the insight and information you need to make your parenting journey a little more peaceful. Whether it's a guest interview with an expert in the parenting world, insight from Sarah's own experiences and knowledge, or live coaching with parents just like you who want help with their challenges, we'll learn and grow...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Concrete coaching turns children's resistance and family conflict into workable questions about connection, agency, and the feelings driving behavior.
Sarah Rosenzweig treats difficult behavior as information about what a child may be carrying, then works outward toward a practical response. The Peaceful Parenting Podcast moves between coaching calls and guest conversations, with recurring attention to sibling conflict,…
One contested pancake can make you rethink which limits deserve your energy.
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Hunter Clark-Fields looks at why peaceful intentions can collapse into anger, and why steadier parenting takes practice.
The episode works through a familiar parenting bind: a parent can know the calmer response and still feel anger, yelling, or aggression take over.
A grounded conversation about helping the parent settle first, then guiding children back toward regulation.
Emotional self-regulation begins with the parent, and this conversation turns that idea into something usable. Kalila Robinson and Sarah Gerstenzang discuss how to notice activation in the body, name frustration, and use steady self-talk before trying to help a child settle.
A warm holiday conversation about presents, traditions, and letting children's excitement exist without making it a character judgment.
The episode treats children's holiday present fever with a steady, forgiving touch. A host and guest talk through the worry that kids who fixate on gifts may be choosing things over people, and the response is grounded rather than scolding: a six-year-old who can barely think…
A steady, compassionate conversation about using assessment to replace harmful labels with clearer understanding.
The Peaceful Parenting Podcast treats assessment as a tool for understanding how a child's brain works, rather than as a search for what is wrong. Educational psychologist Dr.
A clear look at why tradwife messaging can comfort parents, and what that comfort may hide.
This single-episode review considers why tradwife messaging can land with parents who are tired from work, childcare, and the uneven effort of keeping a household running.
A calm, practical take on helping kids join in at home without turning chores into a fight.
Sarah Rosenzweig and Lori Sugarman Lee treat housework as a piece of peaceful parenting, where the aim is not compliance but helping children see themselves as part of a family team.
A practical guide for parents talking with children about global crisis without overwhelming them.
The episode frames a useful way for parents to talk with children about global crisis without pushing them past what they can handle. It points to small, workable choices such as writing letters, sending emails, or talking things through, which can make the subject feel less…
A steady reframing of school refusal that favors tolerance over endless troubleshooting.
This episode treats school refusal less like a riddle with one missing answer and more like a test of how much uncertainty adults can stand. Lynn Lyons keeps returning to a simple point: school is unpredictable, and anxious kids often do better when the grownups around them stop…
Parenthood and bodies, told one honest story at a time.
Hunter Clarke-Fields, author of Raising Good Humans and host of the Mindful Mama podcast, joins Sarah Rosenzweig on The Peaceful Parenting Podcast to talk about taking care of difficult feelings in parents and children.
Sarah Rosenzweig interviews Desiree B.
Sarah Rosenzweig interviews Lenore Skenazy, author of Free-Range Kids and president of Let Grow, about why childhood independence has shrunk.
Sarah Rosenzweig uses her birthday episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast to replay a family conversation about children, presents, materialism, and privilege.
Sarah Rosenzweig and Corey Everett argue that “special time” can fail for parents of complex kids, even when the parents are trying to do everything right.
Sarah Rosenzweig talks with Shereen Rizvi and Jesse Finkelstein about Real Skills for Real Life, their DBT guide to navigating stress, emotions, and relationships.
Sarah Rosenzweig hosts Rachel Simmons, expert on relational aggression, discussing the 'mean girls' phenomenon that extends beyond girls to boys equally (post-middle school).
Sarah Rosenzweig speaks with educational psychologist Dr.
Sarah Rosenzweig opens a special office-hours episode from her Peaceful Parenting membership.
Jessica Slice, author of Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World, talks with Sarah Rosenzweig about how disability reshaped her life, parenting, and sense of self.
Sarah Rosenszweig speaks with therapist Katie K.
Sarah Rosenzweig hosts Kalila Robinson and Sarah Gerstenzang, the co-authors of the Self-Regulation Workbook for Children Ages 5 to 8, and both guests bring clinical practice experience from New York City and Brooklyn.
Sarah Rosenzweig opens with her welcoming intro, then talks with Kori about modeling the kind of person you want your child to become instead of trying to force good character or values into place.
Sarah revisits a coaching call with Laurel and Derek about sibling conflict and the small, tense fights that can pile up inside a family.
Sarah Rosenzweig welcomes Tasha Shore to talk about aggression and answers member questions that go straight into the harder, more specific parts of parenting.
Host Sarah Rosensweet interviews Ned Johnson, coauthor of 'The Self-Driven Child', about raising intrinsically motivated kids.
Sarah Rosenzweig and Lynn Lyons focus on emotionally-based school avoidance, including the difference between anxiety-driven refusal and problems like dyslexia, bullying, or sensory overwhelm.
Sarah Rosenzweig talks with Zach Brittle, a couples therapist in Seattle, about the two parenting conflicts she hears most often: disagreements about parenting styles and one parent becoming highly reactive.
Sarah Rosenzweig talks with Devin Kunstman, the founder of Transforming Toddlerhood, an ICF certified coach, toddler expert, and author of a new book coming out October 21st.
Sarah Rosenzweig brings back clinical psychologist and writer Dr.
Sarah Rosenzweig interviews Scott Novis, a former video game developer with two engineering degrees, 11 patents, and 15 published titles, about how parents can stop fighting over video games.
Katie Kimball of Raising Healthy Families talks with Sarah Rosenzweig about why teens need agency, autonomy, and real-world skills before they leave home.
Sarah Rosenzweig speaks with Lori Sugarman Lee, a family coach focused on equity and domestic labor, about raising children who take responsibility for the home.
Sarah coaches Joanna through a tough bedtime stretch.
Sarah Rosensweet interviews Martina Nova about aligning with your partner to raise happy, confident, and resilient kids.
Sarah Rosensweet and Corey discuss the challenges and joys of parenting strong-willed children.
Sarah Rosensweet and Corey discuss the challenges of daily transitions for parents and kids, and preview a workshop on guiding children through transitions without battles.
The hosts discuss New Year's resolutions, specifically the concept of 'doom boxes' (clutter piles) and strategies like 15-minute daily tidying to achieve parenting goals without relying on willpower.
Sarah Rosensweet promotes her Black Friday bundle of a parenting course and membership, emphasizing the value and support for peaceful parenting.
Sarah Rosensweet promotes a free five-day peaceful parenting reset to help parents regain calm and connection with their kids.
A coaching episode where host Sarah Rosensweet helps a mom navigate challenges with her seven-year-old son, including sleep issues and possible ADHD.
Sarah Rosensweet interviews Yolanda Williams about why conscious parenting is hard and how to make it easier, with a focus on supporting neurodivergent families.
Sarah Rosensweet shares peaceful parenting travel tips to reduce stress and encourage cooperation during family trips.
A coaching episode where host Sarah Rosensweet helps a mother of two daughters navigate conflict with her strong-willed younger child, uncovering how the mother's own anxiety affects her parenting.