Podcasts · Toddlers Made Easy with Dr Cathryn

Get Your Kids to Cooperate Without Feeling Like the Bad Guy

28 Oct 2026 · 7:57

Do you feel like the bad guy most days? Like all you do is say no and break up fights?

In this episode, I share two ways to get your child’s cooperation without saying no.

And I start with a Nana moment I wish I could take back.

You’ll learn:

• The YES GAP: the small window before handing out a consequence where you can end unwanted behavior with something your child can do • How to stop refereeing sibling fights, with three simple steps that help kids work it out themselves • When to step in, and when to give them a little room

Nobody feels like the bad guy. That’s big-hearted parenting.

RESOURCES Toddlers Made Easy online course

Potty Training Made Easy online course

Help Your Child Fall Asleep Independently mini-class

Toddlers Made Easy book

200 Big-Hearted Scripts

FREE GUIDE: 5 Must-Dos Before Starting Potty Training

And don’t forget to follow Dr. Cathryn on Instagram.

Links in the notes 7

• https://www.healthiest-baby.com/because-parenting-is-hard-lets-make-it-easier
• https://www.healthiest-baby.com/potty-training-made-easy-1-17844fb3-a66e-4e07-a9c0-ed50f5b289c6
• https://www.healthiest-baby.com/fall-asleep-without-you
• https://www.amazon.com/Toddlers-Made-Easy-Become-Parent/dp/0593844297/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QISUH3PL80NG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.B8DQl547MLPPcB2Ox9jfxY-lwuy0yAJwoaG-Jq5Yz_giHR8A3uwOyqVfN3LNc7DPXcQBAvRUeWzOTuR7MnoOv1aCaH6Ax6qBWC-m682EBwifDIJ4TqRvJ2EC_FcJIr0SDIaVe8nUrF385p-wBrM08RVK64qksV3Fku9AnEsQ3L0hSp_fVk62Lv2Nwd9F6xHsZ_3cmjsNnvjxFq3FLIWIU9EnTJ6D3oWkZbb0apWMEno.LrD4381GqnOCvd90rhKRy1cmiqcbUHT9WBNSmuTIVx0&dib_tag=se&keywords=toddlers+made+easy&qid=1785179738&sprefix=toddlers+made+easy%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1
• https://www.healthiest-baby.com/words-that-work
• https://www.healthiest-baby.com/5-ways-to-make-potty-training-easier
• https://www.instagram.com/healthiest_baby/