Have a strong-willed child who doesn't respond to consequences, argues like an attorney, and refuses to do things your way? Good! You're in the right place. Celebrate Calm Founder Kirk Martin has given over 1,000,000 parents and teachers around the world practical, life-changing strategies to stop power struggles, yelling, and defiance NOW. Based on work with 1,500 challenging kids (many with AD/HD, OCD, ODD, ASD, etc.) in his home, and years spent in classrooms, Kirk's approach is refreshingly practical, honest, and laugh-out-loud funny! Questions? Visit us at www.CelebrateCalm.com or email us directly at Casey@CelebrateCalm.com
425 episodes transcribedYou Did What?! Disobeying & Lying About It Your child trades another kid at school for something you don’t approve of. Then hides it and lies about it...
How To Be A Dad Your Kids Listen To It’s really hard for some Dads to connect with their strong-willed child. So they end up sabotaging the relationsh...
Why Kids Choose Consequences Over Simply Doing What You Ask You give a strong-willed child a simple instruction. If they would simply do what you aske...
When Kids Want To Do Things Their Own Way! Chloe wants to tie her own karate belt in the morning before practice. But she doesn’t really know how to d...
A Personal, Self-Serving, 5-Minute Podcast! This is personal and self-serving so if you don’t want to listen to all 5:39 of it, here’s the gist. You d...
Angry, Aggressive Child Who Swears, Lies, Lashes Out Do you have a child who lies, swears, who lashes out at others and even at himself? Are you a Mom...
Confronting Your Parents & In-Laws Do you have parents who criticize how you raise your own kids? Even correct you in front of your kids? Does this cr...
You Are NOT Responsible For Your Child’s Happiness, Mood or Gratitude This is hard. Some of you were emotionally abandoned as a child. Some were dismi...
Kids Are NOT Supposed To Be Immediately Obedient How many of you have been told kids are supposed to be immediately obedient? Maybe you were raised wi...
When Childhood Trauma Affects Parenting: 3 Ideas to Help You Parenting a strong-willed child is hard enough. But when you’ve had a traumatic or diffic...
5 Ways To Be A Better Parent, Leader & Manager Whether it's a teammate at work or a child at home, helping others to improve can be frustrating, espec...
3 Specific Ways to Help Kids In School Kirk begins this podcast with a fantastic way to change a child’s behavior in class without crushing his spirit...
From Authoritarian to Connected Parenting (Without Being Too Sweet) Many of you grew up with an authoritarian parent who used fear to change your outw...
3 Tough Talks With Husbands & Dads What is the role of the step-parent with someone else's biological children? What do you tell your daughter when sh...
Stop Whining, Complaining & Tantrums NOW! Do you have a child who whines, complains and throws tantrums? Of course you do! Because you’re a parent. I...
Stop Anxiety, Perfectionism & Controlling People’s Emotions Have you noticed that your anxiety as a parent actually backfires and causes the exact opp...
Q&A: Sibling Fights, Unhappy Kids, Parents with Control Issues, Kids Throwing Things On Facebook today, I asked parents what they were struggling with...
When Plans Change: Kids Who Lose It When Disappointed Do you have a child who loses it when plans change, when they face disappointment, during transi...
When Your Child Provokes You: 3 Ways to Stop Reacting Your child is an expert at pushing your buttons. And it’s even worse when you are tired, irritat...
Q&A: Fear of Failure, Calming A Chaotic Home, Child Doesn’t Want to Participate? Do you have a child with a fear of failure, who gets upset when he st...
