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
456 episodes transcribedHow to Stop Entitlement, Build Resilience & Stop Being Referee With Siblings? How can you help your kids be responsible for their own behavior, choice...
Navigating Neurodiversity: 8 Tips for Parenting Your Unique Child with Holly Blanc Moses I absolutely loved this discussion with therapist Holly Moses...
Handling A Demanding Child Without Losing Your Mind (Give Their Brain A Win) Do you have a child who comes downstairs in the morning (afternoon and ev...
7 Ways to Stop Emotional Fireworks & Meet Sensory Needs The meltdowns and angry responses ARE going to happen. Kirk shares 7 quick ways to stop the em...
Fights Over Chores, Sibling Fairness, Tough Discipline Do you have kids who fight you over chores, have selective hearing (i.e. can't hear parents!),...
Relentless Arguer, Gets Last Word In, Demands Fairness? Do you have a child who is a relentless arguer, has to get the last word in, prove his or her...
3 Shocking Thoughts Strong-Willed Kids Want to Share With You If your strong-willed child could verbalize what they are feeling, this is what they wo...
Discipline Without Being Angry or Permissive How can you discipline a strong-willed child without being angry and frustrated? How can you discipline w...
Why You Want Your Kids to Say, “No.” A kid says, “No, I don’t want to hug grandma or say hi to my Mom’s friend or do this assignment.” The compliant c...
Outright Defiance/Refusal: My Best Podcast of 2024 Do you have a child who ever acts outright defiant or refuses to do what you ask? Who then has atti...
Feeling Powerless with Video Games? 2 Ways to Take Back Control You don’t have to give in or operate from fear. Kirk shares some fascinating insight i...
4 Ways to Stop Power Struggles & Control Yourself Everything you have tried with the strong-willed child has backfired. Want to finally stop the power...
Tough Teens & Tweens 101: Motivation, Screens, School Refusal, Defiance and More Do you have an unmotivated teen or tween who battles you over homewor...
5 Ways to Stop Anxiety-Driven Battles & Meltdowns Your child refuses to go to a new place or school. Threats and bribes don't work. A meltdown and har...
Are You Letting Kids “Get Away” With Things? You are going to get judged by other parents, family and friends who whisper that you are letting your SW...
10 Ways to Stop Power Struggles With Toddlers, Teens & In Between A Mom on Instagram asked me to share tips for her kids from ages 3 to 16. There are...
5-Minute Mother's Day Message Moms, here you are holding your family together—all alone at times, sometimes feeling numb, working through your own ch...
Moms Coddle Husbands (Not Kids) Moms get accused of coddling their children. But the truth is they coddle husbands because we can't control our own em...
How to De-Escalate A Nuclear Meltdown & Stop The Shame Cycle Plans go awry, your child gets disappointed or doesn’t get his way. He begins getting ups...
Disagree About Discipline? Want to Get Control of Screens? Do you struggle with excess screen use in your home? Unless you're Amish, you probably do!...
