Parents with Big Emotions: 5 Responses When Kids Push Your Buttons. We’ve been talking about how to help kids with big emotions. But what about when WE as parents have big emotions, react, and yell? Especially when kids push your buttons? Kirk shows you how to stop reacting and take back control of these situations. Get practical tools with our BIG SALE right now at https://celebratecalm.com. Kirk is available for Phone Consultations. Click here to learn more. This episode of the Calm Parenting ...
Nov 12, 2023•26 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast BIG DEFIANCE FROM A BROKEN RELATIONSHIP & CHILD Confession: I didn’t like Casey when he was young. I nearly destroyed our relationship and my son. So how can you recover from this when you and your strong-willed child are opposites…or worse yet, just alike? This is a powerful, hard-hitting podcast. Want to repair your relationship with your child (and spouse)? Get practical tools with our BIG SALE right now at https://celebratecalm.com. Kirk is available for Phone Consultations. Click here to le...
Nov 08, 2023•31 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Stop Defiance & Big Emotions From Anxiety Do you have a child who struggles with anxiety? Who resists going to new places or trying new activities? You know once you get your child there, he will enjoy it. But it almost always results in yelling, defiance, hurt feelings, and a big power struggle in which everyone loses. Kirk gives you two very practical, concrete strategies to help your child overcome anxiety and stop the power struggles. You’ll learn dozens of these strategies through our BIG S...
Nov 05, 2023•24 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast MEN: How to Stop the Yelling & Power Struggles Find yourself yelling at your kids? Or repeating your own Dad's angry parenting patterns, the very ones you swore you'd never use? You know you shouldn't yell, but how else can you win power struggles and get through to your defiant kid? In this week's interview, Kirk Martin, host of the Calm Parenting podcast, joined Jim Ramos for another power-packed, tactical episode to equip you to become the calm Dad you know your kids deserve. Kirk is availabl...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Calming A Screaming Toddler or Venomous Teen You have a child who lets out a bloodcurdling scream or won’t calm down no matter what you try. You have a teenager oozing with attitude, spewing venomous words and glaring at you in the kitchen. What are you going to do in this moment? In this bonus podcast episode during BIG EMOTIONS month, Kirk shares a simple, but effective way to calm both situations. You’ll learn dozens of these strategies through our BIG SALE right now at CelebrateCalm.com. Kir...
Nov 01, 2023•25 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast 5 Strategies to Help Kids With Big Emotions Do you have a child with BIG EMOTIONS? Of course you do. Do you or your spouse have big emotions? Yeah probably. So we are going to kick off BIG EMOTIONS month at Celebrate Calm with an entire series of podcasts designed to give you tools to calm your kids and your own big emotions. Take advantage of our BIG SALE at https://celebratecalm.com so you can finally get that breakthrough you’ve wanted. Kirk is available for Phone Consultations. Click here to...
Oct 29, 2023•26 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Help For Homeschoolers Part II: 10+ Tips For Your Kids In Part II of this series, we discuss more than a dozen ways to jumpstart your strong-willed child’s brain to help them complete their work more quickly, with less frustration. Play this podcast for your kids so they can learn how THEIR brains work best. Please share with other homeschoolers and learn more at https://www.CelebrateCalm.com/homeschool Kirk is available for Phone Consultations. Click here to learn more. This episode of the Calm...
Oct 25, 2023•33 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Is Giving Consequences “Threatening” Your Child? Better Ways to Discipline In this episode, Kirk answers this question, shows you how to use consequences when necessary AND also shares effective alternatives to consequences. Discipline means to TEACH and good discipline will lead to a closer, more trusting relationship with your child so those are our end goals. Suggested program to listen to in the Calm Parenting Package: Discipline That Works When Consequences Don’t. Learn more at https://cele...
Oct 22, 2023•37 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Help For Homeschoolers Part I: 10 Secrets to Survive If you are homeschooling a strong-willed child, you ARE going to experience constant pushback and resistance. How can you keep from being resentful and worn out while giving your kids tools to complete their schoolwork more quickly? Kirk provides almost 25 different tips in this two-part series that is a must-listen for homeschooling families. Please share with others and learn more at https://www.CelebrateCalm.com/homeschool Kirk is available...
Oct 18, 2023•38 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Child Doesn’t Want Any Restrictions on Screen Time? 4 Script Options Your kids call you controlling and too strict. They don’t want any limits on their screen time, won’t keep parental controls on their phone, and turn off location tracking. Kirk gives you four different ideas, complete with scripts and action plans. Learn more at https://celebratecalm.com Flash Sale! Get our LOWEST prices of the year on the Get Everything Package. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/flash-sale to purchase the Get E...
Oct 15, 2023•29 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Men: What Your Wife is Afraid To Tell You I made every mistake possible as a husband and father. I needed my son to behave and do everything I told him…precisely because I couldn’t control my own behavior. Men, I don’t want you to have the same regrets I do. So follow these three actions steps. Learn more at https://celebratecalm.com Want to finally stop the power struggles AND enjoy your strong-willed child? Kirk shows you exactly how with 30+ hours of content delivered directly to your phone, ...
Oct 11, 2023•18 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Best Morning Routine Idea! I Dare You To Try This How many of you dread waking your kids up in the morning for school, starting the day with a power struggle at 6:42am?! Well, your kids dread this as well! No amount of pleading, bribing, threatening or yelling ever work. Your child doesn’t like what you made for breakfast (even though you gave him 6 options!), doesn’t want to brush his teeth, get his shoes on, or go to school. So Kirk shares the best morning routine idea ever. Learn more at http...
Oct 08, 2023•21 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast 3 Ways to Help Disruptive Kids in the Classroom Consequences and behavior charts aren't working. So Kirk shares three practical ways to help with disruptive behavior in the classroom. Share this with teachers. If you get the Calm Parenting Package, we will share specific programs with your child's teachers for free to help them. If you want us to train your school's teachers via Zoom, we can do that easily. Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com for more information. Learn more at https://celebratecalm.c...
Oct 04, 2023•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast School Struggles? 8 Weird Ideas To Improve Focus, Motivation, Homework & Writing It's not shocking to me that your kids are struggling with focus, attention, executive function, writing assignments, anxiety and more. That means power struggles over homework, kids shutting down in the classroom, and kids internalizing “I’m stupid” or “something is wrong with me.” Let’s fix that now. Kirk shares 8 weird ideas you can try today to motivate your kids and help them feel confident. Learn more at https...
Oct 01, 2023•28 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast How to "Win" The Power Struggle Without Struggling You ARE going to have power struggles with your strong-willed child, no matter the age. So often, we inadvertently make them worse by fighting them, trying to “win” as if it’s a competition, or trying to convince our kids that we are right. I want to free you from that struggle. (In this podcast, I give you examples for kids from 2-22.) Learn more at https://celebratecalm.com. Want more tools like this? Get The No B.S. Program Kirk mentioned in ...
Sep 27, 2023•28 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Stealing, Lying and Spanking So your son steals some money, lies directly to your face, and then confesses when he is about to be spanked. Is there a better way to handle this? Of course. Kirk shares really good insights and a great script to build trust and integrity. Want to finally stop the power struggles AND enjoy your strong-willed child? Kirk shows you exactly how with 30+ hours of content delivered directly to your phone, iPad or laptop. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products to purcha...
Sep 24, 2023•24 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast When Kids Don’t Want to Do Things YOUR Way Strong-willed kids are never going to do things the way you want them done. They aren’t. And it’s going to irritate you. Before you label them disobedient or rebellious, listen to this podcast. Kirk will show you how to get your kids to be responsible for themselves…without all the power struggles. Want to finally stop the power struggles AND enjoy your strong-willed child? Kirk shows you exactly how with 30+ hours of content delivered directly to your ...
Sep 17, 2023•27 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Fighting Over Doritos: Handling Tantrums & Sibling Fights Two kids bring home bags of Doritos. The brother eats them, sister complains, Mom intervenes and takes away snacks, son cries and has a tantrum. A teenager demands the car keys, doesn't get them, and has a tantrum. So what is the appropriate consequence for a tantrum? Kirk's answers may surprise you and will hopefully make your job easier. Want to finally stop the power struggles AND enjoy your strong-willed child? Kirk shows you exactly ...
Sep 13, 2023•18 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast My Son Follows Me, Relentlessly, Picking Fights What do you do when your child gets upset at you, then follows you around relentlessly, hurling socks and words at you until you give in or explode? Kirk shares a new script and action plan to handle this situation differently. Want to finally stop the power struggles AND enjoy your strong-willed child? Kirk shows you exactly how with 30+ hours of content delivered directly to your phone, iPad or laptop. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products to ...
Sep 10, 2023•14 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast The Frustrated Child: 3 Ways to Help This podcast is jampacked with three big insights that WILL change your home and your child. How do you shift your focus when your child is frustrated, melting down, beating himself up? Kirk shows you three ways to change negative patterns and help your kids calm down and feel confident. Want additional help? Get 35+ hours of content delivered directly to your device for in-app streaming. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products to purchase the Get Everything...
Sep 03, 2023•30 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast How & When To Be Stern, Without Being Mean There are times when you can be understanding of your child’s reaction or attitude. But being too sweet or reassuring can actually make kids more insecure. So there are times that you must be more stern. So when DO you draw the line and where do you draw it? HOW can you be stern without making it personal or mean or shaming your child? Kirk gives you three examples along with scripts to use. Want additional help? Get 35+ hours of content delivered direc...
Aug 27, 2023•29 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast Stop Power Struggles Without Breaking Your Child’s Spirit When you try to change another person’s behavior, you become frustrated because they don’t change quickly enough or the right way; they become frustrated because they can never change enough to satisfy you; and it never works! So how can you stop the power struggles without changing your child’s very nature or breaking his spirit? Want additional help? Get 35+ hours of content delivered directly to your device for in-app streaming. Visit ...
Aug 20, 2023•30 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast A Great Phrase to De-Escalate Back-to-School Tension Everyone is on edge now with school returning. Your kids are going to pushback, become more mouthy and defiant, siblings are going to fight. In the moment, it’s so hard to remain in control, so use this easy phrase to reset and de-escalate situations. This is the final week of our Back-To-School Sale. Set your kids up for success this year: https://celebratecalm.com/products/ Want personal mentoring with Kirk via Phone? Click here to learn abo...
Aug 14, 2023•28 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Moms, This is NOT Your Fault (Tough Toddler Troubles) Do you have a young child who doesn’t follow instructions, only does what he wants to do, melts down when things don’t go her way, won’t do simple tasks quickly? Good! You ARE going to get a call from the pre-school about your strong-willed child. In this impromptu, bonus podcast, Kirk shares 5 tools to help you raise tough toddlers. Want more help with toddlers? Get our Kids Ages 2-7 Bundle here: https://celebratecalm.com/2-7/ Want personal ...
Aug 12, 2023•54 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Let Your Kids Be Odd & Responsible For Themselves You have a child who came out of the womb different—more strong-willed, sensitive, peculiar, needing things to be done their way, resisting the way you want it done. You don’t like the way they do things and you know better—but your lectures backfire. Kirk shows you how to get your kids to be responsible for themselves. This is the final week of our Back-To-School Sale. Set your kids up for success this year: https://celebratecalm.com/products/ W...
Aug 09, 2023•17 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast As the new school year begins, you’re hoping the new teacher understands your child and can help him succeed, instead of relying on behavior charts that make things worse. So how can you prepare new teachers to help your child? How can you send your child to school feeling confident that this year will be different? Kirk shares a killer idea from the ADHD University program you should use every year. Want personal mentoring with Kirk via Phone? Click here to learn about mentoring packages. Take ...
Aug 06, 2023•19 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have a child that reflexively says, “No!” or “Why?” and rejects even your best, most well-intentioned suggestions? Of course you do! It’s frustrating, but Kirk shares a killer idea for getting your child to actually do what you know is best for them. Want personal mentoring with Kirk via Phone? Click here to learn about mentoring packages. We are including the No B.S. Program FREE with all mentoring purchases OR you can get it here for $99: https://celebratecalm.com/nobs/ Want to book a L...
Jul 30, 2023•17 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast You’re Not Yelling…Yet. But Here’s What Ticks You Off. Wouldn’t it be awesome if your kids just did what you told them to do? Without whining, dawdling, complaining, or arguing? Yes! But that’s not your reality. So how can you turn what is frustrating and leads to meltdowns into a bonding experience? Kirk shows you exactly how to do this. Our Christmas in July Sale Continues This Week! Get our lowest prices on the Get Everything Package and the Calm Parenting Package. Want to talk with Kirk dire...
Jul 23, 2023•17 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast One New Idea When a Child Lashes Out So your child is lashing out. You can’t distract, redirect, or reason with your child this time. Nothing is working. Kirk shares a new idea he used with hundreds of kids that can change the dynamic very quickly, so try it! Our Christmas in July Sale Continues This Week! Get our lowest prices on the Get Everything Package and the Calm Parenting Package. Want to talk with Kirk directly and come up with a game plan for your family? Kirk will work with you indivi...
Jul 16, 2023•18 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Straight Up Defiance: 7 Ways to Stop It. Do you have a child who is defiant, oppositional, backtalks, or rolls his eyes? Kirk shows you how to be tough, get respect, and get to the root of the issue to stop this in your home. Extremely helpful and in-depth podcast—so please share it. Our Christmas in July Sale Continues This Week! Get our lowest prices on the Get Everything Package and the Calm Parenting Package. Want to talk with Kirk directly and come up with a game plan for your family? Kirk ...
Jul 09, 2023•31 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast 
