Defiant, Moody Child Won’t Stop & Blames You: 5 Ways to Stop This You have a child who gets moody and disrespectful. You tell her that attitude is not tolerated in your home. She keeps coming at you. You try staying calm, but eventually everyone ends up yelling and you impose consequences. She then blames you for her attitude. How can you stop this vicious cycle? Kirk gives you specific action steps and a script. Learn more at CelebrateCalm.com. This is the final week of our Spring Sale: You get...
Mar 31, 2024•24 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Child Not Living Up To Your Expectations? Use This Script. Do you have a child who procrastinates, doesn’t listen, is impulsive and disorganized? You’ll likely struggle with this thought: how in the world is this strong-willed child going to be successful? Your anxiety over your child’s future will cause your child to fight you, ignore you, or shut down. Kirk gives you an actual script that will motivate your child and build his or her confidence. Learn more at CelebrateCalm.com. This is the fin...
Mar 24, 2024•28 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast A Special Message For Kids Who Feel Different (Dedicated to Poppy!) I recorded this short message for kids who feel different, don't always feel like they fit in the kid world, and struggle in school even though they are smart. I challenge kids to stop fighting people and their parents. Instead, fight the obstacles that get in the way of you achieving your dreams. Instead, show your parents that you can control yourself, so they won't have to control you. Let your kids listen and let us know how...
Mar 20, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get Your Kids to Listen Without Being Mean or Asking 12 Times Do you ever feel like you have to ask your child 12 times just to do something simple like put their shoes on and get in the car? And then you rightfully get frustrated, adopt a demanding tone, trigger more resistance, and then end up yelling? Of course you’ve experienced this! Listen to learn three strategies to get your kids to listen without being mean or asking 12 times! Our Spring Sale Continues This Week: You get everything we h...
Mar 17, 2024•17 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Considering UN-Schooling? A Practical Framework This is an opportunity to customize your child's education around his or her natural gifts, passions, curiosity, and learning style. But there is no single path because each child is different. You will ALWAYS feel like you're not doing enough. You will get judged and second-guess yourself. In this bonus podcast, Kirk provides a helpful framework for your un-schooling adventure. (If you want to talk to Kirk about this personally, email Casey@Celebr...
Mar 13, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast You 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. This is a great story and a perfect example for what NOT to do and more importantly, what TO do. Kirk shows you 10 concrete action steps to turn this into a huge teaching opportunity. Our Spring Sale Continues This Week: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhe...
Mar 10, 2024•20 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast 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 relationship. Kirk shows you exactly how to rebuild this relationship with very specific, concrete action steps and words. Please forward to your husband. Gift your husband mentoring with Kirk here: https://celebratecalm.com/call-kirk/ Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3 & K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase exclusively at ...
Mar 05, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 asked, they’d be done in 7 minutes. But they would rather argue for 7 hours, days or weeks and lose everything they own. It’s infuriating and frustrating! Kirk shows you WHY your kids do this and HOW you can change this. Learn more at CelebrateCalm.com. Our Spring Sale Begins NOW! You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on...
Mar 03, 2024•28 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast 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 do it. And if you try to help her, you will feel the venom. But if you don’t help her, you’ll be late or she’ll get even more frustrated. So what do you do when you have a strong-willed child who wants to do things their own way? Kirk gives you a specific script and action plan to use with kids like ours. Our Winter Sale Continues This Week: You get...
Feb 25, 2024•23 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 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 don’t owe me anything and I don’t need you to support me. I do want you to know that in order for me to get paid by the brands who advertise on the podcast, you have to actually listen to the ads. They know if you skip them or not! You can play through the ads at 1.5 speed and that works. You just have to let the ad play through for it to count. So ...
Feb 21, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 caught in the middle between father and child? Kirk gives you a game plan and scripts to make lasting changes. Our Winter Sale Continues This Week: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhere, anytime. You get 35 hours of practical strategies and concrete example...
Feb 18, 2024•30 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast 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 create division between you and your spouse? This is really hard. Kirk gives you scripts and ideas to use with reluctant, overbearing grandparents. Learn more at CelebrateCalm.com. Our Winter Sale Continues This Week: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhere, any...
Feb 13, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 dismissed and ignored. Some of you are empaths and feel emotions deeply. So how can you stay connected with your child while you teach them how to handle the inevitable disappointment, frustration, and boredom of life? Kirk shows you how in this important podcast. Our Winter Sale Continues This Week: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered di...
Feb 11, 2024•48 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast 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 with that awful little saying, “Obey right away, all the way, with a happy heart.” And now you have a strong-willed child who I can guarantee will NEVER listen the first time. You will judged and question yourself, as if you are doing something wrong. I want to show you a different and better way to raise a curious, loving, and responsible child. Our...
Feb 04, 2024•37 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 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 difficult childhood, those patterns you learned instinctively as a child to protect yourself have a way of rearing their ugly head as an adult. So let’s unwind some of this and begin reconstructing a healthy you. Our Winter Sale Begins NOW: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. L...
Jan 28, 2024•29 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast 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, especially when they don’t respond to consequences...and push your buttons. I joined Ken Trupke on The Clarity Advisors Show to share practical tips to help you be a better parent...and a better leader wherever you work. Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/calmfree and use code calmfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscrip...
Jan 24, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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, then gives you a template with three specific ways to collaborate with your child’s teacher to create successes and build confidence. And now Kirk can conduct virtual teacher in-service training for your school's teachers. Learn more at https://celebratecalm.com/book-events/ or email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com. Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/calmf...
Jan 16, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast From Authoritarian to Connected Parenting (Without Being Too Sweet) Many of you grew up with an authoritarian parent who used fear to change your outward behavior while ruining your relationship. We don’t want that. So how can you create connection, build a trusting relationship, and teach your kids to control themselves…without being too harsh OR too sweet and getting walked all over? This is the final week of our New Year's Sale. You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to a...
Jan 14, 2024•41 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast 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 she is being mistreated by her father? How do you talk to your husband about his propensity to escalate situations in the home when he is usually not receptive? Kirk gives scripts to use in this bonus podcast. Our New Year's Sale Continues This Week. You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, ...
Jan 10, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 know it’s irritating and exhausting, but I have some great strategies to stop these tantrums. Let’s break these patterns as we start the New Year. Our New Year's Sale Continues This Week. You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhere, anytime. You get 35 hours of pr...
Jan 07, 2024•27 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Stop Anxiety, Perfectionism & Controlling People’s Emotions Have you noticed that your anxiety as a parent actually backfires and causes the exact opposite response you want from your kids? When you try to rush them, they move more slowly! When you push, they resist even more. When you lecture to motivate them, they shut down. So how can you break this cycle of frustration, stop trying to make everyone happy, and let go of perfectionism? Kirk shows you how. Our New Year's Sale Begins NOW: You ge...
Dec 30, 2023•26 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A: Sibling Fights, Unhappy Kids, Parents with Control Issues, Kids Throwing Things On Facebook today, I asked parents what they were struggling with most and promised I’d record a special podcast to address their answers. We cover a lot of ground in a short podcast so please listen and share with others. Our Christmas Clearance Sale Ends This Weekend! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/christmas-clearance Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/calmfree and u...
Dec 27, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 transitions? Most strong-willed and neurodivergent kids struggle with this. So in this special holiday episode when your schedule is going to be messed up, Kirk gives you practical tools to help kids when plans change. Our Christmas Clearance Sale ends Monday at Midnight! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/christ...
Dec 23, 2023•17 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast 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, irritated and anxious. THAT creates even more power struggles. So how can you stop these power struggles with your kids AND not feel so stressed and irritated? Kirk gives you three strategies from our flagship 30 Days to Calm Program to begin implementing today. Our Christmas Clearance Sale Ends This Weekend Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year...
Dec 17, 2023•19 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast 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 strikes out, lets in a goal, and embarrasses you? What about a child who doesn’t want to participate in a school or church drama? An adult with post work restraint collapse? Want a plan for when your home erupts into chaos? How about a cool Christmas idea for a kid who likes to tinker with things that costs under $5? Kirk addresses all of these quest...
Dec 13, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Grumpy Kid? How to Change This (& Yourself) Do you have a child who can be grumpy, who verbalizes everything that’s wrong, who often controls the emotional tide of your home, whose mood does determine your mood? What if your child wakes up first thing just miserable and makes everyone else miserable? This is a really powerful podcast with lots of insight into strong-willed kids…and parents! Our Christmas Clearance Sale Begins NOW! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebr...
Dec 10, 2023•31 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast 5 Ways to Get Your Kids to Clean Up Messes (Part II) How can you get your kids to be more responsible for themselves? How can you get them to clean up their messes? How can you do this without ruining your relationship or constantly resorting to consequences? Kirk shares five different ways to get your kids to be responsible for themselves. You can apply this to different areas of their lives. Learn more at CelebrateCalm.com. Our Christmas Clearance Sale continues this week! Take advantage of th...
Dec 06, 2023•34 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Overcoming Triggers That Set You Off: Messes Everywhere Part I We talked all last month about kids with big emotions. But what about parents with big emotions? So I asked Facebook friends, “What sets YOU off?” Even if messes aren’t a trigger for you, apply these action steps so your triggers don’t cause you to yell and lose it. Learn how to be free from your triggers! Learn more at CelebrateCalm.com. Our Christmas Clearance Sale Begins NOW! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at http...
Dec 03, 2023•36 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast This may be one of the most important podcasts I have ever recorded. We cover sibling issues, tension between parent and child, building confidence, and answers this question: "How can we REALLY change our home life?" We are extending our Black Friday Sale for ONE more week. Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/black-friday/ Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Ge...
Nov 26, 2023•23 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Thanksgiving: 8 Ways to Handle Big Emotions (And Judgmental Family!) For many parents of strong-willed children, holidays mean getting judged by family members who don’t understand your child and getting pressured to be tougher with your discipline. I was embarrassed by my son’s behavior around family so I’d angrily correct him while my wife was caught in the middle once again. It can be a lonely place. So I am going to give you 8 practical strategies so you’re prepared to not only survive, but ...
Nov 19, 2023•26 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast 
