Calm Parenting Podcast

3 Ways to Motivate Strong-Willed Teens & Tweens This episode is jam-packed with insights and strategies to connect with and motivate your teens and tweens. I was featured on the Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Podcast and we had an amazing conversation. Dr. Cam is an awesome human! If you want immediate help with your teen or tween, get the No B.S. Program here for only $99 . * If you want to cha...

Stop Punishing Kids For Having A Busy Brain You have a child who struggles with things like blurting out in class, not completing work, difficulty writing, having emotional outbursts. How can you help build your child’s confidence instead of breeding anger, frustration, and shame?! Does your child need to see a therapist? Kirk answers these tough questions and gives you scripts and an action plan....

3 Ways to Handle Your Triggers & Trauma You have a strong-willed child who triggers you by talking back, dawdling, having a messy room, doing things the hard way and more. You’re also battling issues from your own childhood AND a spouse who seemingly undermines what you’re trying to do. Kirk shares three new ways to handle your triggers and trauma.   Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products/ t...

Consequences: From Toddler Tantrums to Teen Transgressions What consequence should you give your child for misbehavior? That is the most common question we get. If you have a strong-willed child, you know that consequences rarely work with these kids. But there ARE times they do. Kirk gives you scripts and action steps for kids of all ages. Our Back-To-School Sale Continues This Week. Don't begin...

At Your Wits’ End? 5 Ways to Get Your Sanity Back & Your Kids to Be Responsible Strong-willed kids can be frustrating to raise. They can have a heart of gold toward others, but spew venom at you. When passionate about building or creating, they can focus for hours…but then can’t focus for 10 minutes to complete a simple assignment. Kirk shows you 5 ways to stop power struggles, build a closer...

Defiance, De-Escalation, & Discipline Your child is being defiant, mouthy, yelling at you, taking things out on siblings, or just not listening. These situations often blow up into full scale family meltdowns! How can you de-escalate emotional situations and then discipline in a way that actually works…without making excuses or letting your child get away with things? Kirk gives you concrete a...

Child Who Argues, Melts Down Over Losing, Bosses Siblings? Do you have a child who is bossy, melts down over changes in plans or when little things go wrong? Acts like a sore loser when playing games? Collects little stones and acorns in their pant pockets? Wears the same clothes and eats the same foods? Likes to say, “That’s not fair!” and won’t stop following you until they prove their point? Ha...

You’re A Control Freak! 10 Ways to Stop Power Struggles. Do you have a child who resists doing things your way, chooses the harder path, and sometimes touches the hot stove? When you have control issues or perfectionism, that creates endless power struggles with these kids. Kirk shows you 10 ways to stop the fights and get your kids to be responsible for themselves. Our Back-To-School Sale Continu...

3 Ways to Change Your Child’s Irritating Behavior (And Yourself!) Your kids are going to do things that are annoying, irritating, and sometimes just wrong. You will be justified in getting angry and correcting them. But I want you to turn what usually separates you from your child…into a bonding opportunity to draw you closer. I want you to deal with your own triggers and control yourself…because...

An Instruction Manual For Connecting With Your Strong-Willed Child I didn’t like our son when he was little and that nearly destroyed my relationship with him.  I had to wrestle emotionally with my own demons, challenge my deepest-held beliefs, and learn how to relate in healthy ways to a child that was challenging. I want to save you from the same pain and give you an instruction manual for conne...

5 Ways to Get Kids Moving More Quickly How can you get kids who often dawdle and procrastinate to move more quickly? How do you get your kids out the door without the yelling and power struggles? How can you get your kids to transition from one activity or complete their homework more quickly without provoking World War III? Kirk gives you scripts and practical examples. Our Back-To-School Sale Co...

"F*** You, Mom!" Scripts to Handle Disrespect A Mom simply asks if her daughter's homework is done. Her daughter responds with this shocking disrespect. How can you use this situation to teach, prevent this from happening again, and build a closer relationship? Kirk gives you options and scripts to use. We have extended our Summer Sale for the month of August. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/produ...

How to Help Defiant, Task Avoidant, Unmotivated Kids Who Ask "Why?" You have a strong-willed child who knows how to push your buttons, may be rude and defiant, won't push through when tasks are hard, appears lazy, and always asks, "Why?" when told to do something...instead of just doing it. Kirk's advice for you could just change your family for generations.  Our Back-To-School Sale Begins Today....

Tough Talks with Kids: Stealing, Sneaking Things at Night, Vaping, Porn What do you do if your child sneaks food or electronics late at night, steals cash or credit cards, vapes or watches porn? This will likely freak you out! But don’t. Because Kirk gives you an action plan and actual scripts to get to the root of the issue and prevent it from happening again. If you are interested in the  How To...

3 Ways to Stop Yelling, Lecturing & Power Struggles When you rush your kids, they move more slowly. When you lecture, they resist more or shut down. When you get anxious about your child's future, it kills their confidence and vision. How can you stop the yelling, lectures, and power struggles? Kirk gives you three concrete steps and scripts to use with your kids. We have extended our Summer S...

When Behavior Charts & Consequences Don't Work (Help for Teachers) What do you do when behavior charts and consequences simply don't work with your strong-willed or ND child...and crush your child's confidence? Kirk shares 5 specific strategies to help teachers help our kids and 1 killer parent-teacher communication idea. Share this and our programs with your child's teachers. Learn more about...

10 Ways to Stop Daily Homework Battles Instead of bribing or threatening, let's use your child's brain's natural powers to stop the homework battles. Kirk gives you creative, practical strategies to get homework done without the nightly stress. The most important part? You kids learn how their brains work best. Share this with other parents so we can stop homework from tearing families apart. Lear...

Anxiety, School Refusal, & Defiance: 5 Strategies That Work What do you say and do when a child struggles with anxiety, refuses to go to school, has separation anxiety, or makes defiant comments? Kirk gives parents (and teachers) 5 concrete, specific strategies that work. We have extended our Summer Sale for one final week. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products/ to purchase the Get Everythi...

5 Secrets to Prevent School Battles & Motivate Your Kids If you have a strong-willed or neurodivergent child, the school year can be filled with daily homework battles, anxiety, and often tears. Should you say no to homework? How can you motivate your child in school? Kirk answers the tough questions and gives you 5 powerful steps to create a successful school year. We have extended our Summer...

Child Won’t Follow Rules, Not Motivated by Rewards or Consequences, Gets Angry When Say No How do I get my strong-willed child to follow rules if rewards and consequences don’t work? What do I do with a child who gets angry when I say no? This is an extremely important podcast because until you learn to give your kids ownership of their choices, you will have endless power struggles. Kirk gives yo...

Child Won’t Accept Responsibility, Lashes Out When Corrected, Picks on Siblings? How do you handle kids who won’t accept responsibility for their behavior? Who blame others? How do you discipline kids who lash out when corrected? Kirk provides five very concrete strategies and scripts to use that will also help stop kids from picking on siblings We have extended our Summer Sale for one final week....

Q&A: Impulse Control, Messy Bedrooms, Sassy Kids & More How do you handle kids who lie, freak out when plans change, or won’t take their medication? What’s an appropriate consequence for kids who break something? How do you teach impulse control, get kids to make their bed, and stop the sass? Kirk gives you practical strategies in this rapid fire Q&A session. This is the final week of...

Complaining, Bored kids and Judgmental Relatives (Vacation Tips) You often get judged by relatives because your strong-willed child doesn’t behave the right way. How can you prepare your kids for the unknowns of family vacation? What do you say when kids are bored or complain the entire time? Kirk provides concrete strategies and scripts to use with parents and relatives to help them be constructi...

Social Skills & Sibling Squabbles #2 Kirk shows you an alternative way to deal with sibling squabbles that builds confidence and gives practical tools to help with social skills and back-to-school anxiety. We are extending our Summer Sale for the month of July. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products/ to purchase the Get Everything Package at the lowest prices of the year. BETTER HELP The Ca...

Social Skills & Sibling Squabbles #1 Do you have kids who struggle to connect with peers, dominate conversations, get bossy with siblings or friends? Kids who are anxious about going to Camp or back to school? Kirk gives you a new way to look at these situations and practical tools to help your kids be confident. We are extending our Summer Sale for the month of July. Visit https://celebratec...