Calm Parenting Podcast

Kirk Answers Your Toughest Questions! Have a child who dominates others and family time, whines or complains, won't do homework or clean up messes, struggles with perfectionism, social skills and more? Kirk answers tough questions from parents and adds important insight into your most strong-willed child. Listen and share. Have more questions you'd like addressed in the podcast? Email Casey@Celebr...

Handling A Demanding Child Without Losing Your Mind  Do you have a child who comes downstairs in the morning (afternoon and evening) DEMANDING things or with a single-minded focus on doing something? You rightfully and reasonably say no to their request and it sets off a huge power struggle, meltdowns, constant arguing, throwing things and words around. How can you handle these situations without...

How to Discipline Without Anger  A Dad at a conference asked, “How can I give my kids the benefits of discipline without the anger and broken relationships I experienced as a kid?” Kirk shows you exactly how to do this. Good discipline leads to a confident child (instead of one who beats himself up) AND a closer relationship.  Need more help? Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products to purchase th...

"I Don't Have Anger Issues!" When I was in my 30's, little things going wrong would cause me to explode. I'd yell, catastrophize ("Now the whole night is ruined!), storm off saying, "You guys would be better off without me!" and then come back later saying I wouldn't do that again. But I would. What I didn't realize was how I was holding my family hostage to MY emotions. If you recognize yourself...

Triggered By Messes? An Odd Way to Get Your Kids to Listen More What do your kids do that triggers you? Is it the constant sibling fights, the arguing, talking back, whining, or the messes they make? Kirk shows you how to turn what usually irritates you into something that brings you closer to your kids (which WILL get them to actually listen better).  Need more help? Visit https://celebratecalm.c...

Child Bossy, Melt Down Over Transitions & Losing, Argue Relentlessly? Do you have a child who is bossy, melts down over changes in plans or transitions? 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? Has...

Sibling Fights: What Are The Consequences? Siblings lash out, provoke and even hit one another. So how do you stop this from happening and what should the consequences be? Kirk provides three important points to help stop kids from lashing out at siblings. Need more help? Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products to purchase the Get Everything Package at the lowest prices of the year. Questions? Em...

When Your Child Thrashes About—Teach Them To Be Responsible Ever have a child lose it over little things? Want your child to learn how to be responsible for himself? Kirk shows you how to resist jumping in to fix situations so your kids can develop the confidence and resilience to solve their own problems. Super good, super important lessons so please share. We are extending our Mother's Day Sale...

I Feel Like A Failure As A Mom! My Child Won’t Listen! “Our son won’t listen at home, school, or at soccer practice. He just does his own thing. I feel like a failure as a Mom that I can’t get him to overcome this.” Kirk shows you how to get kids to listen, BUT also reassures good Moms and Dads that this isn’t the highest priority right now (especially for younger kids).  Our Mother's Day Sale con...

Why Do Strong-Willed Kids Push Your Buttons? It’s a given. Your kids are going to push your buttons. They are going to irritate you. And you are going to react. And make things worse. So how do you stop reacting when your kids talk back, dawdle, roll their eyes, slouch, refuse to do homework, do nothing but text or play video games? We are extending our our annual Spring Sale through the end of Ap...

PANDAS, Pills, Patience & Pushups: Who Wins the Faceoff? Your child is resistant to doing something they don’t like. You naturally get impatient. Your child whines and complains, and then takes a long time doing what you ask. You get irritated and the scene turns into a shouting match with big emotions and slamming doors. So let’s try something counterintuitive and see if it works! We are ext...

Responding to Blatant Disrespect & Backtalk Sometimes our kids spit out words we would have never said to our parents. We fear they will grow up to be rude, entitled, and rejected in the real world if we let them get away with it. Kirk gives you several concise scripts to use when kids are disrespectful, sassy, and talk back. This is the final week of our annual Spring Sale! Visit https://cel...

How To Restrict Phone Usage With Your Kids What do you do if you have a child whose phone usage is out of control, changing his or her moods, and causing constant conflict in your home? It often feels like you are held hostage to this technology, this device, and you can’t quite figure out what to do. Kirk lays out very important principles and actual scripts you can use.  If you want me to help...

How to Teach Kids Self-Control & Gratitude You sacrifice so much for your kids and sometimes they don’t express gratitude. You don’t want them to grow up feeling entitled and walking all over you. Or maybe your kids can’t seem to control themselves. So how can you teach kids gratitude and self-control in practical ways? Kirk shows you how. Our Spring Sale Begins Ends Next Weekend! Visit https...

Stop Power Struggles Over Anxiety & Trying New Things 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...

What Anxiety Feels Like For Kids Too often we stigmatize anxiety as if it's something bad when it's completely normal. Kirk recorded this to help both middle/high school kids and their parents normalize anxiety instead of fearing it. Feel free to let your kids listen as it may help them feel understood and stimulate helpful conversations. Questions? Need help? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Cas...

Reactive, Dawdling Kid Who Lashes Out, Not Good At Losing   You have a sensitive child who overreacts, lashes out, has trouble losing games and connecting with peers, not to mention he dawdles. So what can you possibly do at home and school to help a child like this? Questions? Need help? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally.  Get the tools you need to FINALLY stop the...

5 Ways to Stop the Afternoon Chaos & Meltdowns How many of you have kids who hold it together at school, but then save the meltdown for you at the end of the day? Or maybe you have a teen or tween who just grunts and won’t open up, just shuts down? That time after work and before dinner can be brutal, so I want to give you some ideas to stop the afternoon chaos. Questions? Need help? Email Cas...

Q&A With 5 Odd Answers To Tough Questions How do you get kids to do their chores without reminding them 18 times? What do you do when a child flat out defies you and disregards your instructions? What should you do when your teenager doesn’t do their school work or go to sports practice? Should we force our teenager to go on family vacation or is it okay to leave him with family? How do we get...

Try This During Meltdowns, Chaos, Sibling Fights Usually when things are falling apart at home, we rush in to try to fix the situation or change the child. And it backfires. Kirk shows you exactly how to change this dynamic and break those negative patterns that lead to emotional escalation. Questions? Need help? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally.  Get the tools you...

5-Minute Valentine's Day Message: Say This To Your Spouse Do you think your wife is too soft and coddles your child? Do you think your husband is too rigid and reactive? These are common narratives that will derail your family. So Kirk wrote a new, more honest message you can tell your spouse that will get you on the same page, even if you haven't liked each other for a while now. Questions? Need...

10 Secrets To Stop Homework Battles Is homework time often a nightly power struggle that results in meltdowns, lectures, and tears? Your kids have real attention issues, want to give up when work gets difficult. So Kirk gives you a couple dozen practical strategies (including some weird one) to make homework time easier and reduce the power struggles. Our Winter Sale Begins NOW:  You get everythin...

Dads, are you tired of yelling at your kids? Does your child seem to push all your buttons? Do you struggle with how to respond to rebellious or disobedient kids in a way that is loving but also holds the line? In this week's episode,  Kirk Martin,  host of the  Calm Parenting  podcast, joins Jim Ramos on the Men In The Arena Podcast to teach you how to regain your calm and discipline your kids WI...

Child Who Creates Chaos & Seeks Attention (Attachment Issues) Do you have a child who seemingly creates chaos in your home on purpose? Pushes your buttons, acts out when on family outings, provokes siblings? Do you have an adopted child or one who struggles with attachment issues? Learn WHY your kids do this and HOW you can help them. Want to talk with Kirk directly and come up with a game pla...

Do you have a child or student who daydreams and doesn't pay attention? How about a student who reads during math class or who acts out in class to make others laugh? Kirk provides 5 practical, creative strategies in this Q&A for teachers and parents. Want your school's teachers to have access to Kirk's training? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com with the word TEACHER in the subject line. Learn mo...