Calm Parenting Podcast

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...

How to Reset/Recover After You React/Yell At/Lecture Your Child Do you ever mess up and end up losing it, yelling, going on and on, making it personal, or just reacting angrily to your child? Of course you do. Because you are human. And it’s going to happen again, probably within 24 hours of listening to this podcast! I want to give you a crucial skill you work on this week and let you inside a s...

3 Ways to Keep From Destroying Your Child’s Confidence Halfway through this podcast, I got very intense and almost swore because I realized one way we are literally dooming our kids…but then I provided two ways to change this. This is a foundational and very important podcast if you have a strong-willed child who doesn’t respond to consequences. Our New Year's Sale Ends This Weekend:  You get eve...

Teachers: 5 Ways to Help Students with Anxiety, Focus, Social Skills, & Transitions Most of us have one or two children who may not listen. Imagine having 20 in your classroom! Kirk gives teachers very practical action steps and scripts to help students who struggle with anxiety, sitting still, social skills, and transitions. Please forward this to your child's teachers. If you want us to trai...

Our New Year's Sale Begins NOW:  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 examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks. Make 2023 different.  Click here  to learn more and take advantage of our New Year's Sale:  https://celebratecalm.com/calm-2023/...

Our New Year's Sale Begins NOW:  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 examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks. Make 2023 different.  Click here  to learn more and take advantage of our New Year's Sale:  https://celebratecalm.com/calm-2023/...

We are extending our Christmas Clearance Sale through January 1st:  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 examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks.  Click here  to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale:  https://celeb...

Our Christmas Clearance Sale Ends This Weekend:  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 examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks.  Click here  to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale:  https://celebratecalm.com/christ...

Take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale:  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 examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks.  Click here  to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale:  https://celebratecalm.com/christ...

Early Access To Our Christmas Clearance Sale Begins NOW:  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 examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks.  Click here  to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale:  https://celebratecalm.c...

Tired of Being Judged As A Parent During the Holidays? Are you tired of having to explain why your child acts the way he does or defend how you parent to your parents, in-laws or family members? Disagreements over how to raise your child can cause deep rifts, pain, and stress. Kirk gives concrete ways to navigate these situations. Early Access To Our Christmas Clearance Sale Begins NOW:  You get e...