Calm Parenting Podcast

Child Forget to Turn in Homework? Help with Focus. In this surprisingly emotional and hard-hitting podcast, Kirk shows you clearly how to turn a negative that usually brings conflict and frustration into a positive that builds your child’s confidence.  Want this insight in your school or church? Take one simple step. Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com with the word REPTILES in the subject line. Tell us...

“I’m Not Going!” Child Challenging Your Authority? Your child is refusing to go. You threaten, demand, and plead. Your child digs in and calls you names. So how do you handle a child challenging your authority? How can you instantly change this situation from a power struggle into a bonding opportunity while getting your child to do what you want? Kirk shows you exactly how in this powerful podcas...

Confrontation with Long Island Mom--Can You Change My Child Quickly? So this Long Island Mom approaches me after a live event and says, "We don't have time for all this stuff. How can you change my kids more quickly?" We fought a little and then I showed her 5 ways she could change morning routine, homework battles, school performance, meltdowns, and a bad attitude overnight. For more ways to chan...

How To Be Tough & Stop Escalating Tension is rising as the new school year begins. So how can you be tough with your kids so they listen, without escalating situations? What is one secret to making this coming school year different? It may be entirely different than you thought. 16 minutes of practical, hard-hitting insights. Want to learn how to be tough and not lecture? Visit https://www.cel...

You're a busy guy with lots of pressure at work and the last thing you want to come home to is a challenging child. But that's your life. You are indescribably important and irreplaceable at home. Your wife has been asking you to change and you've resisted. You're on the path to losing your kid, your wife, and half your income. Take literally 6:54 and get 5 quick tips that may just change your fam...

This Makes Anxiety Worse: A New Script for Anxiety How do you help your kids with anxiety, get kids to listen after they have misbehaved, and get hubby on board? I give you an actual script to use when kids struggle with anxiety. It’s a very different approach and very practical. Warning and apology: I was pretty wired and blunt in this podcast. I didn’t mean to be offensive—I just want certain th...

“5 More Minutes, Mom!” Getting Resistant Kids to Move This is a killer podcast, so don’t miss it! Your child dawdles, ignores you, or simply refuses to do what you say. Kirk shows you a tough way to handle this, and an even better way that will change your child’s attitude entirely. You CAN turn the worst power struggles into bonding opportunities. This will help you save countless fights througho...

What are appropriate consequences for your child? How can you teach your child to change himself instead of shaming him? How can we get kids to stop lying and stealing? THIS approach with actually change your child's behavior. A top 10 favorite of Kirk’s. Want to teach your child to control himself? Then get the new No B.S. Program or attend our two new Parent BootCamps in D.C. and Dallas. Learn m...

Dads: 3 Ways to Get Kids to Respect & Listen to You We want our kids to respect us so we can pass our wisdom down to them, so they don’t make the same mistakes, so they will be successful. But our kids are frustrating and many of us didn't have a good role model as a father. So how can you change your relationship with a strong-willed child so that they trust and listen to you? Kirk gives you...

Finish School Strong: 5 Tips It’s been a long year and everyone is frustrated. Instead of spending all our energy trying to fix a child’s weaknesses, take these 5 simple steps to end the year building your child’s confidence. I want your child going into the next year feeling confident and hopeful. Get a FREE PARENT WORKSHOP for a limited time when you let us train your teachers. Email Casey@Celeb...

Mommy Lectures Don't Work. This does. You want your kids to listen to you. They don’t. You want your kids to respect you. They don’t. That sweet voice that turns into yelling never works. Instead of trying to convince and explain and plead with your kids, Kirk shows you how to be the confident, authoritative leader your kids need. Kirk addresses food/nutrition, lying, meltdowns, and sibling fights...

Moms deserve much more than this. So how can you get your kids (and spouse) to respect you and your time 365 days of the year? Listen as Kirk gives you a specific script and practical action steps. No more walking on eggshells, no more exhaustion or pleading. Moms, you need to treat YOURSELF the way you want others to treat you. Tired of feeling at your wits' end? Then take advantage of our extra...

Really want to stop the power struggles with your kids? Kirk has a challenge: for the next 3 days, control your own anxiety over your child’s behavior and watch what happens. Lecturing kids tells them, “You aren’t capable of being successful without me.” When you get on your kids about every little thing, they don’t thank you for being so conscientious! They fight you. When you react to them pushi...

Do you agree or disagree with Kirk’s shocking advice for handling a child who yells at his Mom and defies her authority? Learn why some kids shut down and aren’t motivated. What do you do when one child takes all of your energy and attention? How do you help kids who give up when work becomes difficult? This is a fantastic podcast so don’t miss this one. Learn how to get your kids to push through...

Child Pushing Your Buttons? Good! Here’s How to Stop It. Ever wonder why your child gets so much satisfaction from pushing your buttons and arguing with you? You thought he was just being difficult. But when you realize WHY and what purpose it serves, you can use this to actually problem solve. Listen to this insightful podcast and visit www. CelebrateCalm.com/NOBS to learn how to save your relati...

2 Key Phrases When Kids Shut Down (For Teachers & Parents) Frustrated because consequences don’t motivate your students or kids? Then listen to this podcast and learn two killer phrases that WILL reach deep down into a kid’s heart and change his attitude. Build your child’s confidence instead of crushing his spirt. Yesterday, Kirk challenged 600 teachers in NJ to try a radically different appr...

Struggling, Unmotivated Kids: 2 Ways to Help Okay, so this podcast is only for the courageous parent who wants to completely transform their relationship with a strong-willed child. Kirk gives you two scripts to use that he normally only reveals during the Parent BootCamp. We think you’ll cry when you realize how deep and affirming these statements are, and how misunderstood your kids are. Learn m...

Stop Crushing Spirits: 5 Ways Teachers Can Help Our Kids Can you imagine internalizing that you're a bad kid or stupid kid? Behavior charts crush our kids. But you can't just let kids get away with misbehavior when they struggle with following directions, focus and attention, blurting out, writing, social skills and more. Use this revolutionary approach and script Kirk provides, and your challengi...

Your child whines, negotiates, argues, says, "One more minute" or just refuses to do what you ask, then calls you mean. In this podcast, Kirk demonstrates the tone and attitude you need in order to get your kids to listen to and respect you...without yelling, explaining, begging, or giving empty threats. Want to take advantage of the special offer Kirk mentioned in the podcast? Click here: https:/...

It’s heartbreaking to hear kids say, “I’m stupid” and shut down. Your kids have struggles, but I don’t want to coddle them or make excuses. In fact, I want you to turn their negatives into positives. Listen until the end for one of the most powerful talks you could ever have with your child or student. SHARE THIS WITH TEACHERS. Want to learn how your kids’ brains work, why they struggle, and how y...

Yeah, I know we all want the same thing: kids who are responsible, respectful and become good citizens. I’m going to share a very powerful secret that will get your kids to actually step up and be responsible for themselves. It will eliminate so many of the power struggles. This is inspiring! Want to stop yelling and micromanaging so your kids will step up, like Kirk talked about? Learn how here:...

You have a strong-willed child who automatically resists you at every turn, chooses the harder path, and won’t do things the way you want them to be done. Kirk gives you 5 ways to get your kids to do homework, get ready in the morning, apologize, do chores, and more in this important podcast. Want Kirk to speak at your school or church in 2019? Get 20% OFF for your organization if you email Casey@...

You had children. Why? What were your expectations? I bet life has turned out very different than you have envisioned it. That can either cause you to resent your strong-willed child or break generational patterns so your kids don’t struggle with the same issues. So let’s reframe what we really want so we can have curious, confident kids. Want Kirk to speak at your school or church in 2019? Get 20...

Stop Power Struggles With Strong-Willed Kids Do you need your children to behave, precisely because you cannot control yourself if they don’t? If your child is in a bad mood, does this change your mood? In this short podcast, Kirk shows you how to control yourself instead of controlling your child. Get more information about our DVD & Workbook with 40 strategies to stop the power struggles: ht...

Q:A: Hubby On Board? Rude or Anxious Kids. “My son has had an attitude lately. How can we change that?” Kirk gives you an entirely different way to frame this. “How can I get my hubby on board?” Kirk gives you four different scripts and one blunt approach. “How can we get our daughter to try new things?” Listen in as Kirk shares more great insight and strategies to break generational patterns. Our...