Calm Parenting Podcast

By Kirk Martin

Education Social Sciences Kids & Family

What's Calm Parenting Podcast about?

Have a strong-willed child who doesn't respond to consequences, argues like an attorney, and refuses to do things your way? Good! You're in the right place. Celebrate Calm Founder Kirk Martin has given over 600,000 parents and teachers around the world practice, life-changing strategies to stop power struggles, yelling, and defiance NOW.

Based on work with 1,500 challenging kids (many with AD/HD, OCD, ODD, Aspergers, etc.) in his home, and years spent in classrooms, Kirk's approach is refreshingly practical, honest, and laugh-out-loud funny! Questions? Visit us at www.CelebrateCalm.com or email us directly at [email protected]

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“I Boil With Anger When My ...

09.28.2020

“I Boil With Anger When My Son Does This…” Your child uses a disrespectful tone or says no or won’t push through tough school work. It can be infuriating and make your blood boil. Kirk walks you through three common ...

Calm Parenting Podcast episodes:

09.28.2020 “I Boil With Anger When My Son Does This…” “I Boil With Anger When My Son Does This…” Your child uses a disrespectful tone or says no or won’t push through tough school work. It can be infuriating and make your blood boil. Kirk walks you through three common ...
09.21.2020 “I Don’t Want Your Help!” How to Help Without the Fights. “I Don’t Want Your Help!” How to Help Without the Fights. You try to help your kids do something they are struggling with. And it turns into a fight. Kirk gives you an exact script and action steps to actually ...
09.14.2020 A Script for Defiance—Mouthy, Demanding Kids A Script for Defiance—Mouthy, Demanding Kids What do you say when your kids are disrespectful, demanding, and defiant? When kids refuse to do school work? Kirk gives you three scripts to use so you know exactly what to say.
09.08.2020 Bad Attitude? Bad Behavior? Try This. Your child may be sneaking, lying, disrupting the home with a bad attitude. What if we changed the focus from “Stop doing bad things” to “Start doing meaningful things?” Kirk shows you how to make changes that last.
09.05.2020 Getting Kids to Stop Procrastinating & Interrupting Work Calls Getting Kids to Focus, Stop Interrupting How can you get kids to complete their school work without procrastinating? What do you do when kids interrupt you on work calls? Kirk gives practical ideas drawn from a School BootCamp Case Study ...
09.01.2020 Everyone Is Wrong About Your Kids Everyone Is Wrong About Your Kids When kids feel different--and even inferior academically, socially, and behaviorally--they shut down. They are in an even more precarious situation now with covid. Don't let society (or your own thoughts) crush them. Kirk shares ...
08.25.2020 School Anxiety? 5 Ways to Avoid Meltdowns School Anxiety? 5 Ways to Build Confidence What if your kids don’t put in their best effort? What if they can’t concentrate, fall behind, don’t make new friends, and stay on screens all day? Kirk shows you how to calm ...
08.22.2020 Get Kids Up for School--3 Quick Motivation Tips Get Kids Up for School--3 Quick Motivation Tips The past five months have been chaotic. Now it's time to get your kids up, organized, and have a structure to the school day. In less than ten minutes, Kirk gives you ...
08.17.2020 Your Kid Doesn't Fit In. Best Podcast of 2020 Your Kid Doesn't Fit In. Best Podcast of 2020 You have a child who is different, who doesn't always fit in. How can you help him be successful in school and life without crushing his spirit? This is perhaps the ...
08.11.2020 What “I Hate You!” Really Means What “I Hate You!” Really Means When Casey was a kid, he would often scream, “I hate you!” We reacted like normal parents. “How dare you say that to us! You will not talk to your parents like that!” We’d ...
08.10.2020 13 School Ideas in 13 Minutes for Teachers & Parents 13 School Ideas in 13 Minutes for Teachers & ParentsHow do you prevent kids from falling behind and keep kids engaged with remote learning and alternative schooling this year? Kirk gives you more than a dozen creative, practical ways to ...
08.04.2020 Stop Fights Over School, Screens, & Chores: 5 Tips Stop Fights Over School, Screens, & Chores: 5 Tips What are you going to do when your kids resist doing school work online? How are you going to get kids off screens after being on them for five months? How ...
07.28.2020 Your Name is A 4-Letter Word In Our Home Your Name is A 4-Letter Word In Our Home So that’s how the email began. But it got better. This family learned how to change dramatically by breaking two habits. I promise if you stop doing these two things, your ...
07.27.2020 Teachers: 10 Back-to-School Tips & COVID Ideas Teachers: 10 Back-to-School Tips & COVID Ideas How can you prevent kids who need consistency from falling behind with hybrid and distance learning models? How can you help kids with anxiety stay engaged and on task? Kirk gives teachers three ...
07.21.2020 Child Won’t Follow Through, Ruins Family Time Child Won’t Follow Through, Ruins Family Time You simply ask your child to follow through on basic tasks and chores. But it stresses him out and the entire family pays for it. How can you change this dynamic in your ...
07.14.2020 Stop Sibling Fights: A Script Stop Sibling Fights: A Script Your kids squabble, poke, pick, hit, or say downright mean things to each other. It never stops. How can you stop being the referee and get your kids to figure things out on their own? ...
07.07.2020 3 Quick Discipline Tools When Consequences Don’t Work 3 Quick Discipline Tools When Consequences Don’t Work So what do you do when you’ve already taken away everything your child owns? And it still doesn’t change his behavior. Kirk shows you three practical discipline tools you can implement today.
06.30.2020 “Calm Down Now!” 5 Ways to Calm Situations “Calm Down Now!” 5 Ways to Calm Situations You have every right to feel angry, frustrated, and irritated as a parent. But when you react, you give your kids control of you and the situation. And that usually leads to ...
06.23.2020 “I Feel Like I Lost Myself In Raising Kids.” “I Feel Like I Lost Myself In Raising Kids.” Do you feel like this Mom? “I had stopped actually living myself. I was merely a 'reaction' to them. And it angered me.” You have run yourself ragged, hoping everyone would ...
06.16.2020 Don’t Crush Spirits—3 Ways to Help Unmotivated, Defiant Kids Don’t Crush Spirits—3 Ways to Help Unmotivated, Defiant Kids Your kids are different and won’t do things the way you would. What if by changing the way you view your strong-willed child, you can actually motivate that child to listen, ...
06.09.2020 This May Save Your Relationship This May Save Your Relationship How you handle simple, everyday interactions will determine whether you raise an angry child who shuts down or a child he feels accepted. Using a real life situation, Kirk gives you practical words and action ...
06.01.2020 "I Can't Breathe." 6 Ways to Approach Heated & Emotional Topics “I Can’t Breathe.” 6 Ways to Approach Heated/Emotional Topics There is conflict raging between parents and children, within marriages, between races and political parties, within our society. When CelebrateCalm.com Founder Kirk Martin posted the thoughts below on Facebook, it struck ...
05.31.2020 Lying & Misbehavior: Don’t Miss the Real Issue! Lying & Misbehavior: Don’t Miss the Real Issue! When we react to outward behavior, we address the wrong issue and miss the real one. “My child is lying about school work and screen time. What do I do?” Kirk takes ...
05.26.2020 Q&A: Kids Rude, Coming Off Meds, Running Off Q&A: Kids Rude, Coming Off Meds, Running Off What do you do when your kids struggle with social skills, appear to be rude or self-absorbed? What about when they run off and don’t listen to you? And how about kids ...
05.18.2020 When Kids Are Irritating—Stop Fixing, Start Building When Kids Are Irritating—Stop Fixing, Start Building What irritates you most about your child? How can you use that to your advantage? When you spend most of your time trying so hard to make your kids successful, you can feel ...
05.11.2020 How to Stop Meltdowns, Defiance, Hitting & More How to Stop Meltdowns, Defiance, Hitting & More Tired of the endless cycle of consequences that don't work? Traditional behavior management says, "I'll give you a consequence for failing." What if instead we gave kids TOOLS TO SUCCEED and showed ...
05.04.2020 Moms Do Too Much & How A Dad Stopped a Power Struggle Over School Moms Do Too Much & How A Dad Stopped a Power Struggle Over School So I almost sobbed throughout this podcast. How do you turn a power struggle over school work into a bonding experience? Moms do too much, not ...
04.30.2020 Dads: 3 Quick, Easy Action Steps in 8 Minutes Dads: 3 Quick, Easy Action Steps in 8 Minutes You're a busy guy. In less than 8 minutes, Kirk gives you three concrete, easy-to-do action steps that will de-escalate meltdowns, make your wife feel valued, and get your kids to ...
04.29.2020 When Kids Question You or Your Faith When Kids Question You or Your Faith Your child questions your faith or gets angry when you talk about church. If you react defensively or push, you risk driving your child further away. How do you use conflict to actually ...
04.27.2020 "I Can't Please You." Repeating My Own Father's Mistakes. "Dad, I Can't Please You." I remember the exact day when I realized that my son wasn't made like me. The day I realized that I had spent the first 10 years of his life trying to make him be ...
04.21.2020 Use This Checklist for Unmotivated or Defiant Kids Use This Checklist for Unmotivated or Defiant Kids You have a child who doesn’t want to do chores, school work or anything productive. If you are curious and ask why, you may get the standard response: “I don’t know.” So ...
04.15.2020 Take the Pressure Off Yourself & Your Kids Take the Pressure Off Yourself & Your Kids Do you ever feel burdened trying to make sure your kids do well in school, have friends, eat right, play well together, and become the person you want them to become? That’s ...
04.13.2020 Have A Relentless Arguer? 5 Ways to Stop This Have A Relentless Arguer? 5 Ways to Stop This. Your child demands. You say no and walk away. He follows you. You go upstairs and lock your bedroom door. He goes outside and climbs up through your second floor window! ...
04.11.2020 Meltdowns Over Screen Time: Casey's Message to Kids & Parents Meltdowns Over Screen Time: Casey's Message to Kids & Parents You are having a disagreement with your child. Your child rolls his eyes, refuses to get off his screens. You snap. How can you get your kids to listen without ...
04.07.2020 Kids Irritating You & Each Other Kids Irritating You & Each Other Your kids are doing something annoying that irritates you or their siblings. Your first instinct is to tell them to stop and it escalates. But what if you could actually turn what usually irritates ...
04.03.2020 Stop the Meltdowns & Quarantine Fights Stop the Meltdowns & Quarantine Fights You and your kids are stuck inside for at least the next 30 days. Many of your kids are frustrated and prone to melting down. What are three ways you can avoid the meltdowns ...
04.02.2020 Kids Backtalking & Disrespectful Attitudes—How to De-escalate Kids Backtalking & Disrespectful Attitudes—How to DeescalateThis is one of my favorite podcasts ever. Your child backtalks and gives you attitude. Sending your child to his room doesn’t teach him anything or stop it. How exactly do you turn that ...
03.30.2020 Why You WANT A Strong-Willed Child Why You WANT A Strong-Willed Child Yeah, they will challenge everything you say, want to do things their own way, and push your buttons. They are like cops, judges, and attorneys. In 1999, Kirk wrote these words: “…the very traits ...
03.27.2020 Procrastinators, Perfectionists & Kids Who Resist Work—5 Ways to Help Procrastinators, Perfectionists & Kids Who Resist Work—5 Ways to Help How do you jumpstart your child’s brain when they want to shut down? How do you help a perfectionist who refuses to try or one who procrastinates? This is a ...
03.22.2020 Disappointing Your Kids—Social Distancing, Screens & Sweets Disappointing Your Kids—Social Distancing, Screens & Sweets You say no and disappoint your kids. They get mad at you. So how do you do this in a way that creates a closer relationship with your child? How do you bond ...
03.15.2020 Coronavirus: Your Survival Guide to Long Days & Weeks Together Coronavirus: Your Survival Guide to Long Days & Weeks Together How does everyone get their own space during these days? What about a parent who works from home with noisy kids around (Kirk addresses this at the very end)? How ...
03.14.2020 Coronavirus: 9 Ways to Counter the Anxiety Coronavirus: 9 Ways to Counter the Anxiety The best way to counter the anxiety caused by the unknowns of the pandemic is to create an action plan with specific goals. Let’s use this opportunity to break old patterns, learn new ...
03.09.2020 Why Your Kids Melt Down & Shut Down Why Your Kids Melt Down & Shut Down. Do you know exactly WHY your kids struggle with anxiety focus, social skills, organization, procrastination, sensory issues, and transitions? You must, must, must experience the world from their perspective to understand exactly ...
03.01.2020 How To Get Kids To Be Responsible For Their Choices How To Get Kids to Be Responsible For Their Choices Have you ever said inside, “I feel disrespected because my child won’t just accept my answer?” Kirk shows you how to get your kids to be responsible for their choices, ...
03.01.2020 New Jersey & Long Island / DC & NOVA / South Carolina—Meet Us In Person at FREE EVENTS. New Jersey/Long Island/ DC & VIRGINIA / South Carolina—Meet Us In Person at FREE EVENTS. This is our personal invitation to come meet us, Kirk and Casey, at live events in your area. We will answer your personal questions. All ...
02.24.2020 Obeying with Video Games, Homework & Chores Obeying with Video Games, Homework & Chores How do you get your kids to do their chores and homework, get off video games, and listen to you the first time without yelling, begging, or threatening? How can you teach them ...
02.23.2020 Podcast for Kids: 3 Ways to Help Overcome Anxiety Podcast for Kids: 3 Ways to Help Overcome AnxietyKirk's son, Casey, wrestles the microphone away from his father to share how he learned to deal with his anxiety. "Anxiety is normal and there's nothing wrong with you," Casey reassures your ...
02.18.2020 Stop Tantrums & The Relentless Arguer Stop Tantrums & The Relentless Arguer You’ve got a little one who throws tantrums daily and/or a child who argues relentlessly. Like having a cop, attorney, and judge all wrapped into one. So how do you stop the tantrums and ...
02.10.2020 Explosive Meltdowns, Anxiety, Sensory Kids Who Get Physical. Explosive Meltdowns, Anxiety, Sensory Kids Who Get Physical You have a child who gets extremely upset, sometimes destructive or even physical with siblings. Is it anxiety, sensory issues, or some other root? How do you lead this explosive child to ...
02.05.2020 Big Changes Now: 3 Situations You Can Change Overnight Big Changes Now. Your child doesn’t want to wear his jacket or do homework. Your toddler just pushed down another kids’ tower of blocks at pre-school. When will your teenager finally “get it” and change so he doesn’t cause so ...

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