He’s BAAACCKKK!!

Ya’ll. The numbers don’t lie, my interview with Kirk Martin last month was a big hit.

Which tells me parents are desperate for ways to calmly manage and connect with their children. We don’t want to yell, lecture or threaten. But in the moment we don’t know what else to do.

And the kids who push us the hardest? The ones who corner us in resorting to heavy handed parenting?

The strong-willed kiddos.

On today’s episode I invited Kirk to come back and give us some tools for guiding the hard-to-handle little ones (and not so little ones).

Several husbands listened to episode 62. So in this episode Kirk starts with a couple of tips for the dads.

Then we get personal and I get advice for dealing with the boys in our home who say “I don’t want to” more than “yes, ma’am”. The solution has more to do with me than with them…ahem.

What we chat about:

* Kirk’s advice for dad, using a football analogy

* One small thing couples can do to show kids connection

* Kirk’s helpful definition of a strong-willed child

* Practical tips to help direct your bright children looking for ownership

* How your tone affects your children’s response.

* Making the transition from the old controlling way to new calm parenting–setting new expectations

* Some of my new favorite phrases to use when parenting

Connect with Kirk:

Site :: Twitter :: Facebook :: Podcast

Links Mentioned:

* How to stop yelling, lecturing and power struggles (Ep 62)

* Email Newsletter–top 10 free newsletters (check out #6!!)

* Live (free) Workshops

* Listen to FREE PODCASTS by Ki

* CDs/DVDs

* 888-506-1871–Toll Free Number for Frustrated Parents

Do you have a strong-willed child? What advice did you find most useful?

How to listen to the podcast:

1.Listen on the blog. Click through to GodCenteredMom.com and click the play button at the beginning of this post.

2. Listen on your smartphone, iPad or iPod Touch – There are a lot of great podcasting apps. Apple has a free one (that I mentioned) in the app store, there is also one called Downcast. It allows you to search for shows, subscribe to them and even speed up the audio. If you don’t have an iDevice, you can listen via Stitcher.

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