Calm Parenting Podcast
Episodes
This Makes Anxiety Worse: A New Script for Anxiety
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 hubb...
“5 More Minutes, Mom!” Getting Resistant Kids to Move
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“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 ref...
Appropriate Consequences? Stealing, Lying & More
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
Dads: 3 Ways to Get Kids to Respect & Listen to You
01 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Finish School Strong: 5 Tips
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 weakness...
Mommy Lectures Don't Work. This does.
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 v...
Why I Don't Like Mother's Day
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 yo...
Change Your Child by Changing Yourself First
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 behavi...
Chores, Fortnite, Authority, Respect. Kids Who Give Up When It’s Difficult
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 do...
Child Pushing Your Buttons? Good! Here's How to Stop It.
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
2 Key Phrases When Kids Shut Down (For Teachers & Parents)
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
2 Key Phrases When Kids Shut Down (For Teachers & Parents) Frustrated because consequences don’t motivate your students or kids? Then listen to ...
Struggling, Unmotivated Kids: 2 Ways to Help
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling, Unmotivated Kids: 2 Ways to Help Okay, so this podcast is only for the courageous parent who wants to completely transform their relations...
Stop Crushing Spirits: 5 Ways Teachers Can Help Our Kids
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Not Listening? Don't Mess With Me.
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 demonstr...
No More Excuses, Kids! You Have Unique Advantages (For Parents & Teachers)
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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. ...
Want Responsible, Respectful Kids? Do The Step Back.
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Get Your Strong-Willed Kids to Do Stuff Without The Fight
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Parenting is Hard. 2 Ways to Keep Your Sanity in 2019.
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Stop Power Struggles With Strong-Willed Kids
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 yo...
Q:A: Hubby On Board? Rude or Anxious Kids.
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
Concerned About Social Skills?
01 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kirk explains why your kids get along better with adults, younger kids, and/or animals…but struggle with peers. Should you be concerned? Should your...
Stop Trying to Fix Your Kids—Train Their Brains
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Trying to Fix Your Kids—Train Their Brains Have kids who forget to turn in homework, feel "dumb," get overwhelmed, blurt out, or struggle in sc...
De-Escalate & Discipline A Defiant Child: My Best Podcast Ever
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
De-Escalate & Discipline A Defiant Child: My Best Podcast Ever This 30-minute podcast will change how you handle meltdowns, yelling, and disciplin...
Q&A Lightning Round: Fairness, Getting Kids to Be Responsible & Calming Upset Students
23 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Q&A: Fairness, Getting Kids to Be Responsible & Calming Upset Students Kirk answers 6 tough questions from parents and teachers in this lightn...
Watch Your Tone! Calming Intense Kids.
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Watch Your Tone! Calming Intense Kids. Your child gets upset, lashes out, picks on her brother, and the family walks on eggshells around her. Then she...
When Kids Push Buttons & Yell at Mom
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Your kids are expert button-pushers. So how do you respond instead of react? A child yells at his mom, dad yells at the child, and then mom has to cle...
Consequences for Lying & Bad Behavior: A Radically Different Approach
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Consequences for Lying & Bad Behavior: A Radically Different Approach Your child lies, misbehaves, and does things that erode trust. Consequences ...
Stop Endless Arguments Over Sleep, Homework, Phones & More
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stop Endless Arguments Over Sleep, Homework, Phones & More September 4, 2018 How do you get your relentless child to stop arguing and take ownersh...
THE SMART*** KID WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
THE SMART* KID WHO CHANGED THE WORLD** Kirk's never told this story before, partly because it's so personal and emotional, but it's what prompted him ...
Massive Meltdown & Destructive Defiance
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Massive Meltdown & Destructive Defiance Do your kids ever meltdown, shut down, or throw down when you ask them to do things or go new places? It u...
Disciplining Calculating, Willful Children
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Disciplining Calculating, Willful Children I don't know why I cried throughout this podcast—I’m getting all soft and it’s uncomfortable! But it ...
Consequences Don't Work! Why Good Behavior Doesn't Matter
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Consequences Don't Work! Why Good Behavior Doesn't Matter Tired of the endless loop of consequences that don't ever work anyway? Want to know why your...
Bob The Nuclear Reactor—5 Keys to Stop Reacting
02 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bob The Nuclear Reactor—5 Keys to Stop Reacting For some reason, I got really emotional during this podcast. Be warned: this is not for the faint of...
Toddlers to Teens: Tantrums, Defiance & Meltdowns
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Toddlers to Teens: Tantrums, Defiance & Meltdowns Think the strategies to help toddlers and teens are different? Then I challenge you to listen to...
Better Than Behavior Charts? Build Confidence Instead of Crushing Spirits.
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob is a student just like millions of others in class right now. He struggles with impulse control issues and often gets in trouble for blurting ou...
ADHD & Medication? A Unique Approach & 10 Tools.
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
ADHD & Medication? A Unique Approach & 10 Tools. May 1, 2018 This is one of the best podcasts Kirk has ever recorded. Even if your child doesn...
Space: 5 Ways To Correct, Calm, and Command Kids Without A Fight
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Space: 5 Ways To Correct, Calm, and Command Kids Without A Fight April 23, 2018 How can you correct kids’ homework without them getting upset? How d...
Get Kids Off Screens: The Real Secret
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is technology pitting you against your kids with endless power struggles over video games, TV, cell phones and social media? Do you feel pressure to g...
MEN: 5 Quick, Practical Tips to Get the Respect You Want
27 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wives, tell your husbands, “All I want for Mother's Day is for you to take 15 minutes to listen to this.” It’s a great gift. Guys, you want resp...
Get Your Kids to Make Good Choices: Two Practical Ideas You Can Use Tonight.
20 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Your kids are impulsive and make bad choices. Then they get in trouble and you end up fighting. It's exhausting. How can you get your kids to own thei...
An Emotional Story: Change Your Child by Changing Yourself First
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Your child can’t deal with changes and disappointment. Or he screams and says inappropriate things. Situations escalate. In this emotional story, Ki...
Morning Madness: 10 Ways to Get Kids Up Without Fights
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Morning Madness: 10 Ways to Get Kids Up Without Fights Tired of morning routine battles? Kirk provides 10 practical, concrete (and even very funny!) s...
Intense Kids: 2 Ways to Calm & Build Confidence
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Intense Kids: 2 Ways to Calm & Build Confidence Stumped how to calm an upset child? Kirk shows you how to use your own intensity to calm really up...
Help With ADHD—Angry Kirk!
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Help With ADHD—Angry Kirk! It’s hard parenting a child with symptoms of ADHD, especially when society judges and says there’s something wrong wi...
7 Ways to Motivate Kids
28 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
7 Ways to Motivate Kids How do you motivate kids who are bright, but not academically motivated? Bribes and consequences never work. So Kirk shares 7 ...
Kids Interrupting? Entitled? Creating Boundaries.
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How do you get your kids to stop interrupting you and acting like they are your peers? How do you handle that teenager who’s become entitled? Kirk’...
Teachers: Sensory, Social Skills & Transitions in Class
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Teachers: Sensory, Social Skills & Transitions in Class Kirk provides two practical, concrete classroom examples to help kids who struggle with so...
Secret Discipline Tool: Men, Moms & Marriage
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Secret Discipline Tool: Men, Moms & Marriage: Using this secret weapon will change your child’s behavior more quickly than you can imagine. And ...
Teachers: Behavior Issues in Class? 10 Ideas.
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a child or student who struggles with behavior, impulse control, social skills, following directions, anxiety, and/or sensory issues. How ...
Controversial: Kid Flips Off His Dad
24 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when your kids say awful things to you? Does being calm mean you let them get away with it? No! In this example, Kirk shows you how to ...
Calming Anxious and Defiant Children
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How can you calm an upset, anxious child who is freaking out? Is your child being defiant or anxious? Kirk shows you exactly how to turn a nasty power...
When Kids Are Defiant: Teaching Without Escalating
14 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Kids Are Defiant: Teaching Without Escalating So what do you do when your child just flat out refuses to do what you ask? How can you teach your ...
Discipline When Consequences Don't Work
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
How do you discipline a child who doesn't respond to consequences? Who doesn't ever want to do things the way you want? How can you discipline without...
Stop Yelling, Lecturing, & Power Struggles
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Live Podcast from North Carolina Home Educators Convention Keynote Address: Do you need help calming your explosive household? Tired of yelling at, ne...