Calm Parenting Podcast The One Key to Stop 80% Of Power Struggles With Your Kids #552
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Jan 11, 2026 Discover the surprising truth that kids aren't rejecting your authority, but rather your anxiety. Learn how parental anxiety manifests and fuels power struggles. The host shares five action steps to regain control and foster healthier dynamics, including acknowledging your anxiety and resisting the urge to lecture. Hear inspiring stories of transformation and practical tips for grounding yourself. Unveil a path to calmer parenting by focusing on change within, not control over your kids.
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Kids React To Parental Anxiety
- Kids are not rejecting your authority; they are rejecting your anxiety.
- Parental anxiety drives lecturing and micromanaging that fuels resistance.
Childhood Shaped His Anxiety
- Kirk recounts his childhood sensitivity to unpredictable parental outbursts and its lasting impact.
- He links that experience to his own background anxiety which affects his parenting impulses.
Use Morning Grounding Rituals
- Normalize your anxiety and create small routines to ground yourself each morning.
- Use brief reflection and daily affirmations to reduce reactivity and gain perspective.