Calm Parenting Podcast Face to Face With An Angry, Frustrated, Anxious Child #527
Oct 15, 2025
Explore the emotional landscape of dealing with angry and anxious children. Learn to recognize power struggles and shift your perspective from authority to connection. Discover techniques to validate a child's feelings and promote cooperation through humble interactions. Kirk shares personal experiences and practical strategies, like playing alongside your child and modeling vulnerability. Transform your parenting approach for long-term benefits in your relationship, building trust and lasting skills.
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Choose Response Over Reaction
- Control your own behavior instead of trying to force the child's change.
- Respond calmly and choose to diffuse rather than escalate power struggles.
Defiance Is Often Fear In Disguise
- Outward defiance often masks deep fear and helplessness in the child.
- Hearing the child's inner anxiety reframes behavior as vulnerability, not willful disobedience.
Sit Down And Reset First
- Reset yourself before engaging: breathe, adopt humility, and approach without judgment.
- Sit with the child at their level to lower intensity and open communication.