

Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
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 1,000,000 parents and teachers around the world practical, 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, ASD, 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 Casey@CelebrateCalm.com
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Dec 19, 2022 • 13min
5 Quick Holiday/Family Survival Strategies
Our Christmas Clearance Sale Ends This Weekend: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhere, anytime. You get 35 hours of practical strategies and concrete examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks. Click here to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale: https://celebratecalm.com/christmas-clearance/Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 12, 2022 • 25min
What Should Worry You About Your Strong-Willed Child
Take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhere, anytime. You get 35 hours of practical strategies and concrete examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks. Click here to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale: https://celebratecalm.com/christmas-clearance/Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dec 4, 2022 • 13min
A Grumbling, Growling Child: 3 Ideas For Defiance & Complaining
Early Access To Our Christmas Clearance Sale Begins NOW: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhere, anytime. You get 35 hours of practical strategies and concrete examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks. Click here to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale: https://celebratecalm.com/christmas-clearance/Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 28, 2022 • 11min
Tired of Being Judged As A Parent During the Holidays?
Tired of Being Judged As A Parent During the Holidays?Are you tired of having to explain why your child acts the way he does or defend how you parent to your parents, in-laws or family members? Disagreements over how to raise your child can cause deep rifts, pain, and stress. Kirk gives concrete ways to navigate these situations.Early Access To Our Christmas Clearance Sale Begins NOW: You get everything we have ever recorded delivered directly to an app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer. Listen anywhere, anytime. You get 35 hours of practical strategies and concrete examples, along with multiple PDF workbooks. Click here to learn more and take advantage of our Christmas Clearance Sale: https://celebratecalm.com/christmas-clearance/Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 16, 2022 • 14min
3 (Actually 5!) Quick Ideas For Dads & Moms
3 (Actually 5!) Quick Ideas For Dads & MomsWhen you thought about having kids or adopting, you didn’t say, “I bet we are going to have a really strong-willed child who fights us over everything, and that will cause us to fight and grow apart. Can’t wait!” But here you are. So here are 5 quick tips to help de-escalate situations and get your kids to listen.Our Black Friday Sale Ends This Weekend! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/black-friday/Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 13, 2022 • 15min
Child Hits, Screams, Defiant? What's the Root?
Child Hits, Screams, Defiant? What's the Root? Your child may hit, bite, scream, yell at you, shut down, resist, or meltdown. Your first thought should NOT be, “How do I stop this?” Begin to ask, “What is the root of the frustration that’s causing this?” Kirk shows you how to get to the root of misbehavior.Our Black Friday Sale Ends This Weekend! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/black-friday/Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nov 6, 2022 • 10min
Why Your Kids Aren’t Listening or Progressing
Why Your Kids Aren’t Listening or Progressing Frustrated that your kids aren't progressing or listening to you? Of course you are. Have you noticed the more you push your strong-willed kids, the more they resist? The more you lecture, the less they listen? The more you try to control them, the more they shut down? Kirk shows how to get your kids to listen and be responsible for themselves.Early Access to our Black Friday Sale continues this week! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/black-friday/Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 30, 2022 • 18min
One Secret to Change Misbehavior & Build Confidence
One Secret to Change Misbehavior & Build ConfidenceSo what DO you do when consequences don’t work, your child continues to beat himself up, and everyone is frustrated? Kirk gives you a very specific game plan to use the next two weeks to change behavior and build your child’s confidence.Early Access to our Black Friday Sale Begins NOW! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/black-friday/Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 23, 2022 • 19min
The Danger of Labels: Help, Don’t Fix, Your Child
The Danger of Labels: Help, Don’t Fix, Your ChildWhat if we labeled naturally compliant children with RFCD: Rule Following Compliance Disorder and asserted that their very nature is a disorder that needs to be fixed? Well, we’ve done that to our own kids with disastrous consequences. In this challenging and insightful podcast, Kirk shows you how to change this perspective and build your child’s confidence.Get The No B.S. Program and have an actual game plan ASAP that will repair and rebuild your relationship and trust with your strong-willed child.Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2022/2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 16, 2022 • 14min
Dishonesty or Distrust? When Kids Lie or Won’t Talk to You.
Dishonesty or Distrust? When Kids Lie or Won’t Talk to You.Your child lies, withholds information, is like a chameleon blending in. You can’t fully trust him and think there’s a dishonesty issue. But what if it’s something else? Kirk shows you how to get your kids to be vulnerable and trust you.Get The No B.S. Program and have an actual game plan ASAP that will repair and rebuild your relationship and trust with your strong-willed child.Want to book a LIVE EVENT in 2022/2023?! We are now booking IN PERSON and Zoom events for schools, PTAs, churches, synagogues, corporations, and agencies! Simply email Casey@CelebrateCalm with LIVE in the subject line and he'll share a one-page proposal within hours. It's EASY!Questions? Need help deciding on the best tools for your family? Email Casey@CelebrateCalm.com and Casey will help you personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.