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 behavior and watch what happens. Lecturing kids tells them, “You aren’t capable of being successful without me.” When you get on your kids about every little thing, they don’t thank you for being so conscientious! They ... Show More
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Child Who Touches Hot Stove, Does Bare Minimum, Appears Self-Centered? #610
Do you have a child who resists what you want first, refuses to do chores or anything the easy way, and insists on touching that hot stove? Who is not immediately obedient, doesn’t respond to consequences, appears self-centered, won’t show math work, does the bare minimum to get ... Show More
24m 37s
Jan 2025
1KHO 408: Raising Strong-Willed Kids Without Losing Your Cool | Kirk Martin, Calm Parenting Podcast
In this transformative episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich sits down with Kirk Martin, host of the #1 parenting podcast in the nation, Calm Parenting Podcast. Together, they explore the joys and challenges of raising strong-willed children, offering practical ... Show More
58m 7s
Jan 2020
Changing my Behavior to Change my Child's
In order to change our children's behavior, we have to first change our own. It is difficult, frustrating, counterintuitive and takes a lot of inner work and self awareness. We're talking through the ways we have been able to make changes to our own behaviors and the power you ha ... Show More
21m 15s