Calm Parenting Podcast
1) The One Key to Stop 80% Of Power Struggles With Your Kids #552
Your kids are NOT rejecting you or your authority. They are rejecting your anxiety, which compels you to lecture and micromanage…and compels your kids to resist you even more! The good news is you can...Show More
2) Which Consequences Work for Lying, Disrespect & Defiance? #551
Your child lies right to your face or responds in a disrespectful tone to test boundaries. Your toddler yells, "I hate you, Mommy!" Teens and tweens roll their eyes at you or begin drinking/vaping aga...Show More
3) Why Won’t My Kids Do Easy Things When I Ask?! #550
Why Won’t My Kids Do Easy Things When I Ask?! It's not like you are asking your kids to do anything unreasonable or hard! And yet they resist you. How can we get our kids to actually be responsible f...Show More
4) How To Stop Reacting, Help Kids with Anxiety/PDA/ADHD & Partner With Teachers #549
What is one quick way to stop reacting or yelling? How can we help kids with anxiety who will resist going back to school after the long holiday break? How can you motivate kids with PDA without provo...Show More
5) 5 Easy Ways To De-Escalate Meltdowns & Sibling Fights This Week #548
You have tired, irritable kids who are bored, out of their routine, and bugging each other. You’ll be tempted to double down on consequences in the moment—which spiral into huge meltdowns and fights b...Show More
6) Kids Who Appear Lazy, Blame Others, Won’t Accept Responsibility, Pick On Siblings, Act Aggressively? 5 Ways To Help Over Holidays. #547
Do you have kids who appear lazy in school, refuse to accept responsibility and blame others, won’t push through when things get hard, pick on siblings, act out aggressively or self-sabotage? Most of ...Show More
7) 6 Creative Ways to Motivate Kids To Listen, Be Responsible & Do Chores #546
This isn’t really about chores. It’s about working with your child’s nature—whether they are strong-willed or have PDA—to motivate them to be responsible, do chores, and succeed in life. But there isn...Show More
6 Creative Ways to Motivate Kids To Listen, Be Responsible & Do Chores #546
22:56 | Dec 21st, 2025
8) Quick Tips for Dads Ep. 8: How to Motivate Undisciplined or Lazy Kids Not Living Up to Their Potential
Your kids saunter into the room, heads in their phones. They appear so lazy and undisciplined. They are not living up to their potential and you worry about their future. How can you motivate these ki...Show More
9) Kids Who Struggle with Organization, Following Directions, Writing Essays, Turning in Homework? #545
Ever ask your child to go put their shoes on and 45 minutes later they come downstairs with a really cool Lego project and no shoes?! Have a child who does homework and forgets to turn it in? A child ...Show More
10) Moody, Intense Kids Who Complain & Control The Mood Of Your Home #544
Do you have a child who wakes up grumpy, gets extremely frustrated when little things go wrong, or seems constantly irritated and you don’t know why? A child who complains about everything and seems m...Show More