The Battle That Changed Me: How To De-Escalate & Discipline #492
I don’t know how to describe this episode other than to say it is filled with several profound and practical insights and scripts that will change your family. It includes two phrases that work 99% of...
22 Jun 202523min
More Scripts to Explain Your Child’s Diagnosis or Struggles (Part 2) #491
In Part 2 of this series, Kirk addresses how to get your kids to understand how their brains work best. As one child mentioned after listening to Part I, “I have super powers!” Kirk also gives you spe...
20 Jun 202522min
A Script to Explain Your Child’s Diagnosis or Struggles (Part 1) #490
How should you talk to your kids about their diagnosis or struggles? How can we do this in a positive, constructive way without shame, negativity, or singling them out? I want to give you a framework ...
18 Jun 202525min
10 Ways to Stop Irritating Power Struggles Without Reacting #489
Before I was the Calm Guy, I was the Triggered Guy! My default mode was, “My strong-willed son is doing things on purpose to irritate me and I need to correct him for that.” But then I learned how to ...
15 Jun 202523min
11 Ways to “Correct” A Strong-Willed Child Without Provoking A Battle #488
Do you have a child who HATES being corrected? Even if you do it in a very sweet way, your child gets furious, lashes out, screams or covers his or her ears. Does your child blame others and refuse to...
11 Jun 202523min
A Different Way to Discipline Pure Defiance (Best Podcast of 2025) #487
I have told this story before, but today a new flood of emotions came out as I realized this story with my own son…mirrored my experience with my own Dad. Walk step-by-step with me through the ups and...
8 Jun 202531min
What It Feels Like to Be A Sensitive, Strong-Willed Child #486
Your strong-willed kids experience childhood differently than other kids. Sometimes it’s hard to really understand. There’s no instruction manual for these kids. This episode will give you much-needed...
4 Jun 202522min
Anxiety Over New Activities, Summer Camp, Moving, School & More? #485
Do you have a child who fights you over going to new places or hemming and hawing about not going to that expensive camp you paid for? Do you have a child who is nervous about family vacation or an up...
1 Jun 202522min
