• How to De-escalate Situations with Strong Willed Kids When They’re Upset with Kirk Martin of Celebrate Calm

  • Aug 21 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
  • Podcast

How to De-escalate Situations with Strong Willed Kids When They’re Upset with Kirk Martin of Celebrate Calm

  • Summary

  • On this episode of The Fresh Start Family Show, Wendy chats with the funny and insightful Kirk Martin, founder of Celebrate Calm and host of the Calm Parenting podcast. They explore 3 tools we can use to help de-escalate situations with our strong-willed kids when they’re upset that are effective and actually create closeness when parenting a strong-willed kiddo: Self-Regulation: We must control our own emotions first before we address the child. The quickest way to change your child’s behavior is to first control your own. Movement: Motion changes emotion. Sometimes talking makes kids more upset. Use movement to help calm an upset child. Connection: Relationships change behavior. Staying connected, especially during discipline creates trust & safety, which kids NEED in order to learn effective self-regulation. Strong-willed kids are incredible, AND they can often be misunderstood. This episode gives us a fresh and empowered perspective on these kiddos and how to support their big feelings. For links & more info about everything discussed in this episode, head to www.freshstartfamilyonline.com/238. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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