#409 - How to Parent When Your Kid Is Annoying

The Lazy Genius Podcast

Kendra Adachi

Arts, Education

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kids are wonderful. Kids are also annoying. Parenting asks us to love them while they push our buttons, and if we don’t think ahead, we might react in ways we regret. In this episode, three things to remember when your kid is driving you up a wall, plus seven common frustration points and how to handle them with a little more intention. Not a parent? No pressure to listen! But if you need a different episode today, Episode 302: The Lazy Genius Guide to Basketball is here to help you survive March Madness. Helpful Companion Links Order my new book The PLAN or ask your library to consider carrying a copy. Episode 216: Navigating Siblings Who Fight Join the mailing list to receive the Latest Lazy Letter on the first Wednesday of every month! Sign up for the Latest Lazy Listens email. Grab a copy of my book The Lazy Genius Kitchen or The Lazy Genius Way! (Affiliate links) Download a transcript of this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.5	Hey there, you're listening to The Lazy Genius Podcast.
1:08.0	I'm Kendra Adachi, and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don't.
1:10.5	Today is episode 409. How to
1:13.2	parent when your kid is annoying. Let's lay the groundwork right away. Kids can be annoying.
1:18.8	Parenting can be annoying. I think that's universally agreed upon. Is it that way all the time?
1:24.5	No. Are annoying kids? Horrible people, not even close. Is this a
1:29.7	judgment? Is this episode going to be a judgment on anyone's child or their behavior? Very much not.
1:34.8	I think most of you know me and my vibe well enough at this point to know that this will not be like a
1:39.7	like a kid bashing episode. No. Kids are delightful. I am obsessed with mine. But parenting sometimes has
1:47.5	the unique challenge of loving these humans while at the same time having them drive is crazy.
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