507: How To Handle Big Emotions in Kids

Wire Talk with Karen Stubbs

Karen Stubbs

Christianity, Parenting, Parenting Advice, Kids & Family, Christian Parent, Religion & Spirituality, Faith, Motherhood

4.9 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Today Karen and Emily tackle listener questions about kids with big emotions; the pouters, the perfectionists, the rule followers, and the fiercely competitive. Whether your child melts down when they lose, struggles to say they’re having fun, or takes rules a little too seriously, this episode will help you parent the way they’re wired instead of fighting against it.

Episode Recap:

Join Wire Talk+, our VIP club for listeners (3:45)
Is it okay to let my sensitive child pout in his room? (4:27)
My “blue child” never says she’s having fun and it’s discouraging to me (9:55)
How do I handle an overly strict rule follower? (13:30)
My 9 yr old cannot bear losing - should I give him consequences for meltdowns? (17:28)
You’re not going to change the way your kid is wired, but you can understand it (20:00)

Scripture: Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.”

Discussion Questions:

Does my child need space or correction in emotional moments?
Am I reacting to their personality, or am I training their character?
Do I expect my child to respond emotionally the way I would?
Where do I need to be more consistent with consequences?
How can I model emotional regulation in my own responses?

Resources:

Listen to the rest of our conversation on WT+: boaw.mom/insider
Send us your questions through the BOAW Moms app [Apple] [Google Play]
Check out our BRAND NEW Bible study: How To Teach Your Kids the Bible
Check out Raising Emotionally Strong Boys by David Thomas

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Wire Talk. Well, today we're going to be talking about children and their big emotions.
0:06.8	Have you ever walked away from a situation with your child and say, and think to yourself,
0:11.8	how in the world was I supposed to handle that situation? Well, if you have, then today is the day for you.
0:18.5	Cannot wait to get into these questions from the moms and answers that we have for you.
0:23.0	All right, let's get to it.
0:27.7	Well, hey moms and welcome back to WireTalk.
0:30.0	We are so excited you are here with us today.
0:32.1	And today we are going to be tackling some hard questions about kids with big emotions,
0:37.3	whether they are little things
0:39.2	that make them feel big or big things that they just feel small. How do we handle those difficult
0:44.2	situations with our kids? Mom is going to be answering some listener questions, and we are so
0:48.8	excited to see what you've asked for the professional to answer. You see that, Mom, I called you
0:53.2	a professional. I love that.
0:55.1	Yes.
0:55.4	I'm a professional.
0:56.4	You're professional mom. You've been doing it a long time. I know. I know. Sweet. I love it. I love my job. Mom, can I tell you something? I would love for you to tell me something. I'm a little sad today. Uh-oh, why? Because I was at cheerleading practice with Harbor yesterday, and I talked to three moms, and they did not know about birds on a wire.
1:14.2	What? I know. And they live in Atlanta, Georgia. They live in coming, Georgia. Oh, my goodness. My backyard. And it just made me sad because I'm like, how do we reach all of the moms? Yeah. How do we do it? Because you are my mom, obviously, and I get so much infinite wisdom from you.
1:32.9	But just hearing all these questions and like someone in the questions today said,
1:36.8	thank you for answering them.
1:38.0	I've used it and it's worked.
1:39.4	It's so encouraging.
1:40.8	So I just want to really just charge our moms to share birds on a wire with your
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