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Calm Parenting Podcast

An Instruction Manual For Connecting With Your Strong-Willed Child

Calm Parenting Podcast

Kirk Martin

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Self-improvement, Parenting

4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

An Instruction Manual For Connecting With Your Strong-Willed Child

I didn’t like our son when he was little and that nearly destroyed my relationship with him.  I had to wrestle emotionally with my own demons, challenge my deepest-held beliefs, and learn how to relate in healthy ways to a child that was challenging. I want to save you from the same pain and give you an instruction manual for connecting with these kids.


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0:00.0

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0:11.2

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1:04.2

So do you have a child that's just kind of difficult to connect with at times? Maybe it's a child

1:09.3

who just does things in such a different way,

1:11.9

and you don't always really understand them. And that can be tough. And I have to admit to my shame,

1:18.5

I didn't like our son when he was little, and that nearly destroyed my relationship with him.

1:24.6

Because I struggled with how to connect with him him and I know a lot of parents feel

1:28.2

the same way, especially dads who thought they'd be able to connect over sports, but then you

1:32.6

have a child who doesn't want to participate in team sports. But the hardest part for me was that

1:39.2

Casey upended all my preconceived notions of how kids are supposed to behave and how family life was

1:48.0

supposed to go because he came out of the womb with boxing gloves on persistent and curious and

1:53.9

wanting to do things his own way which was only a problem because i wanted him to do it my way

2:00.3

not realizing my control issues were the real

2:03.3

issue. He was emotional and strong-willed and sensitive and obstinate. And everything just seemed hard,

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