Controversial Q&A: ODD, Tween Won’t Listen, Gut Issues, Blending Families, Hoarding, Homeschooling & More #500
Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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What should I do when my son wants to do anything BUT his work? How can I get my anxious child to the doctor’s office? What do you think of the ODD diagnosis? What do we do if our kids are starting to hoard and refuse to get rid of things? Why does my child prefer to go with her grandmother and not me? What are the potential pitfalls of blending our families? What is the proper role of the step-parent? How do we get our tween daughter to listen to us? What about a child who is negative and puts others down? What should we consider when homeschooling? Kirk answers all these tough questions in this jam-packed episode. We are kicking off our Christmas in July Sale with the lowest prices of the year NOW! Visit https://celebratecalm.com/july-sale/. Email [email protected] with any questions.
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| 1:02.5 | off. So what do we do when our son wants to do anything but his work? How can I get my anxious |
| 1:10.8 | child to the doctor's office? What do |
| 1:12.7 | you think about the ODD diagnosis? What do we do if our kids are starting to hoard and refuse to get |
| 1:18.5 | rid of things? Why does my child prefer to go with her grandmother and not me? What are the |
| 1:24.5 | potential pitfalls of blending our families? and what's the proper role of the step |
| 1:28.7 | parent? |
| 1:29.7 | How do we get our tween daughter to actually listen to us? |
| 1:33.1 | What about a child who is negative and puts others down? |
| 1:36.2 | What should we consider when homeschooling? |
| 1:39.3 | I want to answer all those tough questions in this jam pack special bonus Q&A episode of the Calm Parenthood |
| 1:46.9 | So welcome, this is Kirk Martin, founder of Celebrate Calm. You can find us. And we are kicking |
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