Deep Dive: Are Your Kids Calling the Shots?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Do you believe you’re failing as a parent? Does it feel like you’ve lost control and your kids are using tantrums, tears and other strategies to run the show? The first thing you need to understand is that you cannot rationalize with a child. They’re selfish little creatures who want their immediate needs gratified. They are in their emotions and want what they want. And they’ll make a lot of noise while trying to get your attention or bend you to their will. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Listen to all my episodes of Dr. Laura's Deep Dive in your favorite podcast app.
0:07.0	Search for Dr. Laura's Deep Dive Podcast and follow my Deep Dive today.
0:16.0	Dr. Laura's Deep Dive.
0:19.0	Dr. Laura's Deep Dive, Deep Dive, Dr. Laura's Deep Dive podcast. Do you believe you're failing as a parent?
0:27.6	Does it feel like you've lost control and your kids are using tantrums, tears, and other strategies
0:32.5	to run the show? First thing you need to understand is that you cannot rationalize with a child. They're selfish
0:40.5	little creatures who want their immediate needs gratified. They're highly emotional creatures and want
0:45.7	what they want. And they'll make a lot of noise while trying to get your attention or bend you
0:50.9	to their will. Do not buckle. Remember, you are the parent, and your job is to help them
0:57.6	grow up and learn how to cope with their fears, frustrations, and with life's difficulties.
1:03.4	Most parents don't really know what to do. They fear being disliked by their children if they
1:08.0	make them unhappy. So like my listener, Martha, they ignore bad
1:12.3	behaviors or try to rationalize with their child. And Martha was at her with's end when she called
1:18.5	me wondering what she could do to help put an end to her daughter's tantrums and start to restore
1:25.8	peace and order to the family.
1:30.6	Martha, welcome to the program.
1:32.9	Hi, Dr. Laura.
1:34.0	Thank you so much for taking my call.
1:37.1	So recently, not recently, but for a period of time, my daughter has been experiencing
1:43.7	extreme anxiety and fear of escalators and elevators,
1:49.1	especially escalators.
1:51.1	We go to the mall all the time, and the only way to get upstairs and downstairs is use the escalator,
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