Deeply Feeling Child Blames You? 5 Ways to Stop Walking on Eggshells & Escalating #580
Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
You have a sensitive child who is moody, mad, and mercurial…and somehow blames you for being disrespectful and losing their privileges. Staying calm feels like walking on eggshells, but you also don’t want to react and escalate. I give you five specific action steps and a script to stop this vicious cycle. **Stop the yelling, power struggles, and daily chaos—get 50% off the Calm Parenting Bundle this Spring. https://celebratecalm.com/products/
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| 1:04.0 | I know you've heard a lot of the negative stories about Casey, but I would need to brag about him for |
| 1:09.4 | this. A couple months ago, he said, I want to get |
| 1:12.0 | mom something special before Mother's Day, so it's even more meaningful. And I think it's a thank |
| 1:17.9 | you for decades of listening patiently and providing that comfort that only moms can. So I said, |
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| 1:51.2 | Moms, share this with your spouse or just go get something you want now. |
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