Fighting Over Doritos: Handling Tantrums & Sibling Fights

Calm Parenting Podcast

Kirk Martin

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

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🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Fighting Over Doritos: Handling Tantrums & Sibling Fights Two kids bring home bags of Doritos. The brother eats them, sister complains, Mom intervenes and takes away snacks, son cries and has a tantrum. A teenager demands the car keys, doesn't get them, and has a tantrum. So what is the appropriate consequence for a tantrum? Kirk's answers may surprise you and will hopefully make your job easier. Want to finally stop the power struggles AND enjoy your strong-willed child? Kirk shows you exactly how with 30+ hours of content delivered directly to your phone, iPad or laptop. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products to purchase the Get Everything Package. Kirk is available for Phone Consultations. Click here to learn more. This episode of the Calm Parenting Podcast is brought to you by Hello Fresh. Go to https://www.hellofresh.com/50calm and use code 50calm for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So you've got two kids and they come home from school or a party or vacation Bible school and they've got bags of Doritos.
0:10.0	And you've got this little boy and he loves Doritos.
0:12.8	Because who wouldn't love Doritos, right?
0:15.2	I know it's not organic and it has all kind of food color,
0:18.3	but you know what I mean.
0:19.2	When I was a kid we ate Doritos with peanut butter on it.
0:22.1	Gross, but amazing.
0:24.7	And look, I'm a very healthy adult now.
0:27.0	So don't freak out moms and dads about your kids doing these things.
0:30.7	So here's what happens.
0:32.2	The son eats some dreidos, mom puts them away, and
0:36.7	then the next day what happens? Well the kid comes in, he's like, mom, I want more dreidos. And mom's
0:41.8	like, okay, eat out of your bag. Well what do you think this
0:45.3	little boy is going to do? He also grabs his sister's bag of Doritos. What's going to happen next? The little girl is going to be upset because her
0:56.0	brother's eating my Doritos. And then it's going to escalate and then mom's going to have to step in
1:01.2	and take away the Doritos and now they're sobbing because I want more
1:05.2	Doritos.
1:06.2	Right?
1:07.2	And so here's what the mom asked.
1:09.5	She said, how could I have prevented this, right right and how could I have handled it once the
1:16.2	tantrum started in these situations right because she's like all my sons he's
1:21.1	sweet creative smart affectionate but when he gets his mind on something, he'll do whatever is in his power to get it.
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