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Calm Parenting Podcast

“I’m A Bad Kid. I’m Stupid.” Kid Who Works Slowly, Daydreams, Doesn’t Participate. #473

Calm Parenting Podcast

Kirk Martin

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

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Many of our kids begin to internalize, “I’m a bad kid, I’m slow so I’m not smart, there’s something wrong with me. I’m always in trouble, no one is ever happy with me.” That internal dialogue will sabotage your child’s success and relationships for a lifetime (many of us still struggle with limiting beliefs). The good news is we can change that NOW. Kirk gives you specific scripts to cultivate your child’s confidence and help teachers get on board.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

So do you have a child who doesn't follow directions well?

0:04.0

Or maybe they're slow at completing tasks, don't like group projects, or they daydream,

0:09.0

or you can choose like 15 other behaviors that irritate us as adults.

0:14.0

If I had one thing I would say is most important for your child's development,

0:18.0

it definitely does not have to do with good behavior or conforming

0:23.4

to arbitrary societal standards or even grades. Those are things that parents focus on,

0:30.6

but I don't want you to. So in this episode of the Calm Parenting Podcast, I will share with you

0:36.3

the one priority that I would focus on more than

0:39.4

any other. So, welcome. This is Kirk Martin, founder of Celebrate Calm. You can find us at

0:44.9

celebrate calm.com. And guess what? It is the first day of our Mother's Day sale. And this is one of our

0:51.1

big sales of the year because I want you to have the tools to change your family.

0:55.0

And every year, this is when moms send their husbands messages and say, look, you don't have to stress and worry about this.

1:03.3

Get me this.

1:04.6

Work on it.

1:05.3

Listen to the programs yourself.

1:06.8

Change yourself.

1:08.2

You will be golden.

1:09.5

That's all you have to do.

1:10.6

So here's the situation.

1:12.1

I was working with this really great couple whose child was struggling with three issues in school.

1:17.4

And even if these three don't apply to your child, the principles and action steps we discuss in

1:23.3

this episode are really important. So here's what this child is struggling with. They're getting

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