Kids Who Get Upset When Plans Change, Resist Transitions & Constantly Ask, “Why?” #587
Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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I want to explain why you want a child like this…so you can accept your child as they are…and help them move more quickly without the power struggles and defiance. I give you 5 concrete action steps and scripts to use next time they have to transition or plans change. **Tomorrow CAN be different from today, without the guilt and tears. Download your roadmap to peace today and take advantage of our Mother’s Day Sale at https://celebratecalm.com/mothers-day/ **
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| 0:29.8 | So do you have a child who, when asked to do something, when given instructions, reflexively, |
| 0:35.6 | almost immediately responds by saying no or asking why? |
| 0:39.6 | Well, of course you do, because you have strong-will kids and it's irritating. |
| 0:43.3 | Is this just a defiant child who's purposefully being difficult? |
| 0:47.3 | Or is something else going on? |
| 0:49.8 | That is what we're going to discuss on today's episode of the Calm Parenting Podcast. |
| 0:53.7 | So welcome. |
| 0:54.1 | This is Kirk Martin. Founder to Celebrate Calm. You can find us in our Mother's Day sale at CelebrateCalm.com. Two quick things. I had a mom who forwarded it to her husband, and he already got her, downloaded all of our programs for Mother's Day. And she was like, I still have a couple of weeks left. So I'm going to ask him for more things. |
| 1:11.9 | I was a good job. And then shout out to Adam, a guy who's like, hey, this isn't just about moms. |
| 1:17.8 | I have been working through your programs and breaking the generational patterns that I got from my dad. |
| 1:23.7 | Kudos to you, all the moms and dads out there who are breaking generational patterns and learning |
| 1:29.1 | to parent in ways that you are never parented good for you man that's hard work so here's the thing |
| 1:36.7 | if you're a generally compliant rule following person by nature you are going to struggle with |
| 1:42.6 | your strong will child. Because when someone |
| 1:44.6 | ask you to do something, your first thought is, well, you just do it. But that's not what your |
| 1:50.1 | strong will child thinks or does. Their first thought is either an immediate no or to question why. |
| 1:57.1 | And you've heard that, haven't you? In this podcast podcast episode i want to delve into why kids ask this |
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