Quick Tips for Dads Ep. 7: Ever Get Triggered? Try These 3 Steps.
Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Ever get triggered when kids are late, don’t listen the first time, don’t clean up, or cry? When you miss an exit or small things go wrong? I share MY triggers and give you an action plan. **This is the FINAL week of our Black Friday Sale. Take advantage of our LOWEST prices of the year at https://celebratecalm.com/black-friday/. Email [email protected] with any questions.**
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| 1:10.1 | triggered by your kids being late or not listening to you or little things going |
| 1:15.1 | wrong? Of course you do because you're human. We all get triggered. There's nothing wrong with that at |
| 1:20.8 | all. What I want to help you with in this episode of quick tips for dads and moms who are listening |
| 1:26.6 | is how do you not react when |
| 1:30.0 | you get triggered because that tends to escalate things and ruin relationships. |
| 1:34.8 | So think about this. |
| 1:36.5 | When planning to win football teams, armies, companies, identify where they're vulnerable. I remember back in the corporate world, we always did a SWAT |
| 1:46.7 | analysis, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. So first, I want you to identify your triggers. |
| 1:55.3 | There's no blame. There's no guilt. If you want to know what your triggers are, ask your wife or ask your |
| 2:00.2 | kids because they know all of your triggers are, ask your wife or ask your kids because they |
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