Spicy Toddlers, Teens & In Between: 10 Ways to Prevent Constant Battles #480
Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Spicy Toddlers, Teens & In Between: 10 Ways to Prevent Constant Battles
How should you respond when your teen or tween defies you and complains that you’re too controlling? How can you stop the power struggles with spicy toddlers? How can you help kids struggling with behavior and confidence? Kirk gives you powerful scripts and specific strategies to stop the battles and drama.
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| 2:22.4 | So how should you respond when your teen or tween complains you're too controlling? None of my friends parents do this. You need to stop treating me like a child. |
| 2:29.4 | How should you respond when the school sends home notes about your child struggling with behavior |
| 2:34.1 | or grades. |
| 2:35.4 | Should you take your kids to therapy? How do we help those spicy little toddlers who fight you |
| 2:41.3 | over everything? That is what we're going to discuss on today's episode of the Calm Parenting |
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