When Plans Change: Kids Who Lose It When Disappointed

Calm Parenting Podcast

Kirk Martin

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

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🗓️ 23 December 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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When Plans Change: Kids Who Lose It When Disappointed Do you have a child who loses it when plans change, when they face disappointment, during transitions? Most strong-willed and neurodivergent kids struggle with this. So in this special holiday episode when your schedule is going to be messed up, Kirk gives you practical tools to help kids when plans change. Our Christmas Clearance Sale ends Monday at Midnight! Take advantage of the Lowest Prices of the Year at https://celebratecalm.com/christmas-clearance Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/calmfree and use code calmfree for FREE breakfast for life! One breakfast item per box while subscription is active. Get your kids something they will actually LOVE, use, and look forward to getting all throughout the coming year. Build your child’s confidence NOW! Visit https://crunchlabs.com/CALM and get your kids CrunchLabs today! A Revolutionary Baby Monitor is Born. Visit https://www.masimostork.com/ to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you have a child who loses it when plans change or when they face disappointment?
0:05.7	I know you do because most strong-willed neuro-divergent kids struggle with us.
0:10.0	So as we head into Christmas and this holiday season in which your kid's schedule is going to be all out of whack,
0:15.7	I wanted to give you some practical tools to help when plans change.
0:19.9	And that's what we're going to discuss on this episode of the Calm Parenting Podcast.
0:23.8	So welcome to Skirk Martin, founder, Celebrate Calm.
0:26.0	If you need help, reach out to our son, Casey, C-A-S-E-Y, at Celebrate Calm.
0:30.3	Tell us the ages of your kids, what do they struggle with? We get together as a family, we discuss it.
0:35.3	We email you back usually pretty quickly, even on Christmas Day because we know you're going to be around family and need extra help.
0:41.3	And we'll give you practical tools. I encourage you download our programs right to
0:45.8	your phone on the way to Grandma's house.
0:48.5	And by the way, if you get our programs, your spouse, your own parents can listen for free.
0:54.0	So, here's what's happening.
0:56.0	Our kids tend to struggle with these changes and plans and disappointment is hard for them.
1:01.0	Transitions they struggle with. And it's partially because they have these very busy brains,
1:06.0	and it feels like their world is out of control, and that's why they try to control things as much as possible.
1:14.2	Just like those of you who are like engineers,
1:16.7	project managers, and accountants.
1:18.5	Right?
1:19.5	And our kids, they can be bossy.
1:20.5	They try to cheat, change the rules of the game, or quit. See that's all about
1:25.7	controlling the outcome of the game. Sometimes they like to line things up in a certain way. We talked about them hiding
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