You’re A Control Freak! 10 Ways to Stop Power Struggles.

Calm Parenting Podcast

Kirk Martin

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

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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You’re A Control Freak! 10 Ways to Stop Power Struggles. Do you have a child who resists doing things your way, chooses the harder path, and sometimes touches the hot stove? When you have control issues or perfectionism, that creates endless power struggles with these kids. Kirk shows you 10 ways to stop the fights and get your kids to be responsible for themselves. Our Back-To-School Sale Continues This Week. Don't begin the school year with power struggles. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products/ to purchase the Get Everything Package at the lowest prices of the year. AG1 Visit https://drinkAG1.com/calm for a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase. SIMPLISAFE Protect your home this summer with 20% off any new SimpliSafe system when you sign up for Fast Protect Monitoring. Just visit https://simplisafe.com/calm. AIR DOCTOR AirDoctor comes with a 30-day money back guarantee so if you don’t love it, just send it back for a refund, minus shipping! Head to https://airdoctorpro.com/ and use promo code CALM and you’ll receive UP TO $300 off air purifiers! PHYLA Tackle acne’s root causes for clearer, healthier skin for your child. Get 25% off your first order of Phyla with the code CALM. Go to https://phyla.com and type in the code CALM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So do you have a child who seemingly makes everything more difficult and challenging, who doesn't want to do things your way or the easy way, and so you find yourself getting frustrated with these kids.
0:15.8	Have you discovered that you have control issues?
0:19.4	Well, of course you do because you're human.
0:21.6	How about perfectionism?
0:23.2	Like when you tell your kids, oh, decorate the Christmas tree,
0:26.8	but you can't wait until they go to bed
0:29.0	so you can fix it and make everything symmetrical.
0:32.4	Many of you have parents with OCD
0:34.8	traits who demanded perfection or compliance or you learn from an early age if I
0:40.9	want my parents to be pleased or to get their affection, I just need to do things the way they told me to do it.
0:47.0	Some of you grew up in a home with perhaps an alcoholic parent or severe dysfunction,
0:52.0	so you learn from an early age to take control because that
0:56.8	made you safe and that same trait has likely served you well in life because
1:02.3	maybe you're a nurse or you're in a job
1:04.0	which requires a highly conscientious organized person but now that same trade is
1:10.2	sabotaging your relationships with your kids and spouse because it's kind of like
1:15.0	nothing they ever do is good enough for you. So let's take back control of our control issues.
1:20.8	So we can be free to enjoy our kids and stop all these power strolls.
1:25.6	I want to show you ten ways to do this on today's episode of the Calm Parenting
1:29.8	Podcast.
1:30.8	This is Kirkmart and founder of Celebrate Calm.
1:32.8	You can find us at Celebrate Calm.com or on Instagram at Calm Parenting Podcast.
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