E183: Celebrate Calm Parenting with Kirk Martin

<p>Does your kid push your buttons all the time? Power struggles are not unusual in a parent-child relationship. You basically come from two completely different generations, what do you expect? Parenting is difficult enough. What more if you added in your daily struggles as an entrepreneur.</p> <p>But it doesn’t have to be that way. Stop spending all your energy trying to control and change your kid because the only person in life that you can truly control is yourself. &nbsp;In today’s episode, learn how you can balance parenting and your business from Kirk Martin, founder of Celebrate Calm and Calm Parenting University. Kirk is also the host of the Calm Parenting Podcast.</p> <p><strong>Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Dealing with a difficult child requires a mindset shift</li> <li>How to control your emotions as a parent</li> <li>Focus on leading rather than pushing</li> <li>Kirk’s superhero story which became his eureka moment</li> <li>Lessons from running a book writing business</li> </ul> <p><strong>Episode Highlights:</strong></p> <p><strong>How to Deal with a Difficult Child</strong></p> <p>You can actually control your child's response not by controlling them, but by how you control yourself. The quickest way to change your child's behavior is to first control your own. Instead of yelling, start asking questions and listen. This requires a big mindset shift. When you use humility instead of manipulation, your child will begin to listen to you.</p> <p><strong>How to Control Your Emotions</strong></p> <p>First, realize that it just doesn't work. You can get compliance from a child in that moment. But you're actually not building that relationship. You're not changing the heart. Be honest with yourself to recognize that you're just being a baby because you didn’t get your way. When you yell at your child and they're upset because they didn't get their way, guess where they’re learning that from? You, obviously.</p> <p>Second, body posture is important.