Bring friends to the following FREE Workshops. There is no need to register. Eliminate defiance, disrespect, and power struggles (even with teens). Improve focus, attention, and behavior in class. Relieve anxiety, sensory issues and sibling fights. Create behavior plans that really change behavior. Get kids to take responsibility for their attitudes, choices and work. Want… Continue Reading ›

Want to be your own boss? Use your gifts and passions to make a difference? Does this describe you? You want to use your gifts and passions to make a difference. You are tired of just working a job, feeling underutilized. You want to feel like you are in control of your destiny. You want… Continue Reading ›

What do you do when a child is disrespectful in public? How do you respond appropriately while maintaining your authority and self-respect? Below is a real-life story from this past Friday. It’s longer than usual, but worth reading. Want us to come to your city? Call 888-506-1871 or email Brett@CelebrateCalm.com with the name of your… Continue Reading ›

Few words strike fear in your heart like your kids saying, “I hate myself!” and “I’m so stupid” or lying blatantly. Your anxiety kicks in–how can he feel that way after all we’ve done for him, have I done something wrong, is he destined to be unhappy? Instead of lecturing or overreacting, we stay connected,… Continue Reading ›

How do you calm and motivate an upset child? How do you do this with respect and dignity? Remember, respect and dignity run both ways. When you just react flippantly, yell or begin spouting consequences, you lose both your self-respect and the respect of the child. We wrote about this in a recent Celebrate Calm… Continue Reading ›

I promised myself I wouldn’t offer platitudes to hurting people–that Calm Christian Parenting would be a place where we could tackle the ugliest situations with honesty and humility. People are hurting today and sometimes the flowers and gifts make the pain more acute, because the disparity between what could have been and reality becomes starkly… Continue Reading ›

I was speaking with a kind Mom after a workshop at a church last week. She described a scene that upset her. Her son wanted to go to his soccer game, but had a very badly bruised foot. She said, “No” and her son responded with a defiant rant about her being mean, unfair and… Continue Reading ›

Q: Kirk, A good friend has a teenager who “dropped a bombshell” on the way home from Wednesday night Bible class.  He doesn’t want to go to church anymore because he doesn’t believe there is a God. He says if there was a God, there wouldn’t be so much pain in the world and he… Continue Reading ›