The CALM Parent - with Katie McKenna
Sep 29, 2026 · 25 min · 13 segments
They ignore you the first time. So you repeat yourself or start explaining — three or four different ways, making sure they understand why this matters. And somehow, the more you say, the less…
Katie McKennaHost
Or three, we can actually give the child ammunition to then rebuttal, right, to refute what we're saying and to poke holes in what we're saying.
And this can be anything from the toddler picking up the blocks after they play with them.
And so I wonder, is this familiar? Let's say you've put away the clothes and you're telling your kid, okay, you know, put away your clothes.
They're trying to bargain with you and negotiate maybe asking for five or ten minutes.
But what often happens is then that you don't follow through and they don't have to do it or maybe you end up putting it away or it turns into a big row.
So are they clear on not only what the expectation is, but are they clear on what the consequences are and what happens if they don't? And when I'm talking about what consequences are, I'm not talking about punishment, because often here this is where parents go into threat.
Or three, we can actually give the child ammunition to then rebuttal, right, to refute what we're saying and to poke holes in what we're saying.
And this can be anything from the toddler picking up the blocks after they play with them.
And so I wonder, is this familiar? Let's say you've put away the clothes and you're telling your kid, okay, you know, put away your clothes.
They're trying to bargain with you and negotiate maybe asking for five or ten minutes.
But what often happens is then that you don't follow through and they don't have to do it or maybe you end up putting it away or it turns into a big row.
So are they clear on not only what the expectation is, but are they clear on what the consequences are and what happens if they don't? And when I'm talking about what consequences are, I'm not talking about punishment, because often here this is where parents go into threat.
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