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[22] So how many of you have kids who fight you over doing chores or maybe your kids have selective hearing?
[23] They can't actually hear their parents.
[24] asking them to do things, or they delay a lot.
[25] Even if this isn't your issue, I think you're going to find this podcast helpful because I'm going through five different approaches, some different tools in your toolbox, and to help you get into, like, how do we think about this?
[26] Because then you can apply it to different situations.
[27] I'm going to do a tough approach, collaborative, a problem -solving approach, and then a couple realistic approaches, which you will hate at first, but you'll end up loving.
[28] So that's what we're going to discuss on this episode of the Calm Parenting Podcast.
[29] Welcome.
[30] This is Kirk Martin.
[31] You can find us at celebrate calm .com.
[32] Thank you all for listening to that last podcast.
[33] I said, hey, this is Casey's wedding weekend.
[34] So please don't email us long emails about family situations right now.
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[38] You're a family.
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[40] And it's a really beautiful thing because a couple people did email and say, hey, we really want to get your programs, need a little bit of financial help.
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[42] And we did that very quickly.
[43] And a couple people sent very short emails and said, hey, you know it was cool about that?
[44] I've been listening to your programs and I had some questions.
[45] But instead, I decided to dig into it myself and really problem solve.
[46] And I think I figured it out myself.
[47] like awesome it's a great way to learn and then a guy email and said you know that's awesome because what I decided to do is during the two weeks you guys are away for your son's wedding I'm going to dig in and work on controlling myself I've had anger issues anxiety so he said I'm going through the 30 days to calm program I'm going through the men's program and I'm really working on myself and it's really helping and I said awesome dude look when we get back keep a list of your triggers, email me your triggers, any that you need help with, and I'll help you with that.
[48] So, thank you all for that.
[49] It's an awesome weekend.
[50] It's a wedding weekend.
[51] It's a rare thing, maybe, and that both families actually really enjoy time together and respect each other.
[52] So, no drama.
[53] So let's dig into this.
[54] I wanted to begin with the tough approach.
[55] I like the tough approach.
[56] I just don't make things personal.
[57] I don't create a lot of drama.
[58] I don't talk a lot.
[59] So I'm going to ask you to use this with wisdom.
[60] Look, I do some of these things with humor.
[61] I'm a little bit sarcastic, but I'm relying on you as the parent, your bright people to take a little bit of my sarcasm or the jokes and apply it.
[62] No, we're not going to withhold food from our child so he dies, okay?
[63] But here's really good language.
[64] Kids are refusing to do the chores, and I say, hey, here's the deal in our home.
[65] Every day, I ask you to do three chores.
[66] I do my three chores.
[67] I run three services in this home, a meal service, a taxi service, a laundry service, and among 18 other things you do as parents.
[68] So here's how it works.
[69] If you don't do your chores, my services begin to shut down.
[70] And they're going to be like, seriously, you're not going to take me to my soccer game?
[71] Try me. This is how it works from now on.
[72] You do your chores.
[73] I run my services.
[74] you know but then I'm gonna I'm not if I don't go make it to soccer game my coach is going to be upset and I let my team down I know you will and then you can explain to them that you missed your game because you didn't do your chores at home see the tone I'm not creating drama I'm not saying you know what I do everything for you after all I do for you the least I could you I can expect from you is do X or Y look that's manipulative I'm going to hit you a little bit hard on that but that resists resentment thing, you do way too much for your kids.
[75] That's your issue.
[76] Your kids are never going to wake up and say, mom, listen, I talk to my brother about this.
[77] We've determined you do way too much for us.
[78] No, people are going to take advantage of you because sometimes you allow that.
[79] And I know that's a hard thing because it's sometimes stuff that happened from your childhood.
[80] Many of you were ultra -responsible as kids because what did you learn?
[81] When I'm really, really responsible, then my mom or my dad give me extra attention and they accept me as I am.
[82] And so you learn from an early age when I'm ultra responsible, people like me and give me attention and love.
[83] And maybe you have a sibling who didn't do that.
[84] So you were very wise and you were like, well, I'll just do what I'm told.
[85] But now you're an adult and you've got to break that cycle because this is manipulative.
[86] Think about this.
[87] Here's what you're saying.
[88] Because I do so much for you, you owe me. Oh, see, that's not a healthy relationship.
[89] That's the flip side of what I learned, which is my way or the highway, fear and intimidation, so that's manipulative too.
[90] If you don't do what I tell you to do, I'm going to come down hard.
[91] So watch, this is a healthy thing to say.
[92] Look, you guys have three, you have three chores to dip.
[93] I run three services.
[94] And so here's what I want you to know.
[95] When you don't do your chores, my services begin to shut down.
[96] Wait, you're not going to take us to say.
[97] No, I'm not.
[98] Try me. Very few words.
[99] No drama.
[100] I'm not making.
[101] it personal.
[102] You know, you guys don't do anything around here.
[103] How are you ever going to be successful in life?
[104] That's making a personal.
[105] No long lectures, no resentment.
[106] And then here's the key, a big key to discipline.
[107] You just do what you said.
[108] You are going to do without a lot of drama.
[109] And if you want to take this tough approach after listening to the podcast, by all means, do it.
[110] And when they're like, wait, you're really not taking us?
[111] I told you.
[112] and I keep my promises.
[113] See, a language you'll hear in our discipline that works program is this.
[114] I moved it because sometimes moms and really sweet people have a hard time enforcing consequences.
[115] So I was like, I promise you.
[116] I promise you that if this does not get done, I will not take you to your soccer game.
[117] And so when they don't do it, now I'm just, instead of enforcing consequence, I'm keeping my promise because a promise speaks of personal integrity.
[118] when I tell you something, I want you to be able to know, tell that I'm a person of integrity.
[119] I'll just do what I told you I was going to do.
[120] But I'm not creating a lot of drama.
[121] There's not a lot of threats.
[122] I just do that.
[123] So I like that approach.
[124] That's perfectly fair.
[125] You could do a thing on where Saturday morning kids are all excited and they're going to go play.
[126] They're going to get on their screens, do whatever.
[127] And you say, hey, guys, listen, uh -uh, here's what happened.
[128] This week, you are asked to do X and Y. That did not get done.
[129] so until x and y get done there's no fun happening in this home on saturday morning right i'm i used to call it i used to say i'm declaring martial law now kids don't immediately get that but it's fun to say look some of this stuff you've got to make it fun for you instead of like my job is to be chief disciplinarian of the home and i'm going to run a tight chip around here no i can run a tight ship and i can and i can be tough but mix it up a little bit And so I'd say, hey, martial law, nothing fun is happening until you get those chores done.
[130] Seriously, we have to do them.
[131] That's boring.
[132] Yeah, I know.
[133] Guess what?
[134] Welcome to life.
[135] Life is boring.
[136] And I don't like half the stuff that I do in life.
[137] But I do it because I'm responsible because I love you.
[138] So, look, you've got a choice here.
[139] You may complain, you complain for the next three hours.
[140] It doesn't bother me because, moms, you could say, because I have my new noise canceling headphones on that I got for Mother's Day.
[141] so just do it and follow through no drama no long explanations you know when i was a kid we did our chores without being asked we had to be up at five o 'clock in the morning to milk the cows nobody cares it just makes you sound old do what you said you were going to do hey tough approach there you go here's one maybe if your kids are a little bit older you sit them down and you bring out a big piece of poster board and you say hey guys here's the thing here's the list of all the things that have to be run done in our home to make our run home run every week so we're going to give you guys some ownership so you guys work out take this list write it down on this whiteboard or on this paper a big piece of paper you guys divvy up the chores and maybe you change the chores every week or every month or every whatever.
[142] You guys come up with a plan.
[143] Now you're giving them some ownership within their boundaries.
[144] See, ownership is instead of dictating, okay, kid number one, you do these three, kid number two, you do these three.
[145] It's like, hey, you got nine of these, we've got three kids, you guys divvy it up.
[146] I like that approach.
[147] And then you say, look, if you guys can't come to agreement, then I will come in as the dictator and I'll just choose.
[148] I'm good either way, but here's a choice.
[149] Number three way.
[150] This is funny, but it's also true.
[151] I guarantee you if you do it that second way, one of your kids, the strong will child, the child who's a little bit more bossy, is going to say this.
[152] He's going to pay one of his siblings to do some of his chores and then manipulate the more compliant people pleaser to do the other ones.
[153] And you're going to be like, that's not fair.
[154] You can't do that.
[155] I would say, here's the conversation you have with a strong -willed child.
[156] That's brilliant.
[157] You don't like doing chores.
[158] Chores are boring to you.
[159] So, you used your brain.
[160] You like money.
[161] You're good at earning money.
[162] And so you decided to pay your one sibling money to do your chores.
[163] That's called delegation.
[164] One day you are going to own your own business.
[165] Because God knows nobody's going to hire you.
[166] You're not going to last long because you don't like authority figures.
[167] I'm kidding.
[168] Keep this sarcasm aside.
[169] But you know they're probably going to own their business one day.
[170] When you do that, you're going to have to hire people to do the things that you are not good at doing or that you don't want to do.
[171] You're teaching them a life skill at an early age.
[172] And then that child, and then here's what I know.
[173] You manipulated.
[174] Now, some people call it manipulation.
[175] I call it influence your other sibling to do the chores for you because you know that they're kind of a people pleaser.
[176] And so the real issue isn't your strong will child.
[177] it's going and talking to the people pleaser and saying, hey, I just want to make sure that you're good with this deal.
[178] Now, if you're afraid to speak up, I don't want you walking through life getting controlled and manipulated by other people.
[179] So if you really just want to do this for your brother because you love carrying out tasks and you like cleaning, and you actually enjoy that, go for it.
[180] But if you got manipulated, then I want you to learn how to speak up and be assertive and say, no, I'm not doing the three chores for free.
[181] What I will do is do them for X amount of money or in exchange for you doing this for me. See, that's free exchange.
[182] That's how the world works.
[183] I actually love that idea.
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[198] For four, this will irritate you.
[199] But I want to to save you countless power struggles.
[200] So if you have toddlers, I guarantee this is going to happen.
[201] There's toys.
[202] Their toys are all over the floor and as good moms and dad, you're going to be like, honey, you need to pick up your toys right now and they're going to resist and they're not going to do it.
[203] You're going to be like, if you don't pick up those toys, I'm going to put them in a bag and take them to goodwill and give them to a child who wants them and who is going to be responsible and I guarantee you some of you have a strong will child who's like look I'll just put that in a bag for you right now and I'll go actually put it in the garage in fact I'll even walk down to goodwill myself even though I'm for that's the way they're made so here's here's the option I'm going to give you put some music on get down on the floor and with them pick up their toys and put it in the bin together and the whole time you're going to be like but I'm picking up more toys than they are.
[204] I know you are.
[205] And here's what you're going to wrestle with.
[206] But if we do this, we're going to create an entitled child who never learns how to be responsible.
[207] And I will tell you this.
[208] Look, if you do that their whole childhood and just give them a bunch of things, yeah, you're going to create a monster.
[209] But you didn't do that.
[210] You got down and you had fun and you put on music and you did that with them.
[211] We have a child who, well, Casey's getting married this weekend.
[212] He has two jobs.
[213] He works pretty much full time with me here, with us in this business.
[214] He also has a job, which over the summer is more than full -time, being general manager of a catering company.
[215] He's a very busy, responsible kid.
[216] And we did these things with him at times.
[217] And I'm going to show you the fifth thing that we did.
[218] But your kids, look, resist that.
[219] That's your anxiety.
[220] Again, don't do everything for them.
[221] Don't buy them a lot of things.
[222] Require them to have an investment.
[223] I remember Casey was at the ice rink all the time.
[224] Dad, can I have a power aide?
[225] I'm like, sure, if you use your own money.
[226] but I'm not spending $3 .50 for sugar and food die.
[227] We've got free water in the car.
[228] Seriously, all the other parents buy their kids food.
[229] Yeah, I know, because all their other friends' parents don't love their children.
[230] They give them everything.
[231] They're creating entitled kids.
[232] But you're welcome for being the irresponsible one.
[233] I did say that, but watch, because your kids, Strongwell kids are going to say, like, you know, my dad said that your parents are selfish and don't love you because they do everything for you.
[234] So you can be tough with them but in this case with little kids toddlers picking up stuff my experience tells me that most of these kids you can enforce it all you want it's just easier sometimes just get down and do it with them and it's going to be okay some of you with a dishwasher here's another one you need to you need to load the dishes in the dishwasher unload them some of you are control freaks you have a certain way you want the dishwasher done and nobody can please you so the compassionate thing for the other people in your home and yourself is you just do it just handle that that's an area you want to do so just say here's the rule bring your dishes back from the table and put them in the sink and then don't touch them i'll take care of it that's just honesty and knowing that's my thing i like doing that there's nothing wrong with that at all so wisdom use that now here's the one that i really really like it's a very realistic approach and i'll tell you how we worked it in our home I kind of joke about this, but Casey is a kid, and I've said this before, our kids aren't usually good as kids.
[235] They're not good at kids stuff, but they're very good at adult stuff.
[236] So think about chores.
[237] The whole, and Casey didn't like doing chores.
[238] It was a constant fight.
[239] So we stepped back and thought, what's the, what is the reason for doing chores?
[240] Well, one, we want to raise our kids to be responsible, respectful.
[241] We want them to be responsible in the adult world because I'm not really raising kids.
[242] I'm raising them to be adults.
[243] So we want to be responsible in the adult world.
[244] We're not raising him to be a kid for the next 60 years.
[245] So, and we also, we want them to contribute to things around the house, right?
[246] That's what you really want.
[247] So you'll hear if you listen to our programs.
[248] We talk about giving kids ownership of their choices within your boundaries.
[249] It's with Strongwell kids, we create bigger boundaries.
[250] So with chores, we have this very, as parents, we come up with this very little kind of tiny, rigid list of things to do around the house.
[251] Your kids don't like that.
[252] doing those things, but they're often very good at doing adult type things.
[253] So we expanded the boundaries.
[254] Here are three things that Casey did routinely.
[255] Number one, there was an older couple down the street, and your kids tend to be great with older people.
[256] He would go down to their house because he'd like spending time with them.
[257] They loved Casey.
[258] It's like your kids.
[259] Other people love them, even when you have a hard time with them.
[260] Casey would go help them with things around the house because they were old.
[261] What was he doing?
[262] He was being responsible and respectful, and he was serving other people.
[263] Those are good traits.
[264] He just didn't do those same things for us, but he did it for other people.
[265] That's what we were training him to do.
[266] He often did things outdoors.
[267] He didn't like indoor chores, but things outdoors he would often do because he was kind of a very physical kid, shoveling mulch, digging holes.
[268] So he was a sensory kid.
[269] So we used that to our advantage.
[270] He also did things like when we lived in Nashville, we would feed homeless people on Friday nights under this bridge in downtown Nashville.
[271] So what did he do?
[272] He'd love serving the homeless people.
[273] So he would make meals.
[274] He'd get extra water.
[275] Put it in the car.
[276] He served people.
[277] He was doing chores and contributing.
[278] Here is the other thing that was really cool.
[279] Oh, a couple.
[280] Cooking.
[281] He learned how to cook.
[282] So guess what?
[283] Hey, one night a week, you're going to cook dinner for us.
[284] well is that a traditional chore no but he's contributing to the home and serving and he's actually great cook now and then the other thing is from the age of 12 he had a job outside the home he got a job reffing officiating hockey games at the local ice rink that was fantastic he had to be responsible get up early clock in show up on time all those things so we expanded the boundaries and so instead of just sticking to like here are the three things you have to do in the home that are parental chores, we gave him a bunch of other options in which he was successful and we created a success.
[285] Well, what about the other kids?
[286] How come they can't do that?
[287] Well, many of your other kids just like doing kid chores.
[288] You raise your kids according to their nature.
[289] And so the other kids, some of you have kids who just love checking off boxes.
[290] That's the way you are.
[291] Just give me some chores to do.
[292] I'll do it.
[293] I love checking off.
[294] It makes me feel like I accomplished something.
[295] And so you treat your kids differently.
[296] There's nothing wrong with that.
[297] And you're just explain, hey, he likes doing things outside the home.
[298] Do you want to go and help the old couple?
[299] No, I don't want to help that old couple.
[300] They kind of smell.
[301] Well, your brother loves helping that couple, so he's doing his chores down there.
[302] You're teaching your kids how to be responsible.
[303] So there's a lot in there.
[304] But wrestle with that and you're with yourself or as a couple and then come up with things that work for your family.
[305] It doesn't, you don't have to do it the way your parents do it, did it.
[306] You don't have to do it the way all the other people do it, especially the ones who have neurotypical kids who love doing things.
[307] And they always say, yes, ma 'am, and yes, sir.
[308] Do it the way that it works for your family.
[309] Your kids, your family.
[310] I empower you to do it.
[311] And just tell all those other people to have a great day.
[312] Anyway, hey, thank you.
[313] Go through the programs.
[314] Listen, you'll learn all these different approaches.
[315] And then when we get back from all the wedding stuff, we'll answer your questions.
[316] But thank you.
[317] If you need help getting the programs or financially whatever, email us.
[318] But thank you for listening.
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