Anxiety, School Refusal, & Defiance: 5 Strategies That Work

Anxiety, School Refusal, & Defiance: 5 Strategies That WorkWhat do you say and do when a child struggles with anxiety, refuses to go to school, has separation anxiety, or makes defiant comments? Kirk gives parents (and teachers) 5 concrete, specific strategies that work.We have extended our Summer Sale for one final week. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products/ to purchase the Get Everything Package at the lowest prices of the year.BETTER HELPThe Calm Parenting Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Take a moment. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/CALMPOD today to get 10% off your first month.AG1Visit https://drinkAG1.com/calm for a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase.SIMPLISAFEProtect 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 DOCTORAirDoctor 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! AQUATRUToday my listeners receive 20% OFF any AquaTru purifier! Just go to https://AquaTru.com and enter code “CALM “ at checkout.PHYLATackle 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.K12Join the more than 2 million families who have been served by K12, and empower your student to reach their full potential now. Go to https://www.k12.com/CALM today to learn more and find a tuition-free K12-powered school near you.HAPPY MAMMOTHFor a limited time, you can get 15% off on your entire first order at https://store.happymammoth.com/ with the code CALM at checkout. That’s happymammoth.com with the code CALM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Anxiety, School Refusal, & Defiance: 5 Strategies That Work What do you say and do when a child struggles with anxiety, refuses to go to school, has separation anxiety, or makes defiant comments? Kirk gives parents (and teachers) 5 concrete, specific strategies that work. We have extended our Summer Sale for one final week. Visit https://celebratecalm.com/products/ to purchase the Get Everything Package at the lowest prices of the year. BETTER HELP The Calm Parenting Podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Take a moment. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/CALMPOD today to get 10% off your first month. 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! AQUATRU Today my listeners receive 20% OFF any AquaTru purifier! Just go to https://AquaTru.com and enter code “CALM “ at checkout. 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. K12 Join the more than 2 million families who have been served by K12, and empower your student to reach their full potential now. Go to https://www.k12.com/CALM today to learn more and find a tuition-free K12-powered school near you. HAPPY MAMMOTH For a limited time, you can get 15% off on your entire first order at https://store.happymammoth.com/ with the code CALM at checkout. That’s happymammoth.com with the code CALM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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