Episode 3: When Fire Meets Feelings: Leading Strong-Willed Kids with a Tender Heart
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Ever feel like your sweet, heart-led parenting style is no match for your bold, bossy, strong-willed child?
Like your kid came out the womb ready to run a boardroom — and you’re just trying to survive Target without a scene?
Sis, you’re not alone.
In this episode of the Crash Test Mama Podcast, we’re diving deep into the real-life struggles of Heart-led mamas raising Leader-type kids — and what to do when your softness is mistaken for weakness.
We’ll cover:
💛 Why your gentle approach may not be landing with your Leader child
🔥 How to hold boundaries without losing your tenderness
🙅🏽♀️ Why passive-aggression doesn’t work — and what to say instead
📖 The biblical foundation of training your child the way they’re called, not just how you were raised
If you’ve ever walked away from a parenting moment thinking,
"Did I just get outplayed by a 10-year-old?" —
this one’s for you.
🎧 Listen now and learn how to lead with calm confidence — without changing your heart.
Because strong-willed kids don’t need louder parents.
They need clearer ones. 💛
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