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How to Handle Unsolicited Parenting Advice from Family (4 Grace-Filled Tips)
Feeling judged by family at holiday gatherings? Learn 4 grace-filled ways to handle unsolicited parenting advice while protecting your kids and relationships.
Be the Parent; But Can You Also Be Their Friend?
โKids donโt need us to be their friends, they need us to be their parents!โ The dad huffed, frustrated that I had suggested his teen daughter might be seeing her mom and dad more as enemies than allies. Another variantโฆ
โI will love you simply because you are my son.โ
One of the things we love most at Connected Families is when parents contact us to tell us how our resources have made a positive impact in their parenting journey. Check out this letter from a dad (Royston)* living inโฆ
โI Was Meeting HIS Disrespect with MY Disrespectโ
November is adoption/foster care awareness month. We often have the privilege of coaching parents who have built their families through adoption. Even though adoption can add intensity and complexity, the challenges adoptive families face are ones we can all relateโฆ
“How Do I Get My Kids to Do What I Want?”
โNo matter how hard you try, you simply cannot control another personโs behavior. You can only influence it.โ ย ~Dr. Scott Larson from “When Teens Stray” Parents often ask us, โHow do I get my kid to do what I wantโฆ
Are We Teaching Our Kids to Bully?
I saw her coming, eyes flashing and surveying the crowded checkout lines. Her cart was full. Mine was too. I shifted my gaze to the lines as well. It was time to go and there was no way I wasโฆ
Solving a Childโs Big Spiritual Problem
As parents who care for our childrenโs spiritual well-being, we try to teach them right and wrong and help them tackle whatever spiritual problems they encounter. However, other than the fact that theyโre born into sin, it may well beโฆ