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BONUS Episode | Help Your Child Feel Safe Through Scary Events
In this thoughtful conversation, host Stacy Bellward sits down with Certified Parent Coach Katie Wetsell and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Jody Goldie to explore how parents can help their children navigate fear and find security when the world feelsโฆ
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Parenting Adopted Children: Building Connection After Trauma | Ep. 272
Welcome back to our usual podcast rhythm, listeners! November is National Adoption Month, and many Connected Families listeners have grown their families through adoption and foster care. Adoption often brings unique parenting challenges that prompt families to seek creative, compassionateโฆ
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How to Be a Safer Parent
One dad's story...
Attachment Myths Busted: How Your Attachment Style Shapes Everything | Ep. 224
Listen in as we talk with Dr. Nicole Wilke about attachment and its profound impact on family relationships. Dr. Wilke, a researcher, missionary, author, and marriage and family therapist, shares about attachment styles and explains how attachment shapes not justโฆ
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An Adoptee’s Perspective: What It’s Like to Be Adopted & How to Help
Insights and Ideas from an adult adoptee
Agape Love: The Surprising Time Your Child Needs It Most | Ep 193
Showing love is easy when your child is doing well, but what does it look like to extend selfless agape love to a child who is misbehaving? Listen in as Jim and Lynne Jackson, Connected Families Co-Founders, share about receivingโฆ
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Safe in God: Why Bravery Comes From Our Security in Christ & Why It Matters
Is God safe? Are we safe in God? When I think about the giants of the Christian faith, โsafeโ isnโt the first word to describe their walks with God. From the martyrdom of Jesusโ early disciples to the countless followersโฆ
Become the Self-Aware Parent You Want to Be | Ep. 173
Listen in as Chad Hayenga, Jim Jackson, and Alan Thetford talk about being safe for their kids. Todayโs podcast is extra-special! We have three dads who unpack the importance of being an emotionally safe parent, particularly focusing on the roleโฆ
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Stories of TransformationโฆFinding Hope For Change | Ep. 159
Listen as Stacy chats with two families about the grace-filled changes theyโve experienced through the Connected Families Framework. Whether itโs your childโs defiant attitude or your angry reaction, your family likely has patterns that youโd like to change. Changing defaultโฆ
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Feel Safe: How to Cultivate a Sense of Security in an Unsafe World | Ep. 152
Children today face threats to their safety that are difficult to discuss. How do you help your kids process a school shooting or other violent attack? How can you hold the fear and anxiety they feel when youโre experiencing theโฆ
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