Give the Gift of Connection
A Connected Families Podcast
How Can I Better Parent My Adult Children? | Ep. 91
How do you parent your child who is now an adult? What does parenting look like when your child is preparing to launch into adulthood, living away from home, or getting married? You want to remain connected and continue to…
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A Powerful New Perspective for Parenting | Ep. 89
What do you think of when you hear the word discipline? Maybe it’s just to get your child to behave. Or bring peace to the chaos and gain some control as a parent. This is a totally natural parenting impulse!…
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Encouraging Kids Who “Just Don’t Care!” | Ep. 88
Does it feel like your child just doesn’t care? Maybe even saying the words, “I just don’t care!” Does your child seem unmotivated in school, defensive about doing chores, maybe even withdrawn and depressed? It is so hard to know…
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Be Intentional in Your Parenting in the New Year | Ep. 87
What do you do when you know you want something to be different in your family this year? Do you ever wonder if there is a more gracious and meaningful way to approach the new year, for you and your…
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Connected Families Year-End Wrap-Up | Ep. 86
What does God have in store for Connected Families in 2022?
My Child Never Sleeps! What Should I Do? | Ep. 85
Finding peace and connection at bedtime
Want to Build a Connected Family? Be Intentional! | Ep. 84
As parents we long to build a connected family. Connection. We all long for genuine, connected relationships. It’s how God wired us. It makes sense that, when this element is lacking in our relationships, it can cause us to feel…
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Applying the ABC’s of Affirmation | Ep.83
Does your child get discouraged? Does it feel like your child’s misbehavior seems to drown out the positive things you might notice? And the more you notice misbehavior, the more it seems to happen. We tend to gravitate toward the…
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Joe and Becky’s Adoption Story | Ep. 82
Creating a culture of safety in your home
An Honest Conversation About Adoption | Ep. 81
Many of the families in the Connected Families community were formed through adoption. This month, during National Adoption Awareness Month, we look more closely at how the Connected Families Framework can be applied to children who joined their family through…
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