Chad Hayenga
¿Tus Preguntas Ayudan o Hieren a tus Hijos?
Eduardo intentaba ser paciente y reflexivo, pero estaba al límite de su paciencia. Sus dos hijas estaban en el segundo piso discutiendo en voz alta e irrespetuosamente en lugar de ayudarlo a preparar la comida. Mientras él escuchaba la gritería…
3 Señales de Consecuencias Poco útiles… ¡y Cómo Solucionarlas!
“¡Eres estúpido!” dice el niño frustrado. El padre se siente molesto, incluso un poco enojado y responde: “¡No puedes hablarme de esa manera! ¡Estás castigado por el resto del día! ¡Ve a tu habitación y piensa en lo que dijiste!”…
Families With Teenagers, Keep Calm and Stay Connected
Families with teenagers have joys and challenges that are different from families with littles. Just when you think you’ve got this parenting thing down…things can change again. But why do the teenage years get such a bad rap? There are…
Kids Don’t Listen? How to Stop Lecturing and Start Asking Better Questions
Every parent has those moments when it feels like you’re chatting with the wind. You want to impart wisdom and decrease your child’s stress, but their glazed eyes seem to repeat your fear: “My kids don’t listen to me.” As…
Family Meetings: The Why and the How of Fun, Successful Family Meetings
Your guide to family meetings
You Really Want To Show Loving Discipline? Start With Your Face.
If you’re reading this right now, you likely want to show love to your kids, even in discipline. You probably already believe unconditional love means loving your kids during misbehavior. You don’t need to be convinced of the benefits of…
Your Child’s Grades Don’t Matter (To You)
And why their grades might improve once you believe this.
Scared to launch your child into the “real world”?
If you’re the parent of an older teen or young adult, the thought of launching your child into the world can be frightening; particularly if they have shown very few signs that they will be able to handle “real life”…
What to Do When You Catch Your Child Looking at Porn
It’s everywhere. For most of us, as parents, it’s not a matter of “if”, but “when” your child will be exposed to pornography. But what do you DO if you catch your child looking at porn? How do you keep…
5 Practical Tips to Pray BIG as a Family
As parents, and as followers of Christ, many of us place great value on prayer. Are we prepared to pray BIG prayers? Or do we feel like we are just “going through the motions”? Figuring out how to pray as…