Jim and Lynne Jackson

On the journey of parenting, many of us find that we have some typical “parenting reflexes” that are often our default response. Some of this…

Do routines, responsibilities, and extra-curricular activities dominate your relationship with your kids? With families having less free time than ever before, it’s easy to forget…

Have you ever thought something like this?  My parents were tough on me and I turned out okay.  My folks didn’t tolerate any lip from…

Have you ever considered saying blessings for the New Year over your children individually? There’s a passage in the Bible commonly referred to as the…

This year, for our donor Thank You gift, we designed four beautiful visual reminders of the messages that are at the core of what we…

When things get hard you learn who your community is. With the death of my dad and Lynne’s mom, and other struggles, it’s been a…

It’s common at Thanksgiving to focus our gratitude on the gathering, great food, our material comforts, our possessions, enjoyable relationships, and other circumstantial blessings. These…

It takes skill to misbehave! When kids want something, and persistently misbehave to get it, they’ll instinctively tap into their strengths to get what they…

It’s summer again, and you know what that means…a totally different rhythm to schedules and family time, with lots of time for connection. And conflict!…

At Connected Families we are often asked, “How does your  framework apply to toddlers when they seem too young to understand but are certainly showing…