Parenting Tips Blog

Grace-filled, science-based, and trauma-informed parenting articles and podcasts

Have you heard the Connected Families podcast?

Thanks for visiting our blog. If you’ve not yet tuned into our podcast, you’re going to want to. Next time you’re washing dishes or folding laundry, let Connected Families’ message of grace and truth seep into your parenting.

Listen to the Podcast

Connect Correct

5 Ways Your Family Can Thrive This Christmas

ByJim and Lynne Jackson
Published OnDecember 14, 2022
4 Comments

(and not just survive!)

Coach

3 Ways To Help When Your Child Refuses To Do Schoolwork

ByJim and Lynne Jackson
Published OnDecember 7, 2022

What can you do when your child refuses to do schoolwork? For a variety of reasons, kids sometimes (or often!) are unmotivated to do what needs to be done. You know the importance of schoolwork, so it can feel frustrating…

Foundation

A Heart Full of Gratitude

ByJim and Lynne Jackson
Published OnNovember 23, 2022

In the messes and stresses of family life (especially during the holiday season), gratitude is sometimes hard to come by. Knowing that joy and gratitude are closely related, how can we learn the important spiritual principle of giving thanks in…

Foundation

Why Safety Is Crucial for Adoptive Families

ByAnna Braasch
Published OnNovember 15, 2022

and how it applies to ALL of us.