When Out-of-Control Kids Can’t Hear Your Gentle VoiceGetting Kids Attention in the Mayhem
By Lynne Jackson |
Whether it’s angry sibling conflict or just wild and silly craziness, it’s hard to know how to engage kids’ mayhem without using a fast, large,…
Discipline That Connects with Your Child’s HeartIs the online course right for me?
By A Connected Families Podcast |
In this podcast, Jim Jackson interviews Stacy Bellward, online course moderator, in a fun and heartfelt conversation. (Find out what even got Jim a little…
“As our kids have experienced our grace and calm during intense moments, they have begun to really blossom.”A Connected Families Story
By A friend of Connected Families |
At Connected Families we hear lots of stories about how our unique framework for parenting breathes life into families of all kinds. One such family…
Teaching Kids to Be Responsible for Their ActionsA Discipline That Connects overview [Podcast Series]
By A Connected Families Podcast |
Today, Stacy Bellward interviews Jim and Lynne Jackson as they dive deep into ways to correct kids’ misbehavior with the message, “You are RESPONSIBLE for…
Don’t Settle for Fake RespectGet to the HEART of door-slamming and eye-rolling
By Lynne Jackson |
“Don’t talk to me that way!” “I saw you roll your eyes!” “I don’t like your attitude, young lady!” “Don’t look at me that way!”…
“My initial reaction was to yell and get big and loud.”A Connected Families Story
By A friend of Connected Families |
Many of our most popular articles are real and sometimes raw examples of the Connected Families Framework in action. The following story is from Jessica,…
The God-Given Gifts in Your Child’s MisbehaviorA Discipline That Connects overview [Podcast Series]
By A Connected Families Podcast |
Stacy Bellward is joined by Jim and Lynne Jackson to talk about the third part of the Connected Families framework: You are CALLED and CAPABLE!…
12 Misbehaviors and the Gifts-Gone-Awry Behind ThemSeeing strengths even in struggles.
By Jim and Lynne Jackson |
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…
“I aimed for perfection as a mom and it just slayed me.”A Connected Families Story
By A friend of Connected Families |
Earlier this year, Connected Families offered our online course Discipline That Connects with Your Child’s Heart and almost one thousand parents enrolled and took the…
Communicating Love in the Midst of MisbehaviorA Discipline That Connects overview [Podcast Series]
By A Connected Families Podcast |
Stacy Bellward is joined by Jim and Lynne Jackson to talk about a message that is essential for discipline situations: You are LOVED no matter…
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