Category Discipline

Family Meetings for Kids: A Weekly Habit That Builds Family Teamwork! | Ep. 292
What if family meetings for kids can be as simple as a weekly gathering with snacks and a game? In this warm and practical episode of the Connected Families podcast, host Stacy Bellward sits down with Certified Parent Coaches Corrieโฆ
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(Updated) How to Motivate Children: What the Research Says | Ep. 291
Every parent knows the feeling: you need the dishes done, the toys picked up, or the laundry foldedโฆ and your child is nowhere near motivated to help. What if the key to raising genuinely responsible kids isn’t about enforcing compliance,โฆ
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Family Meetings: The Why and the How of Fun, Successful Family Meetings
Family Meeting Agenda: How to Hold Fun Weekly Meetings

How to Start Family Meetings Your Kids Won’t Want to Miss | Ep. 290
Join Connected Familiesโ Director of Education & Equipping, Chad Hayenga, in this audioblog about Family Meetings. These are two words that might make you cringe or add to your mental “should-do” list. But what if they could actually become theโฆ
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โHelp! How on Earth Do I Get My Kids to Do Chores?โ
Take advantage of brain chemistry!

Teaching Kids Responsibility Without Nagging and Frustration | Ep. 289
Why are chores such a struggle in families? Join Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches, Katie Johnson and Marni Love, to unpack why itโs hard, and what to do about it. They discuss the biblical foundation for meaningful work and offerโฆ
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A Parent Training Program that Meets You Where You Are | Ep. 288
In this special announcement episode, host Stacy Bellward welcomes Chad Hayenga, Connected Families’ Director of Education and Equipping, to introduce an exciting new program: The CF Intensive! This new parent training program is a six-session, small-group experience! Itโs designed forโฆ
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Getting Kids to Behave in Church
Making church a place of joy for your children

Strengthening Families Through the Local Church: A Powerful New Partnership | Ep. 287
We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Communio! Tune in to hear how Communio is strengthening families through data-informed strategies for local churches. In this episode, host Stacy Bellward and Cindy Wilson, the Ministry Partnership & Research Programโฆ
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Your Child Laughs When in Trouble? How To Build Wisdom, Not Shame
๐งย Prefer to listen?ย Listen to this content as an audioblog! What should you do if your child laughs when in trouble? Your child does something, a big something. Itโs one of those somethings that warrants sitting down and having a realโฆ

