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How To Make Your Child Feel Lavishly Loved and Unquestionably Valued
The daily tasks of parenting can be more than a full-time job: planning, shopping for and making the meals, laundry, helping with homework, shuttling kids to activities, managing the house, etc. (Do you feel tired yet? 😉 ) You accomplish…
Seriously, Why Doesn’t My Child Listen to Me?
4 tips to help your child start listening better
Trust Expert Dr. Henry Cloud Chats With Us About Parenting | Ep. 146
According to today’s guest and trust expert, Dr. Henry Cloud, trust is fuel for all of life. Humans are hard-wired to trust, yet we still have to earn our children’s trust over and over again. Trust is sometimes a challenge…
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Is Your Child Crying at School or Daycare Drop-Off? | Ep. 143
Maybe you’ve been there. Your child just doesn’t want to go to school or daycare. You’re not sure if she’s truly anxious and struggling or if she is just being defiant. It’s hard to know what to do, especially if…
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How to Encourage Critical Thinking for Little Ones | Ep 138
Do you ever feel like you have to tell your young child over and over again to do something? Parents often feel the need to tell, yet telling can lead to defensiveness and power struggles. Asking questions, on the other…
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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…
My Child Argues About Everything | Ep. 137
“My child argues with everything I say!” Has that thought ever crossed your mind? Whether your child is 5 or 15, you can find yourself wrapped up in the dynamics of arguing, defensiveness, and power struggles. Thankfully, there is hope…
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From Enforcer to Connector: How One Dad Flipped the Role of a Father
“Lightbulb moments” often occur when parents come to us for coaching. Here is a great story shared by one coaching client, Jerry, about his own epiphany. He had been living out the role of a father that his dad had…
Family Meetings: The Why and the How of Fun, Successful Family Meetings
Your guide to family meetings
Let Creation Declare the Glory of God to Your Kids: Tips To Get Your Kids Outside More
You talk with your kids about God and faith issues. They hear Bible stories from you and Sunday School teachers. But there’s something that you can give to your kids beyond words to help them grow in awe of God,…