Category Connect
Pursuing Kids Who Push Away | Ep. 114
If you’re here, your parenting goal is likely to have a connected family. But what do you do when you have a child who is pulling away from you? A child who does not seem to want connection? Feelings of…
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The Most Effective Way To Teach Kids To Pray
As parents, we want what’s best for our children, including a life of solid faith, values, and prayer. How do you teach faith to your children? How do you help them understand things that sometimes even you don’t understand? How…
UPDATED: How To Pray With Your Child | Ep. 113
Prayer is a meaningful faith practice that you probably want to pass on to your kids, but teaching your kids to pray may feel overwhelming. You may feel unsure how to answer your kid’s questions about prayer or how to…
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When It Comes to Expressing Love…Timing Matters!
If you ask most parents, they would say it’s important to love children unconditionally. But in practice, sometimes that’s harder than it sounds! What exactly is unconditional love? What does it look like? One thing’s for sure: unconditional love is…
Why “Calm Down!” Doesn’t Work | Ep. 110
In today’s episode, Corrie and Alan Thetford (founders of Building Wise Families and Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches) join Stacy Bellward (podcast host) to discuss how to help our children want to calm down when they are experiencing big emotions.…
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Got an Easy-Going, Compliant Child? Here’s What You Need to Know.
“He’s such an easy-going child!” “She’s always Mama’s little helper.” “He just goes with the flow!” “She is the definition of a good kid.” These are probably compliments you’d be thrilled to hear about any child. The thing is these…
Is Your Child the Obliging Rule Follower? Listen to This. | Ep. 104
Do you sometimes worry about your child who is a rule follower? Wait, what?! Don’t we want kids who follow the rules? Parents often express their concerns about their defiant child. But rule-following? That doesn’t seem like a bad thing!…
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15 Reasons for Love-No-Matter-What
Our kids know they are loved unconditionally, right? Or do they? As parents, we often take this fact for granted. Here is a story about the power of unconditional love from the Connected Families community: Mitch was only in his…
Connecting in Your Marriage | Ep. 92
Building a connected marriage is hard work and it doesn’t always come easily. You want to bring better alignment between you and your spouse and create an environment of love, grace, and emotional safety. But you also might feel stuck…
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Connected Families is Building Community on SOCIAL MEDIA
Thanks to your support and engagement, Connected Families has become more than a library of programs and resources for parents. We are a community. AND we are transforming communities. Did you know when you take our Discipline That Connects with…