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Kids Donโt Listen? How to Stop Lecturing and Start Asking Better Questions
Every parent has those moments when it feels like youโre chatting with the wind. You want to impart wisdom and decrease your childโs stress, but their glazed eyes seem to repeat your fear: โMy kids donโt listen to me.โ Asโฆ
My Child Argues About Everything | Ep. 137
โMy child argues with everything I say!โ 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 hopeโฆ
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From Enforcer to Connector: How One Dad Flipped the Role of a Father
โLightbulb momentsโ 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 hadโฆ
Family Meetings: The Why and the How of Fun, Successful Family Meetings
Family Meeting Agenda: How to Hold Fun Weekly 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 thereโs something that you can give to your kids beyond words to help them grow in awe of God,โฆ
Ever Feel Like the Not-So-Fun Mom? | Ep. 133
Mama, does your to-do list ever get in the way of having fun with your family? Or is it hard to engage in the activities that your kids enjoy? If you ever feel like a not-so-fun mom, todayโs podcast isโฆ
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Do You Love Family Travel? (Or Not So Much?!)
If you love family travel time, we want to share some ideas that will both deepen your love of family travel AND your familyโs faith and values. But maybe you donโt always love it so muchโฆ We get it. Sometimesโฆ
The Genius of Letting Go of Homework Struggles in Two Remarkable Stories
Letโs just state up front: โhomework battlesโ shouldnโt be a part of family life. First, because the homework isnโt your homework, itโs your childโs. Second, as a parent, youโre not called to a battle with your child. Youโre called toโฆ
I Resent My Child
5 ideas to get to the other side of resentment
4 Fun Family Activities To Ring In the New Year
I love Philippians 4, especially verses 4 – 13. It’s full of wisdom about how to reckon with hard times. And boy, have we all been through some hard times the past couple of years. I invite you to readโฆ