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You Lost Your Temper With Your Child: How to Make Things Better Again
You lost your temper with your child or teenager. We’ve all been there. We’ve all messed up as a parent. We’ve let our anger or frustration get the best of us. We yell when we want to be calm. We…
Are We Hardwired to Connect? Part 2- Ep. 72
What does the Bible say about connection in parenting? How do we work that out practically in everyday family life? Of course theology is important. But theology alone doesn’t always tell you how long your kids should play a video…
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Are We Hardwired to Connect? Part 1-Ep.71
Are you longing for practical parenting resources that address both the spiritual and the scientific? Why are they both important? God created our souls, brains, and bodies, and He wants us to understand His creation. Research affirms the biblical truth…
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“Yikes! My Kid Is Looking at Porn!” | Episode 67
“My kid is looking at porn! What should I do?” Have you experienced this? Or maybe you are concerned about how to prepare your child for future encounters with something inappropriate. Pornography is highly accessible in today’s culture. Marketers seem…
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16 Best Pieces of Advice for New Dads (from Real Pros!)
Recently, we asked the men in our Connected Families community what advice, encouragement, or insight they would give to dads just starting out on their parenting journey whether through birth or adoption. Here is what they told us. 16 Best…
What’s the Best Way To Handle Shared Parenting? | Ep. 63
Navigating the challenges of being a single mom or single dad
30 Best Pieces of Advice for New Moms (from Real Pros)
Recently, we asked the women in our Connected Families community what advice, encouragement, or insight they would give to moms just starting out on their parenting journey whether through birth or adoption. Here is what they told us. 30 best…
5 Practical Tips to Pray BIG as a Family
As parents, and as followers of Christ, many of us place great value on prayer. Are we prepared to pray BIG prayers? Or do we feel like we are just “going through the motions”? Figuring out how to pray as…
Help! How do I keep a conversation going with my child? | Ep. 59
Frequently parents focus on conversation skills when there is conflict. But what about in the normal day-to-day interactions? Do you feel like it is more difficult than it needs to be to have a “normal” conversation with your child? Do…
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What Should I Do When My Child Is Having a Meltdown in Public? | Ep. 58
You’re in the grocery store. Or the park. Or at a family gathering. And you sense a major meltdown coming. It’s so embarrassing when your child has a meltdown in public – especially when you know other people are watching!…
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