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Coaching Your Kids to Make It Right | Ep. 111
Do you sometimes struggle to think of an appropriate consequence for your child’s misbehavior? Or dole out punishment only to have your child refuse to accept the punishment? Sigh. Offering consistent and effective discipline can feel like an ongoing and…
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How Can I Get My Child to Obey? | Ep. 78
Does God require your kids to obey immediately? Immediate obedience is probably a familiar concept to you. And, to be quite honest, it’s a hot-button topic! If you’ve ever asked yourself, “How do I get my child to obey?” then this…
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Got a Smart Teenager (or Child) With Bad Grades?
How to Inspire, Not Nag
3 Tips for Teaching Your Runaway 3-Year-Old Traffic Safety
Your 3-year-old just ripped their hand out of yours and is running away from you in public. Again. This is a life-or-death situation that puts you into fight or flight mode. You scream, “STOP!” in an effort to protect them…
Help! My Child Keeps Unbuckling and the Kids are Spitting! | Ep. 69
Your child keeps unbuckling their seatbelt in a tantrum while you are driving down a busy road. One of your kids spits at his sibling when he gets angry. What do you do when your child has big emotions and…
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Help! My Child is Violent! | Ep. 64
You ask your child to do something simple and they respond with violence. Your five-year-old comes at you forcefully with a toy and is going to hit you. Maybe your teenager is physically fighting and things are getting out of…
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How to Say “No” to Kids Without the Power Struggles
Think about how it usually goes: Your child focuses on a goal (even if it is a really bad goal like “teaching little sister a lesson”), 😆 and then you come in with big energy, and a firm,“No!” We all…
This Is Better Than My Old Consequences for a Disrespectful Child
I don’t know about your consequences for a disrespectful child, but mine usually follow a certain script. This following scene has played out hundreds of times between my son and me. We know the scripts and we play the parts…
To Spank or Not to Spank?
If you work with Christian parents, it’s tempting to stay far away from the spanking debate. There are the “never spank” parents, the “immediate obedience or get spanked” parents, and everything in-between. The question over whether to spank or not…
Guiding Kids to Right Their Wrongs | Ep. 26
When your kids misbehave, and you need to discipline them, have you considered what they are learning? Are they learning to submit to angry power? Or, perhaps, are they learning how to get better at hiding their misbehavior and sin?…
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