Category Discipline
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
3 Powerful Questions to Transform Your Parenting | Ep. 136
Dadsโฆtodayโs episode is especially for you. As a father, you probably have a lot of good intentions for your children. Do you ever wonder, though, if your parenting style gets in the way of your good intentions? If your answerโฆ
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Family Meetings: The Why and the How of Fun, Successful Family Meetings
Your guide to family meetings
Family Teamwork: How To Meet Together as a Family | Ep. 135
Imagine your family working together to solve problems. Sounds amazing, right? But how do you get there? Busy schedules and personality differences can make โworking togetherโ seem like a big challenge. Thankfully, you can develop a practice to pull everyoneโฆ
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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
How to Help Kids See God in Nature | Ep. 134
Letโs get outside! No matter where you live (we have listeners all over the world!), getting outside is so good for so many reasonsโfor us and our kids. Sometimes getting outside means facing some challenges as wellโpoor weather, pesky insects,โฆ
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I Was a Critical Parent: 6 Steps I Took to Find a More Loving Way
โMom, whenever I clean, you just notice what I missed or didnโt do good enough!โ I still remember one of my kids saying that and how discouraging it was. It was a reckoning moment. I didnโt want to be aโฆ
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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