Category Discipline

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…

Childhood Wounds: What They Are & How To Free Your Parenting of Them
Are you struggling to experience joyful, connected, authentic relationships with your loved ones? Is it possible that childhood wounds are keeping you stuck? Here’s a story you may relate to: She sat right in the front row of a Connected…

Does Attachment Style Matter? | Ep. 101
Your relationship with your child might feel “off,” but you’re not sure why. Could it be that the way you were parented impacts the way you parent? Your attachment style affects all your most important relationships – from spouse to…
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100 Truth Phrases to Keep You Going
Encouraging words for the messes of daily life

Ending the Shame Cycle | Ep. 100
Are you hard on yourself as a parent? As a person? It’s so easy to get caught up in what feels like failure to us. We want so much to be good parents! Though it’s unintentional, we can project our…
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Getting Kids to Behave in Church
Making church a place of joy for your children

How Can I Identify Anxiety in My Child? | Ep. 99
Do you have a child who struggles with anxiety? It can be really hard to know how to help them! Anxiety can be a powerless feeling for both kids and adults. Kids especially do not have all the same tools…
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5 Destructive Lies We Tell Ourselves…and How to Fight Them!
How core beliefs deeply affect our parenting

Can You Parent Well When You’re Anxious? | Ep. 98
You can feel the rising tension in your shoulders and the knots in your stomach again. So much going on around you, and inside you. There is no shortage of things to feel anxious about in our world right now!…
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Hurtful Comments: Teach Your Child How to Process and Grow
The concept of "Trash, Truth, Treasure"