Category Discipline
A Heart Full of Gratitude
In the messes and stresses of family life (especially during the holiday season), gratitude is sometimes hard to come by. Knowing that joy and gratitude are closely related, how can we learn the important spiritual principle of giving thanks inโฆ
The Brain Impact of Gratitude | Ep. 116
with Dr. Troy Spurrill
Why Safety Is Crucial for Adoptive Families
and how it applies to ALL of us.
When Parenting Is Harder Than You Thought It Would Be | Ep. 115
Before you had children you may have held idealistic visions of what family life and parenting would be like someday. For some parents, as their hopes and expectations meet the realities of daily life, they begin to feel disillusioned. Insecuritiesโฆ
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12 Blog Posts and Podcasts To Inspire Your Parenting
Many in the Connected Families community have children through adoption, foster care, or kinship care.* Because weโre Christ-centered, research-based, attachment-focused, and trauma-informed, these parents come to us seeking encouragement in their unique parenting journey. We also have quite a fewโฆ
My Child Wants Nothing to Do With Me. Is There Hope?
โMy daughter seems distant.โ or โMy son wants nothing to do with me. It seems like my efforts at connecting just push him further away!โ Can you relate to these statements? Weโve heard statements like these from plenty of parents.โฆ
Pursuing Kids Who Push Away | Ep. 114
If youโre here, your parenting goal is likely to have a connected family. But what do you do when you have a child who is pulling away from you? A child who does not seem to want connection?ย Feelings ofโฆ
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The Most Effective Way To Teach Kids To Pray
As parents, we want whatโs best for our children, including a life of solid faith, values, and prayer. How do you teach faith to your children? How do you help them understand things that sometimes even you donโt understand? Howโฆ
UPDATED: How To Pray With Your Child | Ep. 113
Prayer is a meaningful faith practice that you probably want to pass on to your kids, but teaching your kids to pray may feel overwhelming. You may feel unsure how to answer your kidโs questions about prayer or how toโฆ
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Daily Sensory Rhythms To Bring Peace to Your Home | Ep 112
Your child is done with school (or preschool) for the day and instead of relaxing, youโre now navigating meltdown after meltdown. Why do the strategies that worked with one child fall flat with another? Do you find yourself wondering, โWillโฆ
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