Category Discipline
Raising Overcomers: How to Model Resiliency to Your Kids | Ep. 56
In this raw and candid episode, Stacy Bellward (podcast host) is joined by Jim and Lynne Jackson (co-founders of Connected Families) to discuss both the challenges and the beauty of raising overcomers. When you are in Christ you are anโฆ
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One Way to Turn Bedtime Routines Around
What happens during the bedtime routine often sets the tone for an entire evening and even impacts the following morning. I coach many families that face struggles as their kids are getting to bed. Emotions can be high and evenโฆ
Kids Struggling to Sleep? Hereโs How to Equip Them to Sleep Well | Ep.55
Do you feel like bedtime struggles are a losing battle? Does bedtime leave you feeling exhausted? Your child wants another glass of water, another bedtime story. Theyโre afraid of the dark. Or overflowing with wound-up energy from the day. Youโฆ
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How I Helped My Baby Sleep When Sleep Training Was Not Working
Did you find this blog because you Googled, โHow do I get my baby to sleep through the night?โ? Well then, my friend, soak in this moment of knowingโฆthis is NOT your magic bullet to deep nourishing sleep. Here is whatโฆ
Can True Empathy Really Be Taught to Kids?
You want your kids to think about othersโ feelings. Thatโs empathy. But can you teach empathy to kids or does it just come naturally? Itโs not always automatic, is it? We all know the awful feeling when your child hurtsโฆ
The Power of Empathy: How to Teach Your Child to “Feel Another’s Feelings” | Ep. 53
โHow do you think that makes your sister feel?โ or โYou canโt do that to him!โ Sound familiar? As a parent you likely want your child to be known as kind, generous, sensitive, and empathetic. These expectations can cause stressโฆ
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Got a Strong-Willed Child? So Did This Mom. | Ep. 51
Your strong-willed child is refusing to choose. You are offering two choices, just like you’ve learned. “Give your child some choices,” they said. “It will help them feel some control,” they said. But your child just stamps their foot andโฆ
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Struggling at the Family Dinner Table? How to Come Together & Enjoy
Did you know the most important piece of furniture in your home might be the family dinner table? And the quality of construction doesnโt matter. Itโs all about the quality of connection you and your children cultivate over the yearsโฆ
Your Child Struggles to Transition. Hereโs What to Do. | Episode 50
You have work to do and need to move on from playing with your child. They don’t want you to go. And they whine. They fuss. What can you do when your child struggles to transition? You asked. We answered!โฆ
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How to Parent the Imperfect Child You Have
We all have dreams for our children. Dreams that begin long before a child takes their first breath. But what if the child you have isnโt the child you dreamed of? How do you parent the child you have? Parents wishโฆ