Category Discipline
Help Your Struggling Child Grieve His Pre-Coronavirus Life | Ep. 31
Like many of us, your child might be grieving his pre-coronavirus life. This challenging time can bring strong emotions to the surface in our kids (and in us as parents). These emotions can be signs of a child’s underlying grief.โฆ
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How to Create a Simple Sensory Diet for Restless, Homebound Kids | Ep. 30
Are you โwalking on eggshellsโ with restless, homebound kids? Do your kids have a case of โGrumpy Child Syndromeโ? Your family may need an extra dose of a healthy sensory diet. What is a sensory diet? Why is it important?โฆ
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Am I a Bad Parent? | Ep. 28
You are not a bad parent. Start learning how to stop parenting out of guilt or anxiety. This content is also available in an audio version. When weโre in crisis, the voices built most deeply in us come out. Sometimesโฆ
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“Are We Gonna Be Okay?”
โAre we gonna be OK?โ Itโs a question making the rounds these days. When you think about your kids celebrating Easter during a pandemic, it gets especially real. Iโm guessing this question circulated in a similar fashion amongst the smallโฆ
“God is Always Up to Something!” | Ep. 27
NOTE: This content is available as a video, a blog post (below), or a 7-minute podcast. We trust this will serve every situation and learning style well. Here at Connected Families we realize this is a tough time for manyโฆ
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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?โฆ
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Mentoring Our Kids in Skills, Wisdom and Faith | Ep. 25
What skills would you like your kids to have when they go out into the world? Should you drop what you’re doing to bring them something they forgot? How can you prepare your kids for conflicts they will certainly encounterโฆ
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4 Tips for Parenting During a Pandemic
Crazy times have hit the world like never before in our lifetime. Did you ever think you’d be reading about parenting during a pandemic? Change is hard, and finding our way into the โnew normalโ can be challenging. It isโฆ
Being Present with Our Kids
Most of us would agree there are many theories on the best way to educate our children: public school, private school, charter school, home school, co-ops, or any combination of these. Regardless of which paradigm you have for the bestโฆ
Connecting With Your Kids…Especially When They Struggle | Ep. 24
You may have heard, โMove TOWARD the struggling child.โ This phrase might seem counter-intuitive. Often, when our child is struggling, the last thing we want to do is connect with them. When we show love unconditionally, especially when our kidsโฆ
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