Category Discipline

When Doing My Best Isn’t Good Enough | Ep. 18
In this podcast episode, Jim and Chad take a deeper dive into the dynamics of dadsโ good intentions with their kids. If you sometimes feel like youโre doing your best and itโs just not good enough, be encouraged and equippedโฆ
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We Say “Stop!” They say, “NO!”
Working with parents for over twenty years, we consistently see the following scenarios play out with kids of all ages: Parents say โDo this!โ Kids refuse. Parents say โStop!โ Kids do it anyway. Parents say, โCome!โ Kids dash the otherโฆ

Leading Down a Grace-Filled Path | Ep. 17
Join Jim Jackson, Connected Families co-founder, and Chad Hayenga, LMFT, Certified Life Coach and parent coach, for this first episode in a 5-part series for dads. Moms, of course youโre welcome to listen! But Jim and Chad will be addressingโฆ
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โThe habit of connecting first makes the bigger issues of life easier to handle.โ
We are checking in with families who have been utilizing the Connected Families Framework in their homes. What do these families look like 5, 10, or even 15 years later? Meet Mark and Jill Caulfield and see how the habitโฆ

Donate today and receive a FREE gift!
This year, for our donor Thank You gift, we designed four beautiful visual reminders of the messages that are at the core of what we teach. We are excited to gift these to our donor team, as a visual encouragementโฆ

Merry Christmas from Jim and Lynne Jackson
When things get hard you learn who your community is. With the death of my dad and Lynneโs mom, and other struggles, itโs been a hard year for Lynne and me. It has meant SO MUCH to us to hearโฆ

Looking for Things to Love and Appreciate
We are checking in with families who have been utilizing the Connected Families Framework in their homes. What do these families look like 5, 10, or even 15 years later? Meet Luke and Jami Johnson and see how focusing moreโฆ

โOur relationship was focused solely on Correction and not Connection.โ
We are checking in with families who have been utilizing the Connected Families Framework in their homes. What do these families look like 5, 10, or even 15 years later? Today, we meet Angela Ramsperger and see how Connected Familiesโฆ

Christmas: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Here are some practical ideas that can help protect the joy of the season and may minimize the likelihood of holiday meltdowns and conflicts. These ideas are anchored in the principle that we all behave better when we feel better!โฆ

“Empathy is hard work, but is powerful in its impact.”
We are checking in with families who have been utilizing the Connected Families Framework in their homes. What do these families look like 5, 10, or even 15 years later? Today, we meet Cody and Erica Schimelpfenig and see howโฆ

