Category Discipline

My Kids Fight All the Time! | Ep. 4
Itโs summer and the kids are home from school. Is the constant fighting and bickering more than you can take? This week we welcome Lynne Jackson, parent coach and co-founder of Connected Families. She brings stories and practical solutions youโฆ
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I Feel Overwhelmed and Hopeless | Ep. 3
Parenting is hard. It takes everything we have…and then some. What happens when we get to the point of feeling totally overwhelmed and hopeless? On this Connected Families Podcast episode, we discuss these overwhelmed feelings, pull them apart, and askโฆ
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My Child Won’t Get Off Screens | Ep. 2
SCREEN TIME!!! Itโs a persistent battle in almost every home. And it is one of the questions we receive most frequently. What should you do when your child constantly asks you for screen time? And more screen time? We expandโฆ
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My Child Won’t Calm Down | Ep. 1
โMy child won’t calm down!โ Have you ever said these words? Perhaps even this morning? ๐ On this Connected Families Podcast episode we discuss this relevant parenting concern and provide steps that you can take to move forward with graceโฆ
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But What About My Toddler?
At Connected Families we are often asked, “How does your framework apply to toddlers when they seem too young to understand but are certainly showing their strength of will?โ We’ve compiled a list of our favorite posts relating toโฆ
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Welcome to the Connected Families Podcast! We are committed to bringing you content that will challenge, encourage, and equip you to be the thoughtful and confident parent you long to be. Beginning June 19th, the Connected Families podcast will beโฆ
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Chores: The Constant Challenge
Youโve tried every trick in the book to get your kids to do basic chores. And your kids try every trick in the book to resist. You never would have dreamed of sassing back to your parents about chores theโฆ
Mom to Mom:
Last weekend, in honor of Mothersโ Day, we asked the women in our Facebook and Instagram communities what advice, encouragement, or insight they would give to moms just starting out on their parenting journey. One consistent theme emerged: GRACE –โฆ
โI will love you simply because you are my son.โ
One of the things we love most at Connected Families is when parents contact us to tell us how our resources have made a positive impact in their parenting journey. Check out this letter from a dad (Royston)* living inโฆ
Two Questions That Defuse Almost Any Conflict
After working with parents for over twenty years we have learned that there are two critical questions that help guide children toward wisdom. The problem is that parents are so focused on stopping the problem that they frequently miss theโฆ