Category Discipline
Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart | Ep. 15
In this podcast, Jim Jackson interviews Stacy Bellward, online course moderator, in a fun and heartfelt conversation. (Find out what even got Jim a little teary!)ย Youโll get the real scoop on the Discipline That Connects with Your Childโs Heartโฆ
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โAs our kids have experienced our grace and calm during intense moments, they have begun to really blossom.โ
At Connected Families, we hear lots of stories about how our unique framework for parenting breathes life into families of all kinds. One such family took our Discipline That Connects With Your Childโs Heart online course and the mom sharedโฆ
Teaching Kids to Be Responsible for Their Actions | Ep. 14
Today, Stacy Bellward interviews Jim and Lynne Jackson as they dive deep into ways to correct kidsโ misbehavior with the message, โYou are RESPONSIBLE for your actionsโ. Misbehavior is like the tip of the iceberg. If we make misbehavior ourโฆ
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“My initial reaction was to yell and get big and loud.”
Many of our most popular articles are real and sometimes raw examples of the Connected Families Framework in action. The following story is from Jessica, a mom who is fighting to bring grace and truth to her parenting. It tellsโฆ
โI aimed for perfection as a mom and it just slayed me.โ
Each year, Connected Families offers our online course Discipline That Connects With Your Childโs Heart and hundreds of parents enroll and take the course. Nichole, a mom with six kids, was one of those parents.ย Here are excerpts from Nicholeโsโฆ
Communicating Love in the Midst of Misbehavior | Ep. 12
Stacy Bellward is joined by Jim and Lynne Jackson to talk about a message that is essential for discipline situations: You are LOVED no matter what! Why is this necessary? Donโt kids already know they are loved? During the frustrationโฆ
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“I dealt with big behavior by trying to control it and shut it down.”
Connected Families often hears from parents about how our framework has transformed their parenting. The foundation for our framework is, โYou are SAFE with me.โ The following story is from a mom who had experienced trauma alongside her daughter, andโฆ
What Does It Mean to Be an Emotionally Safe Parent? | Ep. 11
Being an emotionally safe parent is not about being soft or lenient. Itโs also not suppressing our anxiety and frustration and trying to look calm when we discipline our kids. If we engage with a heart attitude of โWhat isโฆ
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My Child Will Not Get Ready for School On Time | Ep. 10
Weโre in back-to-school season, bringing all the joy and anxiety that comes with it. One question we hear when we talk with parents is, โWhat do I do when my child wonโt get ready for school on time?โ This weekโฆ
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My Child Hits Me | Ep. 9
Your child is escalating quickly and you have a pretty good idea where this is headed. You know the scenario…the anger turns to screaming, which then becomes a full-blown tantrum. Pretty soon your child hits YOU. In todayโs episode Stacyโฆ
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