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![Screen Time and Kids: How to Say YES More Often, While Kids Have LESS Screen Time | Ep. 185 1 SM screen time and kids Ep 185](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SM-screen-time-and-kids-Ep-185-768x402.png)
Screen Time and Kids: How to Say YES More Often, While Kids Have LESS Screen Time | Ep. 185
If you’re struggling with screens and boundary setting with your kids, tune into this interview with Brittany and Kevin Hoffman. Their home has transformed as they’ve learned to ask questions, listen, and point to the bigger YES. If you’re not…
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![How to Be a Great Grandparent to Your Grandkids (and Their Parents!)| Ep. 184 2 SM being a great grandparent Ep 184](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SM-being-a-great-grandparent-Ep-184-768x402.png)
How to Be a Great Grandparent to Your Grandkids (and Their Parents!)| Ep. 184
Two grandmothers, Dijea Young and Cindy Stonestreet (who also happen to be Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches) chat about the role of play in grandparenting and how they’re learning to be great grandmothers. Cindy and Dijea share personal stories about…
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![Joyful Kids: What's the Secret? | Ep. 183 3 SM joy filled kids chris coursey Ep 183](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SM-joy-filled-kids-chris-coursey-Ep-183-768x402.png)
Joyful Kids: What’s the Secret? | Ep. 183
Chris Coursey, author of 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids, joins us to discuss why joyful kids are joyful and what you can do. Do you feel like you’re often focused on problems and operating out of fear of what…
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![The God of Play: Joyfully Embrace the Playful Side of God With Your Kids | Ep. 182 4 SM god of play Joy Wendling Ep 182](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SM-god-of-play-Joy-Wendling-Ep-182-768x402.png)
The God of Play: Joyfully Embrace the Playful Side of God With Your Kids | Ep. 182
Today, we talk with Joy Wendling, Connected Families Certified Parent Coach and founder of Created to Play, about helping kids come to love God wholeheartedly. Faith can sometimes feel serious or heady, but God is also the God of play,…
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![How to Play with Kids Like a Therapist Would | Ep. 181 5 SM play w child like a therapist Ep 181](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SM-play-w-child-like-a-therapist-Ep-181-768x402.png)
How to Play with Kids Like a Therapist Would | Ep. 181
Two therapists chat about the benefits of play and how to incorporate play therapy into your family’s routine. The end goal: More connection with your child and a more regulated child. It’s a win-win! In this podcast episode, Lynne Jackson,…
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![Stories of Transformation… from "Fixing" to Connecting | Ep. 180 6 SM stories of transformation Fauver Ep 180](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SM-stories-of-transformation-Fauver-Ep-180-768x402.png)
Stories of Transformation… from “Fixing” to Connecting | Ep. 180
We chat with Lindsay Fauver, a mom from the Connected Families community, about her parenting journey with a child who experiences anxiety, sensory challenges, and challenging behaviors. Lindsay shares how she has gained new understanding and tools to support her…
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![How Authentic Community Can Equip Parents to Thrive | Ep. 179 7 SM authentic community Ep 179](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SM-authentic-community-Ep-179-768x402.png)
How Authentic Community Can Equip Parents to Thrive | Ep. 179
In this meaningful conversation, we talk to dads Matt Norman (author and President & CEO of Norman & Associates) and Jim Jackson (Connected Families Co-Founder) about their experiences with authentic, vulnerable community. Matt shares his personal journey of seeking more…
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![My Co-Parent Sees Things Differently | Ep. 178 8 SM co parent sees things differently Ep 178](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SM-co-parent-sees-things-differently-Ep-178-768x402.png)
My Co-Parent Sees Things Differently | Ep. 178
What do you do when you disagree with your partner about how to parent? Perhaps it is even causing a rift in your family. You feel strongly about how to parent your kids but feel stuck on knowing how to…
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![Are You Micromanaging Your Kids? Here's How to Stop | Ep. 177 9 SM micromanage our kids Ep 177](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SM-micromanage-our-kids-Ep-177-768x402.png)
Are You Micromanaging Your Kids? Here’s How to Stop | Ep. 177
Listen in as we talk with Chad Hayenga (Connected Families Director of Education and Equipping) about parental anxiety and micromanagement, and how these can negatively impact your relationship with your child. Chad and Stacy (podcast host) discuss common scenarios that…
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![Make-It-Right Consequences for Kids | Ep. 176 10 SM Nyvall Make it right Ep 176](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SM-Nyvall-Make-it-right-Ep-176-768x402.png)
Make-It-Right Consequences for Kids | Ep. 176
Start teaching your kids the first steps toward reconciliation and restoration by using “make it right” consequences in their relationships. Parent coach Amy Nyvall shares personal stories illustrating how she has taught her kids to take responsibility for their actions…
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