Self-regulation. Emotional regulation. You want to help your child get to an emotionally calm place when conflict happens. But it is so discouraging when, instead, the conflict spirals out of control. Have you ever wished you had a go-to list…
There are challenging kids, and there are “over-the-top” challenging kids. A highly sensitive child probably falls in the latter category. Research suggests that around 15% of all children are considered highly sensitive. What does this mean for parents of kids…
How do you teach your child not to be scared? Bedtime, meals, learning at home, performance anxiety, and separation anxiety can all be sources of anxiety for kids. This is especially true for kids who may be highly sensitive. Kids…
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“I want that toy!”“I need more kisses!”“I want these jeans!” Kids of all ages can get laser focused onto the thing they just have to have. They often use this focus to hold parents hostage, with a meltdown lurking right…
Every day, the staff of Connected Families goes to work, seeking the wisdom of God, and shaping our resources to fit what we think our readers, parents like you, need most. We spend hours writing, editing, and discussing our content,…
If you have an intense child (or know someone who does), watch this short video, produced in partnership with FamilyLife Canada. You’ll learn what might be going on with your intense child that is driving his/her difficulty. And then make sure to…
You’ve likely heard the wise advice to give two choices to help empower kids and significantly decrease power struggles. What you may not have heard is how kids often feel “trapped” by the choices parents present to them. In partnership…
When you see your child doing something hurtful, it’s second nature to want to jump in and correct the behavior immediately! But sometimes this can actually stop our kids from learning. Kyle and Ella were tired of the conflicts from…
Everyone would agree that loving our children is one of the most important things a parent can do. But sometimes expressing that love isn’t as easy as it sounds. Sarafina wrote about a breakthrough she had in learning to connect…
Thomas Edison often tops the list of the world’s greatest inventors. We have him to thank for (among other things) the phonograph, the first motion picture camera, and the lightbulb, about which he famously said of his many failed…
