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Calming Yourself Before Going Into Discipline | Ep.109
โWhy are you so mad all the time?โ Do you ever hear this from your child? You probably donโt intend to look mad. You may not even be aware of your furrowed brow or irritated expression. And itโs especially hardโฆ
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Should Dads Demand Respect? | Ep. 103
Should dads demand respect? Maybe this sounds familiar: โNo, I donโt want to!โ โThis is dumb, youโre unfair!โ โWho cares if my homework isnโt done?!โ Hey dads, have you experienced this kind of pushback from your kids? It can pushโฆ
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What Is the Goal of Your Discipline?
You CAN shift from managing behavior to mentoring belief.

11 Ideas to Help You Stop Yelling at Your Kids
Ideas from Scripture and Science to Develop a โGentle Tongueโ

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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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

“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

The Big Problem with Parenting…
We meet or talk nearly every day with parents. Most of them contact us because they need help. After hearing bits of their story, we usually ask, “What are your goals as parents?” In their answers we learn much aboutโฆ

A confession from a Connected Families employee…
Iโve read a ton of Connected Families content over the past couple years and, now that Iโm on staff, Iโm reading even more. By now, you could say that the Connected Families Framework has become ingrained in my psyche. Iโฆ

