Category Discipline

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The Gospel in Our Parenting, Part 2 | Ep. 117

Todayโ€™s podcast is part two of a series on how the gospel informs the Connected Families Framework.  Part one explored the gospel in the first three layers of the Framework. Todayโ€™s conversation will unpack how the gospel is woven intoโ€ฆ

NW Parenting is harder Ep 115

When Parenting Is Harder Than You Thought It Would Be | Ep. 115

Before you had children you may have held idealistic visions of what family life and parenting would be like someday.  For some parents, as their hopes and expectations meet the realities of daily life, they begin to feel disillusioned. Insecuritiesโ€ฆ

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Calming Yourself Before Going Into Discipline | Ep.109

โ€œWhy are you so mad all the time?โ€ Do you ever hear this from your child? You probably donโ€™t intend to look mad. You may not even be aware of your furrowed brow or irritated expression. And itโ€™s especially hardโ€ฆ

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What’s Good About Being an Angry Parent?

Anger is tough to understand. Many parents, in an effort to stop their kidsโ€™ misbehavior, tend to react quickly. This reaction usually doesnโ€™t give much thought to the deeper layers of whatโ€™s going on in both the child and theโ€ฆ

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Why Do I Feel So Angry?ย  | Ep. 94

โ€œWHY do I feel so angry?โ€ โ€œIโ€™m just an angry parent with an angry kid!โ€ Do you ever find yourself saying or thinking these statements? Anger can be a difficult emotion to navigate. We can feel so defeated when weโ€ฆ

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Helping Kids with Their Anger

Kids get angry sometimes. So do we. But is it pure anger, or is there something more? It turns out that much of what appears as anger is actually a more tangled and confusing set of feelings like fear, sadness,โ€ฆ