Category Discipline
11 Ideas to Help You Stop Yelling at Your Kids
Ideas from Scripture and Science to Develop a โGentle Tongueโ
Scared to launch your child into the โreal worldโ?
If youโre the parent of an older teen or young adult, the thought of launching your child into the world can be frightening; particularly if they have shown very few signs that they will be able to handle โreal lifeโโฆ
The Power of Empathy: How to Teach Your Child to “Feel Another’s Feelings” | Ep. 53
โHow do you think that makes your sister feel?โ or โYou canโt do that to him!โ Sound familiar? As a parent you likely want your child to be known as kind, generous, sensitive, and empathetic. These expectations can cause stressโฆ
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Get Ready for Pandemic Schooling…Round 2
Heading back to school can be an anxious and stressful time for kids and parents– especially during a pandemic! The idea of another round of โpandemic schoolingโ can get everyone in the family into a tizzy. If your kids haveโฆ
To Spank or Not to Spank?
If you work with Christian parents, itโs tempting to stay far away from the spanking debate. There are the โnever spankโ parents, the โimmediate obedience or get spankedโ parents, and everything in-between. The question over whether to spank or notโฆ
Our top 5 posts of 2017
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,โฆ
3 Game-Changing Questions to Show Your Kids Theyโre Worth It
It can be hard work to grow as a parent. Especially when no matter how hard you try, things can still go haywire. Old patterns die hard, and itโs normal to fall into the default of huffing and puffing toโฆ
A Better Way to Respond to Tantrums
Whether you call them tantrums, meltdowns, or โbig feelingsโ – we all know that most kids (and therefore most parents) struggle at times when emotions overtake the ability to think and reason well. When it comes to dealing with kidsโโฆ
The Big Do-Over
Here is another story from Joel and Amy Nelson, parents of two sons, who have previously shared their story here. Enjoy! Parenting may not come with a manual, but I sure have read a lot of the parenting books outโฆ
7 Peaceful, Powerful Ways to Connect with an Angry Child
Everyone would agree that loving our children is one of the most important things a parent can do. But sometimes expressing that love isnโt as easy as it sounds. Sarafina wrote about a breakthrough she had in learning to connectโฆ