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Foundational Workshops
We encourage you to start with these workshops, as they provide essential foundational insights to help participants get the most out of future workshops.
Behavior challenges and discipline situations can often cause frustration and resentment to grow in both parents and kids. And that can drive a wedge in your relationship.
But it doesn’t have to be that way!
In this workshop, you will learn four powerful, biblical principles for discipline that you can put to use right away.
- You are SAFE with me
- You are LOVED no matter what
- You are CALLED and CAPABLE
- You are RESPONSIBLE for your actions
You’ll be equipped to keep your heart connected to your kids during discipline while you grow wisdom in them and hold them accountable. Based on Connected Families’ biblically-grounded, research-supported Framework (link), you’ll gain immediate tools to discipline in ways that reflect God’s grace and truth—even in your child’s most difficult moments.
Our time together will have fun skits and activities to help you learn and grow.
Discover how discipline can become less about behavior management and more about heart transformation that lasts a lifetime.
Target audience: Parent of kids ages 3 to 12
Length: Workshop sessions can range from 45 minutes to 6 hours, depending on your needs.
Are you a teacher or volunteer seeking to foster a positive and nurturing classroom environment? At “Discipline That Connects in the Classroom,” you’ll discover an approach to classroom discipline anchored in scripture and informed by brain science and research. Teachers will learn to receive God’s grace and truth for themselves, and then learn how they can pass that grace and truth on to their students, even in the middle of the most challenging behaviors.
What You’ll Learn:
- Safe and Supportive Strategies: You will be equipped with the Connected Families Framework for classroom discipline that helps students feel safe and valued, paving the way for effective learning.
- Building Strong Connections: Learn how to cultivate meaningful relationships with students in proactive ways as well as in the middle of messy behaviors.
- Empowering Students: Discover methods to help students understand their God-given capabilities and responsibilities, encouraging them to be accountable for their actions.
- Practical Tools for Lasting Impact: Gain access to biblically-based, research-informed strategies and tools that you can implement immediately to nurture Christ-centered transformation in your classroom.
Learn how to show your students God’s grace, love, and truth, even in the middle of their most challenging behaviors.
Target audience: Teachers, School Administrators, Children’s Ministry Workers, Ministry Leaders
Length: 2 hours / 4 hours
Topical Workshops
The following workshops are primarily aimed at organizations that have already hosted the Discipline That Connects workshop. We assume a familiarity with the Connected Families Framework and concepts of Discipline That Connects.
Have you ever felt stuck in negative patterns with your children? Do anger, anxiety, or other emotions like shame or discouragement plague your interactions with your kids? If so, you’re not alone! We want you to get to the root of complex emotions and interactions in parenting so you can be set free by the grace and truth God has for you. Gather with your friends and explore what it means to have grace and truth for your child AND YOURSELF! You’ll be more confident as a parent, have more grace for yourself and your kids, and be better equipped to make faith the bedrock of your parenting.
Target audience: Parents of kids ages 3 to 18
Length: 1-2 hours
Transform Family Conflict into Life-Changing Growth Opportunities
Let’s face it—sibling battles are inevitable. But what if these conflicts could become the training ground for lifelong relationship skills?
In our Sibling Conflict Workshop, you’ll discover The Peace Process. This powerful, Christ-centered approach has transformed thousands of families from near-constant conflict to training grounds for healthy conflict resolution.
What You’ll Gain:
- A brilliantly simple, biblical framework that empowers children to resolve their own conflicts
- Practical tools to replace forced apologies with genuine reconciliation
- Confidence to step back and watch your children develop essential life skills
- A peaceful home where conflicts become opportunities for growth
Why Children Embrace It:
Instead of feeling controlled or shamed, children feel empowered and equipped. They experience the satisfaction of solving their own problems and restoring relationships.
Build Skills That Last a Lifetime
The principles taught in this workshop extend far beyond childhood squabbles. The Peace Process equips your children with conflict resolution skills they’ll carry into future friendships, marriages, workplaces, and their own parenting.
Don’t just survive sibling conflict—transform it into one of your most powerful parenting opportunities.
Target audience: Parents of kids ages 3 to 12
Length: 1-2 hours
Are you tired of simple requests being turned into conflict?
Taking out the garbage. Feeding the dog. Completing homework. Why do these everyday tasks so often escalate into exhausting power struggles?
When every interaction becomes a fight, the toll is heavy: strained relationships, diminished respect, and the endless cycle of nagging that leaves everyone frustrated—yet fails to cultivate the wisdom and responsibility your child needs.
There’s a Better Way
For over 20 years, Connected Families has equipped parents like you with proven, biblically grounded strategies to transform family dynamics from conflict to cooperation. Our approach doesn’t just stop arguments—it nurtures wisdom, responsibility, and deeper connection.
This workshop provides practical tools to help your children hear the messages they long for: that they are safe, loved, called, capable, and responsible. When children experience these truths, resistance naturally diminishes and wisdom grows.
Join us to discover how to break free from power struggles and create the peaceful, connected family life you’ve hoped for.
Target audience: Parents of kids ages 3 to 18
Length: From 90 minutes to 2 hours
Has your child’s sense of entitlement left you exhausted and concerned?
Every infant comes into this world wired to expect their needs to be met instantly—no “please” or “thank you” is required. This natural entitlement serves them well in those vulnerable early years.
But what happens when that same expectation follows them into childhood, adolescence, and beyond?
The Gratitude Journey
The path from healthy infant dependency to responsible, grateful adulthood has challenged parents throughout history. Today’s culture of instant gratification only intensifies this struggle.
In this transformative workshop, you’ll discover:
- Biblical foundations for cultivating grateful hearts in your children
- Practical, age-appropriate strategies that nurture responsibility without crushing spirits
- How to address entitlement behaviors while staying connected to your child’s heart
Grounded in scripture and informed by the latest research, this workshop provides the tools to guide your family toward a life of gratitude and responsibility.
Target audience: Parents of kids ages 3 to 18
Length: 1 to 2 hours
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