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The Goal Was to Ask More Questions and Tell Less, Butโฆ
If youโve read much of our content before, you might have picked up on the fact that we like questions. In fact, I often encourage the parents I coach to work toward asking more questions while telling their kids less.โฆ

How to Stop Arguing With Your Child With One Question | Ep. 189
What if you could stop arguments before they started? If you’re curious about how to stop arguing with your child, you’ll want to listen to this podcast. Stacy Bellward and Sara Paine are passionate that wise questions can stop youโฆ
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My Child Argues About Everything | Ep. 137
โMy child argues with everything I say!โ Has that thought ever crossed your mind? Whether your child is 5 or 15, you can find yourself wrapped up in the dynamics of arguing, defensiveness, and power struggles. Thankfully, there is hopeโฆ
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Is Your Child’s Misbehavior Actually a Gift? | Ep. 128
What if underneath your childโs misbehavior was a good gift? Sound too good to be true? Itโs not! Connected Families teaches this idea as a “Gift Gone Awry.” This gift may not always come out in a helpful way, butโฆ
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Fighting For Love – Even When It’s Hard
Valentineโs Day and anniversaries are often viewed as a barometer for our romantic relationship. But itโs NOT roses and romance a couple days a year that define a relationship โ itโs the deep commitment to fight for connection no matterโฆ

What to Do When Kids Go Crazy? Do a Do-Over!
โI call the window seat!โ โNu-uhhh, itโs MY turn!โ โNo way!โ โOW! Mom, she hit me!โ Sometimes it can seem like the simplest interactions are the ones that explode out of nowhere. Getting out the door to school, getting inโฆ

The Benefits of Letting Our Kids Experience Conflict
Sometimes it can be a good thing to let kids fight. This played itself out last week as I was caring for my niece and nephews (4th – 7th grade). During dinner they began to argue the sort of argumentโฆ

