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Dreading Your Child’s Nearly Constant Need for Attention?
![How to Be a Great Grandparent to Your Grandkids (and Their Parents!)| Ep. 184 2 SM being a great grandparent Ep 184](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SM-being-a-great-grandparent-Ep-184-768x402.png)
How to Be a Great Grandparent to Your Grandkids (and Their Parents!)| Ep. 184
Two grandmothers, Dijea Young and Cindy Stonestreet (who also happen to be Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches) chat about the role of play in grandparenting and how they’re learning to be great grandmothers. Cindy and Dijea share personal stories about…
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![The God of Play: Joyfully Embrace the Playful Side of God With Your Kids | Ep. 182 3 SM god of play Joy Wendling Ep 182](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SM-god-of-play-Joy-Wendling-Ep-182-768x402.png)
The God of Play: Joyfully Embrace the Playful Side of God With Your Kids | Ep. 182
Today, we talk with Joy Wendling, Connected Families Certified Parent Coach and founder of Created to Play, about helping kids come to love God wholeheartedly. Faith can sometimes feel serious or heady, but God is also the God of play,…
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Have You Experienced the Benefits of Child-Led Play?
![How to Play with Kids Like a Therapist Would | Ep. 181 5 SM play w child like a therapist Ep 181](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SM-play-w-child-like-a-therapist-Ep-181-768x402.png)
How to Play with Kids Like a Therapist Would | Ep. 181
Two therapists chat about the benefits of play and how to incorporate play therapy into your family’s routine. The end goal: More connection with your child and a more regulated child. It’s a win-win! In this podcast episode, Lynne Jackson,…
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Stories of Transformation… from “Fixing” to Connecting | Ep. 180
We chat with Lindsay Fauver, a mom from the Connected Families community, about her parenting journey with a child who experiences anxiety, sensory challenges, and challenging behaviors. Lindsay shares how she has gained new understanding and tools to support her…
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How God Created Us for Community…and Science Agrees!
![My Co-Parent Sees Things Differently | Ep. 178 8 SM co parent sees things differently Ep 178](https://connectedfamilies.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/SM-co-parent-sees-things-differently-Ep-178-768x402.png)
My Co-Parent Sees Things Differently | Ep. 178
What do you do when you disagree with your partner about how to parent? Perhaps it is even causing a rift in your family. You feel strongly about how to parent your kids but feel stuck on knowing how to…
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Are You Micromanaging Your Kids? Here’s How to Stop | Ep. 177
Listen in as we talk with Chad Hayenga (Connected Families Director of Education and Equipping) about parental anxiety and micromanagement, and how these can negatively impact your relationship with your child. Chad and Stacy (podcast host) discuss common scenarios that…
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A Game Changer for Your Family: Parenting to Everyone’s Gifts
*This article summarizes Episode 175 of our podcast, “See Your Child’s Strengths in the Craziness,” with Courtney and Joe Dewey, who are part of our Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches Program. We encourage you to listen to the entire episode…