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3 Ways To Help When Your Child Refuses To Do Schoolwork
What can you do when your child refuses to do schoolwork? For a variety of reasons, kids sometimes (or often!) are unmotivated to do what needs to be done. You know the importance of schoolwork, so it can feel frustratingโฆ
Greatest Hits of 2021
A list of our Top 10 articles and Top 5 podcasts from the last year
How I Helped My Baby Sleep When Sleep Training Was Not Working
Did you find this blog because you Googled, โHow do I get my baby to sleep through the night?โ? Well then, my friend, soak in this moment of knowingโฆthis is NOT your magic bullet to deep nourishing sleep. Here is whatโฆ
How to Take Advantage of Sibling Rivalry to Explain Emotions and Feelings to a Child
Few things can be more frustrating as a parent than trying to mediate sibling rivalry. You want your kids to be friends but instead they are fighting, badgering, and teasing each other. It feels like you are getting nowhere! Youโฆ
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Can True Empathy Really Be Taught to Kids?
You want your kids to think about othersโ feelings. Thatโs empathy. But can you teach empathy to kids or does it just come naturally? Itโs not always automatic, is it? We all know the awful feeling when your child hurtsโฆ
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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“God is Always Up to Something!” | Ep. 27
NOTE: This content is available as a video, a blog post (below), or a 7-minute podcast. We trust this will serve every situation and learning style well. Here at Connected Families we realize this is a tough time for manyโฆ
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Walking in Peace and Joy with Your Kids | Ep. 23
We all want a peaceful home where kids feel safe. But sometimes safety is hard to attain, especially when life is stressful. How do we respond during hard parenting moments? How can we do better at walking in peace andโฆ
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Connecting with Toddlers & Teens During Discipline
Each year thousands of people participate in one of our online courses, or in our parent coaching. We frequently hear encouraging stories like the ones below of parents connecting with toddlers AND teens during discipline. We love it when storiesโฆ
When Out-of-Control Kids Canโt Hear Your Gentle Voice
Whether itโs angry sibling conflict or just wild and silly craziness, itโs hard to know how to engage kidsโ mayhem without using a fast, large, and loud response to intimidate them. Let’s face it. Oftentimes, out-of-control kids can’t hear your gentleโฆ