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Fear-Based Compliance vs. Heartfelt Obedience: How to Avoid One & Inspire the Other
At a banquet I attended, I sat near a father and his two elementary-aged sons. The boys were playful, and I engaged with them the way I often do with young kids, purposefully playing, laughing, and connecting. When the hostโฆ
What Is the Goal of Your Discipline?
You CAN shift from managing behavior to mentoring belief.
Greatest Hits of 2021
A list of our Top 10 articles and Top 5 podcasts from the last year
We Say โStop!โ They say, โNO!โ
Working with parents for over twenty years, we consistently see the following scenarios play out with kids of all ages: Parents say โDo this!โ Kids refuse. Parents say โStop!โ Kids do it anyway. Parents say, โCome!โ Kids dash the otherโฆ
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
How I Got My Kids to Obey Immediatelyโฆ and Why I Stopped
I remember like yesterday walking in the door after work to what I believed were out-of-control children in my wifeโs care. Sheโd lean into me for help and Iโd quickly get the kids in line. โWhy canโt Lynne get this?โโฆ