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Brain Science for Parents: How to Return to Joy When You Feel Like Yelling | Ep. 226
We chat with Chris Coursey from THRIVEtoday to discuss “return to joy,” a crucial skill for moving from reactive parenting to thoughtful responses. Chris explains the three-step process of feeling, sharing, and quieting emotions, while offering strategies to increase yourโฆ
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Joyful Kids: What’s the Secret? | Ep. 183
Chris Coursey, author of 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids, joins us to discuss why joyful kids are joyful and what you can do. Do you feel like youโre often focused on problems and operating out of fear of whatโฆ
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Giving Gifts at Christmas: Help Kids Discover the Joy of Giving
(And have a blast doing it!)
Self-Affirmation for Kids: A Fun Idea to Build Your Childโs Inner Confidence
The Simple Way We Taught Our Kids to Value What They Did Well
Dear Exhausted Mom, Here’s Why You Might Say โYesโ When Your Child Begs You to Play
As a parent, you probably know something about the relentless requests of children. For a host of reasons, often these requests get especially aimed at moms. Get around a group of women, and chances are youโll find at least oneโฆ
3 Reasons to Laugh with Your Kids
We know it feels good to laugh. Many of you may not feel like laughing at all right now, and we understand! These days, with all the heaviness around us, laughing can seem elusive. You might even feel guilty. Butโฆ
Christmas: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Here are some practical ideas that can help protect the joy of the season and may minimize the likelihood of holiday meltdowns and conflicts. These ideas are anchored in the principle that we all behave better when we feel better!โฆ
The Power of Joy
โChoose Joy!โ is a phrase Jim repeated and prayed every morning on his mission trips with high risk teens. These were kids prone to depression, anger, and sarcasm. However, they all benefited when they were encouraged to choose joy. Alongโฆ
Donโt Get Busted by Your Kids: Watch, Ask, and Listen!
A mother of five told us that her older children once โbustedโ her and her husband with an insightful observation: โWe know youโre not listening when you say, โWow, thatโs great!โโ The children were able to discern that the parentsโฆ
Help Kids Handle “NO” by Getting Great at “YES!”
If you want your kids to respect and value your โnoโs!โ work harder on your โyeses!โ Itโs good to teach kids the various โNoโs!โ in life. The best foundation for doing this is to help them habitually experience the resoundingโฆ