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I Lost My Temper With My Child; Can I Make It Better?
You know that sickening feeling in the pit of your stomach when you realize, โI did it again. I lost my temper with my child.โ? We do too. The truth is, weโve all had those moments. Parenting is all inโฆ
Be the Parent; But Can You Also Be Their Friend?
โKids donโt need us to be their friends, they need us to be their parents!โ The dad huffed, frustrated that I had suggested his teen daughter might be seeing her mom and dad more as enemies than allies. Another variantโฆ
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
Seriously, Why Doesnโt My Child Listen to Me?
4 tips to help your child start listening better
Do You Love Family Travel? (Or Not So Much?!)
If you love family travel time, we want to share some ideas that will both deepen your love of family travel AND your familyโs faith and values. But maybe you donโt always love it so muchโฆ We get it. Sometimesโฆ
The Most Effective Way To Teach Kids To Pray
As parents, we want whatโs best for our children, including a life of solid faith, values, and prayer. How do you teach faith to your children? How do you help them understand things that sometimes even you donโt understand? Howโฆ
To Spank or Not to Spank?
If you work with Christian parents, itโs tempting to stay far away from the spanking debate. There are the โnever spankโ parents, the โimmediate obedience or get spankedโ parents, and everything in-between. The question over whether to spank or notโฆ
Your kids? They’re watching. ALL the time. | Ep. 20
In this podcast, Chad Hayenga and Jim Jackson will challenge you to think through what youโre modeling as you parent. Theyโll equip you with natural, effective ways to โlive your life out loudโ in a manner that builds faith andโฆ
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โIโm the Parent. I Donโt HAVE to Say Pleaseโ
Have you heard ungrateful demands (like the ones below) from kids who seem to expect you to drop your life in order to take care of them? ย “Mom! Where’s dinner?”ย “Dad, I need a ride to the gym!” “Bringโฆ
Bullying: Challenge or Opportunity?
Throughout the United States, October is national bullying prevention month, and many schools around the country will encourage their kids to wear orange in support of anti-bullying. Those are nice sentiments, but what does it actually look like if yourโฆ