Do You Love Family Travel? (Or Not So Much?!)

We talked with our kids about why we chose the vacations we did, and they never once complained that we weren’t heading to fancy resorts

Practical Tips To Turn Uncontrolled Emotional Outbursts Into Big Wins

If your child has overwhelming emotional outbursts, focus on whatever process they used to work through their big emotions, even if it took them a

Raising Overcomers: How to Model Resiliency to Your Kids | Ep. 56

In this raw and candid episode, Stacy Bellward (podcast host) is joined by Jim and Lynne Jackson (co-founders of Connected Families) to discuss both the

Affirmation: The Struggle to Stay Positive [video]

“Stay positive.” It’s almost a cliche at this point. But the parenting truth behind this oft-spoken statement is that kids need constructive affirmation and encouragement

So you’re raising a feisty spitfire? Cool!

  Julia was a spitfire. When she was a tyke, she was ready to take the world by storm. All who knew her mom, Maggie,

Helping Kids Deal with Trauma [video]

Broken bones, scary surgeries, or moving to a new school — all these things can be traumatic experiences for kids to handle. How can parents

The Diamond in the Rough of Bullying

You learn that your child has been bullied at school. Your blood pressure skyrockets. You want justice NOW! “THIS IS NOT OK! I’M CALLING THE

Michael Phelps’ Secret… and What It Tells Us About Parenting

Michael Phelps is now the most decorated Olympian in history. Winning 19 Olympic medals has made him — according to many — “the greatest Olympian ever”.