Tag Strong-willed
Highly Sensitive Kids: A Biblical Approach to Empathy and Connection | Ep. 296
Does your child melt down over clothing tags, loud noises, or unexpected changes? You’re not alone, and you’re not failing as a parent. In this audioblog episode, Stacy continues our four-week series on sensitive and intense kids with a compassionate,โฆ
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Strong-Willed Child and Unconditional Love? Biblical Wisdom for Everyday Parents | [Mini-Episode]
Not Perfect. Still Super. Every Family is a Heroโฆ Would you join us at The Table? ๐ฅYou can be a hero who helps create ripple effects of family transformation that last for generations to come. Join The Table Community atโฆ
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Power Struggles: Why We Get Stuck In Them & How to Move Toward Problem Solving
You donโt want to get stuck in yet another power struggle with your child, so why is it so hard to avoid power struggles? I can remember angrily looking at my determined, strong-willed child, thinking, โOh, no, you donโt! Youโreโฆ
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Got a Strong-Willed Child? So Did This Mom. | Ep. 51
Your strong-willed child is refusing to choose. You are offering two choices, just like you’ve learned. “Give your child some choices,” they said. “It will help them feel some control,” they said. But your child just stamps their foot andโฆ
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Avoiding Power Struggles Is Simpler Than You Think
We all want to avoid power struggles with our kids. The tantrums can be exhausting. Asking sincere questions, even with small kids, is a great way to redirect defiance and, most importantly, to build wisdom and responsibility in our children.โฆ
โOur relationship was focused solely on Correction and not Connection.โ
We are checking in with families who have been utilizing the Connected Families Framework in their homes. What do these families look like 5, 10, or even 15 years later? Today, we meet Angela Ramsperger and see how Connected Familiesโฆ
“My initial reaction was to yell and get big and loud.”
Many of our most popular articles are real and sometimes raw examples of the Connected Families Framework in action. The following story is from Jessica, a mom who is fighting to bring grace and truth to her parenting. It tellsโฆ
โI aimed for perfection as a mom and it just slayed me.โ
Each year, Connected Families offers our online course Discipline That Connects With Your Childโs Heart and hundreds of parents enroll and take the course. Nichole, a mom with six kids, was one of those parents.ย Here are excerpts from Nicholeโsโฆ
Are You Raising a Blessing in Disguise?
Life brings countless trials. For many parents, a prominent trial is the raising of a particularly sensitive, intense, or strong-willed child who struggles more in life than other kids. Some of these parents grow increasingly discouraged by the challenge. Butโฆ