What happens when the parenting approach you were told God requires doesn’t match the child God gave you?
It’s a question a lot of Christian parents inwardly carry, and it’s named out loud in this episode. Host Stacy Bellward sits down with Certified Parent Coaches Katie Johnson and Lyssa Stoyko to walk through the Connected Families Framework™ layer by layer. You’ll hear one family’s story of real change, plus two role-play scenarios that show what a different response sounds like in an ordinary moment at home.
Stay to the end. This episode closes with a tribute to Jim and Lynne Jackson as they step into their new roles as Founders Emeritus.
Key Takeaways:
- Why obedience-first parenting leaves some families stuck, and where to go from there
- What’s happening underneath your child’s anger, and how to respond to it
- What the same hard moment sounds like before and after the Framework, through two role-plays
- Practical tools from the Coach and Correct levels of the Connected Families Framework
Mentioned in this Podcast:
- Connected Families Framework
- Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course
- cf community
- Upcoming Events with Lyssa Stoyko
- Leave a Review – Apple Podcasts or Spotify
- Isaiah 42:3
- Philippians 1:6
- Ephesians 4:22-24
- 2 Corinthians 10:5
- James 1:27
Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting!
Guest Bio:
Lyssa Stoyko is a wife, foster, and adoptive mama of three children who are six, six and a half, and seven years old. Her house is active and noisy! Along with her parent coaching company, she hosts the podcast “Moms Take Ten.”
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