Help! My Child is Violent! | Ep. 64
You ask your child to do something simple and they respond with violence. Your five-year-old comes at you forcefully with a toy and is going to hit you. Maybe your teenager is physically fighting and things are getting out of hand. You start to realize your child is violent. Now what? As a parent in […]
What’s the Best Way To Handle Shared Parenting? | Ep. 63
Navigating the challenges of being a single mom or single dad
Being a Single Mom is Exhausting | Ep. 62
Being a single mom is exhausting. And when we hear from single moms, they often say things like, “I feel SO alone.” “I don’t know if I can make it.” “Are my kids and I beyond hope?” Maybe you wrestle with thoughts and beliefs like these too. Do you wonder if God is listening, and […]
30 Best Pieces of Advice for New Moms (from Real Pros)
Recently, we asked the women in our Connected Families community what advice, encouragement, or insight they would give to moms just starting out on their parenting journey whether through birth or adoption. Here is what they told us. Young kids read way more into facial expression and body language than words. Work hard at “calm/neutral […]
Grace and Truth for Moms | Ep. 61
Does the stress and struggle of parenting leave you feeling unworthy or incapable of being the mom you long to be? Do these statements sound familiar? “I’m a failure as a mom and I have ruined my kids!” “I’m an angry parent with an angry child!” Perhaps it feels like you are parenting from a […]
5 Practical Tips to Pray BIG as a Family
As parents, and as followers of Christ, many of us place great value on prayer. Are we prepared to pray BIG prayers? Or do we feel like we are just “going through the motions”? Figuring out how to pray as a family is difficult; especially if our personal prayer life is consistently a challenge. God […]
How Can I Teach My Child to Pray Heartfelt Prayers? | Ep. 60
Do you struggle to teach your child how to pray? How do you instill something deeper when your child just wants to pray for a new xbox? Like many parents, you likely desire to see your kids engage in a meaningful prayer life. That can be hard! Sometimes kids just get bored when we pray! […]
Help! How do I keep a conversation going with my child? | Ep. 59
Frequently parents focus on conversation skills when there is conflict. But what about in the normal day-to-day interactions? Do you feel like it is more difficult than it needs to be to have a “normal” conversation with your child? Do you feel like you spend a lot of time telling your child what to do […]
What Should I Do When My Child Is Having a Meltdown in Public? | Ep. 58
“What should I do when my child is having a meltdown in public?” “Is there a time and place for immediate obedience, and what does that look like?” “How can I better connect with my child in a discipline situation?” The Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32)Jesus’ Warnings to the Pharisees (Matthew 23:25-36) Connected […]
Resilient Children: 15 Little Opportunities to Grow Overcomers at Home
How Carrie helped her son learn resilience: When I picked Jared up from kindergarten he began drawing in the car. His start of a stick figure person got derailed when he accidentally drew a frown instead of a smile. He said, “I’m mad and sad! I did it all wrong!” I asked him, “Do I […]
