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5 Powerful Ways to Connect with a Teen Who Lies
Lying is particularly hard on parents, because it feels like a betrayal. Moreover, it can be really confusing! If you know a teen who lies regularly, you may not know what to believe anymore, even...
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“Go To Your Room! Right NOW!”
“Go to your room!” is a common command when kids have misbehaved. You want to “be the parent” after all, and this directive buys you some time to think of a consequence. And it might even calm your...
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My Child Wants Nothing to Do With Me. Is There Hope?
“My daughter seems distant.” or “My son wants nothing to do with me. It seems like my efforts at connecting just push him further away!” Can you relate to these statements? We’ve heard statements...
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Practical Ideas for Parenting the Middle Years
Do you have a child in the middle years, or are those years just a few steps away? (Keep in mind, puberty can begin as early as nine years old!) The middle years can be a tumultuous time for a child....
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How To Guide Your Child To Love Honesty
There’s nothing like your child telling a blatant lie to trigger a strong reaction in you. You may want to focus your energy on shutting down the deception, but what if you responded with curiosity...
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Kids Don’t Listen? How to Stop Lecturing and Start Asking Better Questions
Every parent has those moments when it feels like you’re chatting with the wind. You want to impart wisdom and decrease your child’s stress, but their glazed eyes seem to repeat your fear: “My kids...
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Seriously, Why Doesn’t My Child Listen to Me?
Sometimes, the reason a child doesn’t listen seems pretty obvious to an outsider. Little Jerome was tagging along with his mom on a mission. “Mom, can I have this?” he pleaded. They were in the cereal...
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Families With Teenagers, Keep Calm and Stay Connected
Families with teenagers have joys and challenges that are different from families with littles. Just when you think you’ve got this parenting thing down…things can change again. But why do the teenage...
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Kids’ Arguments: Establish Peace with 4 Steps
If your kids’ bickering ever drives you bonkers, you’ll want to hear this fresh perspective with our guest and certified parent coach, Megan Thorp. Stacy and Megan unpack the Connected Families’...
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My Child Doesn’t Believe in God. Now What?
From time to time, we receive questions from the Connected Families community about what to do when your child doesn’t believe in God, has walked away from God, or may even call themselves an atheist...
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