Purposeful Parenting. Building Godly Character.
Teaching kids attentiveness takes perseverance but is not as complicated as one thinks. I know how frustrating it can be when our kids are not paying attention and listening to us. Kids can get distracted very easily. Especially in a house with multiple children, things can be very noisy and chaotic. A couple of years ago I decided to start… Read More
Scroll down to view your connect challenge sponsor! Just this afternoon, I was talking with one of our adult sons about his little boy and the challenges of parenting a toddler. I told him it seemed like just the other day that he was that size. The years pass so quickly, don’t they? We have five adult children and only… Read More
How to have a Strong Connection with your Teen My ultimate goal for parenting teens has always been to have a relationship with each teen child – no matter what happened in my parenting journey. Having a strong connection with your teen is what will get you through the teen years and beyond. It is one of my greatest blessings… Read More
Scroll down to view your challenge sponsor! Are you struggling to connect with an emotional tween? There are MANY changes that happen as your child grows from tween to teen. As a mom of 5, I know this well. But one of the biggest shifts is the rollercoaster of emotions that kicks off during this time. Connecting with your child… Read More
Scroll down to view the challenge sponsor! As you purposefully communicate to connect with your child, it will help you build relationships and trust which leads to keeping your child’s heart. If you watch any family that has good relationships, and the kids and parents are close, you will notice that they have a good communication system in their home…. Read More
How to Connect with a Child Who Pushes Away From You As parents, we long to have a good relationship and connect to our kids, but some kids don’t make that easy! Do you know how to connect when your child pushes away from you? Scroll down to view your challenge sponsor! Children need firmness, direction, limit-setting, instruction, and correction…. Read More
Scroll down to view your challenge sponsor! I sat down to write this post. Not far into it, I got a text from my son who goes to college a few hours away from here. Yes, I needed to get some writing and work done this morning, but we ended up texting for quite a while. It was about spiritual… Read More
Scroll down to view your challenge sponsor! Connecting to your child brings many benefits, some of which I mentioned in the previous post. Today I want to show you why connecting to your kids is powerful and why one of your top parenting priorities should be to make heart ties with your children. Here are 7 reasons why connecting to your… Read More
Note: A Special Thank You to our Sponsors! Please Visit our Series Sponsors at the End of This Post! Are you wondering how to connect to your child and win their heart? Having a strong connection to your children is one of your most powerful tools as a parent! Connecting with your children shows them that they are loved, and… Read More
Note: A Special Thank You to the Sponsor at the End of the Post! Do you often end the day feeling a little bit discouraged or defeated, feeling like you haven’t accomplished much of what you thought you needed to accomplish? Do you ever wonder if and how you will EVER be able to get it all done?! That is… Read More
