Simple Steps - Relying on God as We Raise Our Kids

In the ordinary stuff of the day, God gives you a peek into the possibilities of your child’s character development.  He invites you to participate with him in shaping your child’s will—so that the p…

We want our child to respect us. God wants to help us cultivate this honoring relationship with our child. Listen in for six ways to gain a child's respect. 

Episode 16 Resources

• Exodus 20.12
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When our kids were toddlers, two questions quickly surfaced: How am I going to respond to disobedience? What’s my goal when I respond? I realized my need to distinguish between punishment and correct…

God wants us to be dedicated to our child's learning and to train them in ways that point to conduct that pleases him. But training is hard work, and it's easy to become discouraged, exhausted, and …

Instruction is an opportunity to build up our child and build our relationship.  It can also lessen fits, fights, embarrassing moments, and unnecessary correction. Most importantly, it's an essential…

Discipline is one of the hardest parts of parenting, so a game plan is helpful.  Listen in for a threefold approach to practice discipline with your kids! Learn how discipline is about relationship—n…

It's hard to speak Life-giving words when a child disobeys or disappoints us by his decision. We might feel justified in the words that are swirling in our head and about to pop out of our mouth.  Bu…

One of the most powerful blessings you can give your child is life-giving words. They express support, high value, and renew your child.  Listen in for lots of easy suggestions AND a key way to overc…

Do you ever feel like you’re going through the motions at mealtimes? Listen in for easy steps and conversation starters to make the most of mealtimes and build stronger relationships within your fami…

Keep conversation about Jesus going with our child through nurturing three relationships. Listen in about an activity that our family practiced from the elementary through the high school years and n…

When we teach our child how to pray, we show them how to have relationship with Jesus. It's the most important life skill our child needs.  As a parent, you have the privilege of making this introduc…

The world is creative and strategic about the messages it wants our kids to embrace.  We can be too—especially when it comes helping our child know God and how to have relationship with him. Here…

We want to give our children the best that we can, right?  The best provision that we can give them is Jesus—to teach them all about him and how to have relationship with him.  You and I are call…

A second way we can demonstrate love is physical affection. Now, some of us hear that and relax; but for others of us affection is unfamiliar, uncomfortable, or surfaces confusion or pain. I hope m…

Sometimes we worry that we’re not loving a child enough, or we don’t feel like we have anything left to give because we’re exhausted. One way we can demonstrate love to our child at any age is throu…

Here are 3 questions that I learned to consider over the years of raising our kids. They served as a “security” check and helped me discern how a child felt about herself and how I could impact t…

Our child’s behavior, decisions, and friend choices are affected by how he feels about himself. As parents, we significantly impact his sense of security, worth, and being loved.

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