When our children are struggling with their emotions, their behaviors can be frustrating, heartbreaking, and even frightening. Knowing how to respond effectively in those instances can be tricky. Cherilyn Orr shares the Stoplight approach to assessing your child's brain state during an emotional episode, and also offers specific responses tailored to meet their needs in these difficult times. She also describes how this tool can be helpful for our own well-being, and discusses the importance of our own emotional regulation to the overall health of our households. Learn more at TheStoplightApproach.org Order the book "Signals" on Amazon(email your preorder receipt to focus@tyndale.comfor Audiobook offer) Purchase PlusONE Parents’ devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E123- Anger & Acting Out: Parenting Strategies for a Difficult, Defiant Child with Kimball Lewis E88- Anxiety In Our Kids: Identifying Worry & Giving Your Child the Tools to Thrive with Sissy Goff
You can have imperfect parenting habits and still be an intentional mom. Justin Whitmel Earley shares how the moments of our everyday schedule can be beautiful (and messy) opportunities to help our kids grow spiritually. He discusses that habits are things we are already doing, and how tiny adjustments can have a tremendous impact on the ways we connect with our children. Justin also provides suggestions you can easily incorporate into any part of your daily routine, from wake ups and family meals to discipline and devotions. Learn more at JustinWhitmelEarley.com Purchase PlusONE Parents’ devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E102- Helping Kids Cope with the Grief & Loss of Divorce with Lauren Reitsema E95- Raising Kids Who Bounce Back with Dr. Rhonda Spencer-...
Our feelings can often feel so threatening or overwhelming, but learning to deal with them actually opens the door to so much emotional freedom. Jessica Hottle reveals the function of our feelings, and discusses how they invite us to move towards discovering emotional safety and freedom. She discusses how pain from our past keeps us stuck in the present, but shares how to invite God into your emotional experience to discover lasting healing and transformation. She also discusses the impact this transformation has on all of your relationships, whether in dating, friendships, or in parenting your kids. Learn more and purchase Jessica's book at JessicaHottle.com Purchase PlusONE Parents’ devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E103- The Path Out of Loneliness with ...
Helping a children recover from the traumatic experiences is difficult, but the situation becomes more complex when you're in the midst of your own healing journey as well. Justin Holcomb discusses the impact trauma has on a child, and how their responses to trauma vary by age. He shares how being aware of the effects of trauma can help us respond to our children's unique needs, and to our own. He also highlights the damage trauma does to us spiritually, but explains how an understanding of God's anger at the evil we've endured can be transformational. Learn more at JustinHolcomb.com Purchase PlusONE Parents’ devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E108- It's Not Supposed to be This Way: Finding Soul Rest & Redemption in Encountering the Kindness of God with Dr....
How do you know if you're ready to date? What does that mean? And what if everything you've tried to "put yourself out there" just hasn't seemed to work? Stephanie May Wilson shares what it means to be ready to date, and how to take small steps toward situations that feel frightening or uncomfortable. She also discusses how a simple mindset shift can improve your online dating experience and how you can meet people to date in real life. Learn more at StephanieMayWilson.com Purchase PlusONE Parents’ devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E89- Meeting Your Match: How to Know What You're Looking for and Date in Ways to Find It with Dr. Christie Kederian E82- Learning to Trust After Trauma: God, Yourself, & Others with Kristi Blackburn
Sometimes children behave in ways that are out-of-control, and it often can feel like nothing seems to work. Kimball Lewis from Empowering Parents discusses the role of accountability and consequences in discipline, and explains why blaming yourself can actually make the situation worse. He shares why kids lie, manipulate, and explode, and how to coach and reconnect with a child who is exhibiting destructive behaviors. Learn more at EmpoweringParents.com Follow Empowering Parents on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ParentingAdvice Instagram:@empowering_parents Twitter:@Emp_Parents Purchase PlusONE Parents’ devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E88- Anxiety in our Kids: Identifying Worry & Giving Your Child the Tools to Thrive with Sissy Goff E66- Responding t...
Friendships are a part of God's design for our lives, but finding people to do life with isn't always easy. Bailey Hurley discusses what characteristics to look for in friends who are more like family, and how going into friendships with the right expectations can allow everyone involved the room to grow and change over time. She also talks about out to cultivate friendships when you're short on free time, and how to navigate conflict when it arises. Learn more at BaileyTHurley.com Purchase Bailey's book, Together is a Beautiful Place: Finding, Keeping & Loving Our Friends Purchase PlusONE Parents’ new devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E113- Uncomplicating Dating: How Communication Helps You Grow Through the Awkward & Uncomfortable with Eric Demeter E100- ...
Sometimes it can be hard to answer your kids' questions about God when you're wrestling with questions of your own. Amy Gannett of Tiny Theologians clarifies what discipleship really is, and how our doubts and questions actually can help us better lead our children towards God. She shares how simple routines can create family rhythms of talking about God, and how to go about addressing your kids' questions when you don't know where to find the answers. Learn more aboutTiny Theologians or visit AmyGannett.com Record a Question you’d like answered on The Christian Single Moms Podcast Purchase PlusONE Parents’ new devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E107- This Is Not Working: Taking the Pressure Off Yourself to Give Your Kids What They Really Need with Crystal...
After losing so much, you may find yourself wondering, "Can life ever be good again?" Lisa Appelo, widow and single mother of 7, has wrestled with this same question. She shares how getting honest with God can lead to an encounter with His goodness, and how we can learn to trust Him again after devastation hits. She also discusses the stresses related to lack of provision, and how to work through the discomfort of asking for help to receive what God has for us in the people around us. Purchase Lisa's Book, Life Can Be Good Again: Putting Your World Back Together When it All Falls Apart Visit LisaAppelo.com Record a Question you’d like answered on The Christian Single Moms Podcast Purchase PlusONE Parents’ new devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out the Beloved Collectiveprivate Facebook group. Discover more at PlusONEParents.org RECOMMENDED EPISODES E84- Wrestli...
Parenting alone can be exhausting, and because of that fact, we may find ourselves relying on screens more than we’d like to. Arlene Pellicane discusses the addictive aspects of technology usage and how screens can worsen mental health for everyone in the family. She shares the benefits of reducing screen usage in the home, and how we can use both screentime and screen-free time in ways that promote emotional and spiritual well-being. She also provides a wonderful strategy that gives you a daily downtime without worrying about entertaining your kids. Purchase Arlene's book, Screen Kids: 5 Relational Skills Every Child Needs in Tech Driven World Sign up for Arlene's Screen Kids Masterclass and use code HAPPY for $50 off Record a Question you’d like answered on The Christian Single Moms Podcast Purchase PlusONE Parents’ new devotional, Safe Haven: A Devotional for the Abused & Abandoned What’s Your Stress Style?Take theQuiz Join PlusONE Parents onFacebookandInstagram,and check out...