Year: 2020
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1. Why Won’t My Kids Do What I Tell Them To Do?
Parenting Made Practical Podcast Episode 1 When you tell your kids to do something do you expect them to do it? Learn what you can do to get your kids to listen to you and to do what you tell them to do. Check out the resources we recommended in this episode! Mom’s Notes …
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When Kids MUST!
Joey & Carla Link October 7, 2020 There are a lot of “musts” in life, like “Right Lane must Turn Right” or “All Visitors must Register at Office”. Teachers are always telling kids they must sit down and parents tell them they must settle down. But what happens if they don’t? Jesus’s disciples (His earthly children) were arguing with each other over who was…
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What is Your Child Thinking?
Joey & Carla Link September 30, 2020 When my kids were growing up, I thought for the most part I knew what they were thinking. It was usually written all over my girls’ faces. It wasn’t until they were in their late teen years I realized that what was written on their faces was what…
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Do Your Kids Know How to Hear God’s Voice?
Joey & Carla Link September 23, 2020 Christians will often say they can’t hear God speaking to them. Does God still speak to us? All you have to do is open up the Bible and read what God wants to say to you. He’s speaking all right, but are we listening? I (Joey) was struck by…
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Cloudy or Sunshine Kids
By Joey & Carla Link September 16, 2020 My 2-year-old granddaughter loves Winnie the Pooh stories. In these stories there are 2 friends who are extremes in their personalities – gloomy Eeyore and bouncy Tigger, yet they both have an important role in the circle of Pooh’s friends. As parents, it’s easy to be drawn towards…
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Living Life In Front Of Your Kids
By Joey & Carla Link September 9, 2020 I (Joey) grew up in a Bible teaching church with a good pastor. His kids became very good friends of mine. About 10 years later, he left his wife for another woman devastating her, his kids and the church. What eventually came out was his private life…
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Back to Normal?!
Joey & Carla Link August 19, 2020 With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and kids going back to school in classrooms practicing social distancing and having to wear masks, the big question is, “What exactly is normal?” While schools may have been out for the past several months, did your kids ever stop learning? What have they been learning? from siblings from watching…
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Do You Think You Are a Bad Parent?
Do You Think You Are a Bad Parent? Joey & Carla Link July 29, 2020 When kids are arguing and fighting over what seems like silly and ridiculous things, it is hard to remain calm when you have to intervene for the umpteenth time. At that point you don’t care who started it and who…
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Giving Dad His Grade
Giving Dad His Grade Joey Link June 17, 2020 When it is all said and done, what do you want your kids to see when they look back at your parenting? I think if they were asked to give a grade on our parenting, we would all hope for an A+, but that is not…
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Accepting Others
Accepting Others Joey & Carla Link June 10, 2020 What exactly does it mean to accept others? Is it okay to only accept those who agree with you? “To accept” means to “understand, to choose to receive others as they are without judgement.” It doesn’t mean you have to agree with another’s opinion on something,…