Parenting Made Practical

Author: Nathan Carpenter

  • Others First

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    Others First Joey and Carla Link December 2018 Christmas is a great time of joy, family and celebration. It’s also a time when everything around them encourages your children to think of themselves and only themselves. How do you teach your kids to think of others first this time of year? Jesus said, “So in…

  • Do Your Kids Have Grateful Hearts?

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               Do Your Kids Have Grateful Hearts? By Joey and Carla Link November 2018 While out and about this week, watch and see how many people say “thank you” for the little things others do for them. What about children? Do kids and teens say it without being reminded to do…

  • The Top 10 Parenting List

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    The Top 10 Parenting List Joey and Carla Link October 10, 2018   If we were to ask you what your “Top 10” priorities in parenting are, what would they be? Would getting your kids to soccer be more important than getting them to read their Bible? Would you be satisfied for them to get their…

  • I am NOT Listening!

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    I am NOT Listening!   Joey and Carla Link September 26, 2018   What do you do when your kids are not listening to you? Most parents keep repeating themselves, or try somehow to coax them into getting their child/teen to do what they told them to do. Our question for you is why are you…

  • How is Your Kids TRUE North?

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    How is Your Kids TRUE North? Joey and Carla Link  September 13, 2018 Do your kids really know where they are going? Do they know how to stop and think when the Holy Spirit is prompting them to not do something or do they run through the red light telling them to stop and go no further?…

  • When Kids are Tearing Down Their Siblings

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    When Kids are Tearing Down Their Siblings Joey & Carla Link August 22, 2018   We enjoy getting together with parents who are seeking help with their kids. We recently had dinner with a couple who have 3 boys who, like most boys are hitting each other and picking on each other, wrestling around until…

  • Teens and Time Management

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    Teens and Time Management Joey and Carla Link July 25, 2018   All through a child’s life parents work to help their kids learn to manage their responsibilities “on time” with questions/statements such as “Is your bed made? No breakfast until that’s done,” or “Why are you watching TV when your room is such a…

  • Grandparenting

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     Grandparenting Joey and Carla Link June 2018 It’s difficult to imagine becoming grandparents when you are in the midst of parenting, at least we couldn’t. But the day will come when your first grandchild arrives and it is love at first sight, just as strong as when you had your kids, but different. How is…

  • Being the Best Dad

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    Being the Best Dad Joey Link June 6, 2018   Dads are busy guys who typically are busier than a person should be. From being a loving husband who wants to please his wife by taking her on dates to perpetually trying to keep the garage clean, the yard work done, and keep the honey-do…

  • A Mother’s Son

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    A Mother’s Son by Joey Link May 9, 2018   I am a life-long Los Angeles Dodger baseball fan. Carla and I both grew up in Southern California and our fathers were both fans, as are my son and grandson. There are a lot of great Dodger players, but perhaps not one as well-known as…