Category: Blog
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Do Your Workers Work Better Than Your Kids?
Joey & Carla Link October 14, 2026 As a parent, have you ever been so frustrated with one of your kids that you wanted to take everything away from them, even writing them out of your will or taking away their inheritance? Wise King Solomon saw this and addressed it in Proverbs 17:2. He says “A…
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A Smart Kid vs. An Irresponsible Kid
Joey & Carla Link October 7, 2026 Have you ever had a child who wasn’t putting the dishes away properly as part of their regular daily chores? Then you go to open the cabinet, and everything falls out because your child didn’t put the dishes away the way you had trained them to. We have,…
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Why Is It So Important To Deal With Kids Foolishness?
Joey & Carla Link September 30, 2026 What exactly is foolishness? By definition, it is “the lack of good judgment, sense, or wisdom.” It is when you have taught your child what they should do, but they decide they don’t like your advice or reasoning, so they do what they think is right, even when…
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Can Your Kids Hit Pause
Joey & Carla Link September 23, 2026 When your kids are confronted by a friend with the option to try something new, do they think it through, or do they just jump in not thinking about the outcome or consequences? I remember as an 8 year old boy, I was riding my bike, and I…
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How Long Does It Take For Kids To Change?
Joey & Carla Link September 16, 2026 How long does it take kids to change their behavior? Parents can work on correcting young children’s behavior, but as they grow and mature, typically by fourth grade, they are beginning to take ownership to think and make decisions for themselves. They start to believe they should be…
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Are Your Kids Ever Wrong?
Joey & Carla Link September 9, 2026 On December 4, 2024, Luigi Mangione shot and killed Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan. Twenty months later, on August 14, 2026, Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court. During his statement, he said, “I knew what I was doing was illegal,” and “I understood that my actions would place…
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How Well Do Your Kids Listen To You?
Joey & Carla Link September 2, 2026 Are You Still Calling Timeouts? How many times do you have to say something or repeat an instruction to your kids before they will listen and do what you asked them to do? It’s football season and coaches don’t have time to teach a player over and over…
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Unleashing Your Kids
Joey & Carla Link August 26, 2026 I was at a park recently and noticed three different types of dogs with their owners. The first dog was on a short, tight leash. His owner kept him close so he wouldn’t get close to other people or dogs. When no one was around, the owner would…
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Can Your Kids Trust You?
Joey & Carla Link August 19, 2026 What a tough question! Hopefully, your answer is yes. But there are many times we, as parents, say things and make promises with good intentions, but for some reason, we just don’t keep them. We are talking about keeping your word. I (Carla) remember my Dad said he would pay…
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Freedoms Every Child Tries to Take
Joey & Carla Link August 12, 2026 Do your kids ever try to expand their freedoms and do things you don’t think they’re ready to handle? Maybe it’s something as simple as a four-year-old trying to get something out of the refrigerator when you haven’t given them the freedom to get into it on their own.…