Tag: obedience
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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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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.…
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Are You Controlling Your Kid’s Behavior or Training It?
Joey & Carla Link July 22, 2026 Have you caught yourself saying “Kids, stop doing that!” or “Don’t do that again!” or something like that to try and get your kids to get themselves under control? You know your kids know better, as you have gone over this very issue with them many times in…
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Why Do I Have to Do That?
Joey & Carla Link July 15, 2026 “Why Do I Have to Do That?” Have your kids ever said that to you? We think almost every parent has heard this at one time or another. What your kids are trying to do with phrases like this is to try and get you, their parents to back…
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Where Did the Time Go?
Joey & Carla Link June 3, 2026 Our oldest grandson recently turned 15! Where did the time go?! Now Summer is here and you think you have time to kick back and relax, and you do, if you make time for it. You also have to make time for sport’s practices for the teams your…
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Kids’ Behavior in Public
Joey & Carla Link May 13, 2026 A family is at a theme park with lots of roller coasters and rides. The kids are so excited, as soon as they get through the front gate, they run off to their favorite ride or the first one they see. They might have talked about where they…