Tag: parenting
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Kid Training To-Do’s
Joey & Carla Link August 20, 2025 Moms frequently tell us they intend to catch up on things during the summer. Amongst these things they say they are behind in is training their children, which gets away from parents with the busyness of life. Unfortunately, it tends to “get away” during the summer months too.…
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Do Teens Need Routine?
Joey & Carla Link August 13, 2025 Many of you know we are big on putting babies on a eat/wake/sleep routine. They eat better, sleep better and longer and are happy when they are awake. Routine isn’t only for babies. All kids, including teens do better on a routine. They eat better, sleep better and…
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Do Your Teens Know How to Manage Their Time?
Joey & Carla Link August 6, 2025 Do you tell your kids when it is time to do their chores, like taking out the trash or sweeping the floors? Do you tell them every day to get their homework done and remind them when they have a paper due? Do you remind your daughter to…
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Disobedience and Temperaments
Joey & Carla Link July 23, 2025 How your child reacts to something you tell them to do depends on their temperament, as it drives how they think and feel. Each temperament responds in a different way, and when you know about the temperaments, you will have a head start in cutting your kids negative…
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Strengths and Weaknesses
Joey & Carla Link July 16, 2025 For each of your child’s strengths, there is an opposite weakness. Your strong-willed choleric child has the potential to make a great leader someday but at the same time can be bossy, demanding and has the need to control all situations he/she finds himself in. You have to…
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Summertime
By Joey & Carla Link June 18, 2025 School’s out for the summer and you’re ready for some fun with your kids! Whether you’re staying home this summer or traveling we wanted to share some things we did with our kids while they were growing up to make our summer’s go smoother. We found that…
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The Habit of First-Time Obedience
Isabella Ruffo June 11, 2025 My parents used the parenting principles they learned in the Growing Kids God’s Way parenting class to raise my brothers and I when we were growing up. One of the principles my parents were excited about but I wasn’t the biggest fan of was learning to obey immediately, completely, and without arguing…