Tag: parenting
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Right is Right and Wrong is Wrong
Joey and Carla Link October 1, 2025 No parent wants to believe they have a rebellious child. We may say our friends and neighbors have a rebellious child but rarely do we speak to parents who say “I have a rebellious child!” Actually, few people today use the word “rebellious”. It is more common to say…
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What’s Obedience?
Joey and Carla Link September 24, 2025 “Children obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.” Colossians 3:20 Obedience, is doing what someone in authority over you tells you to do without arguing or complaining. Another way to think of obedience is “forced compliance”. Sounds harsh, doesn’t it? But God knew when He…
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Who’s in Charge of Your Family?
Joey and Carla Link September 17, 2025 “Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1 What child raised in a Christian home hasn’t heard this verse multiple times throughout their lives? Ours certainly did. When you are talking about authority, obedience becomes part of the conversation because you can’t have…
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What Should You Throw Out of Your Parenting Toolbox?
Joey & Carla Link September 3, 2025 In last week’s blog we talked about what it looks like to consistently train your kids. When there isn’t a plan in place to help us be consistent in the training (both pro-active and re-active) of our kids, we all fall back on two things. Every parent has…
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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…