Tag: positiveparenting
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Are Our Kids Understanding?
Joey & Carla Link November 11, 2026 When I was a kid, every child was given a school menu that listed the meals for every day of the week except holidays! Whenever we saw “HOLIDAY,” we knew it meant NO SCHOOL! We didn’t understand why, we just knew we didn’t have to go to school. That meant we got…
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How to Stop Arguing With Your Kids
Joey & Carla Link November 4, 2026 There are few things more frustrating than giving your child an instruction and having them say something back that feels like a challenge or an argument. Every loving parent should be willing to listen when their child wants to talk. This is one of the ways you build…
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Your Kids Countenance
Joey & Carla Link October 28, 2026 We have all seen people who look older than their age, and their countenance can be discouraging, mean, or even uninviting. They are people we often think twice about interacting with. We have also seen people we would love to sit down and have a conversation with because…
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Do Your Kids Know How To Love Their Siblings
Joey & Carla Link October 21, 2026 Every parent loves their kids, that is a given. But do your kids know how to love others, especially their siblings? Many people have heard of “The Love Languages” book by Gary Chapman where he lists the 5 ways people need to be loved or “Love Languages.” They…
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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…