Tag: teens
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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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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…
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Acceptance
Acceptance Joey and Carla Link August 7, 2019 A young teen was pitching in a baseball game. If a pitch did not go over the plate, he got frustrated with himself. If a batter hit the pitch for a fair ball, he physically got mad at himself, hitting his leg in disappointment with his…