Don and Julie Keating return as guests on the podcast as we dive deeper into a discussion on the importance and the necessity of discipline in parenting our children well. When we think of disciplining our children we can often think that only means punishment and doling out consequences.. But to discipline actually means to train a child in right behavior.  While this does often involves consequences, there is so much more involved to encourage right behavior. (And this may not be something we want to hear, but to train our children well, we have to be disciplined ourselves.) The discussion involves practical ways to discipline our children at each stage of parenting:

1-Discipline phase: 0-5 years

2-Training phase:  6-12 years

3-Coaching phase: Teen years

We also focus on the importance of the layer upon layering of the foundation that is vital to raising responsible children who bring glory to God, bless the family, and bless others. Enjoy the conversation involving guidance, practical examples, and plenty of admissions of things we wish we had a do-over on.

Rich & Julie Young, hosts

Don & Julie Keating, Growing Families leaders

Discipline & Discipleship Episodes:

→ Episode 21 // Apple // Spotify // YouTube

→ Episode 22 // this episode

→ Episode 23 // Coming soon!

Speaking Life Podcast Episodes:

→ Episode 2: A matter of life and death. (Speaking Life) // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

→ Episode 3: What’s in your atmosphere? (The Life Giving Home Environment) // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

→ Episode 11 | No Room for Weeds: Nurturing a Healthy Lawn in Your Parenting // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

→ Episode 15 | Is First Time Obedience Worth It? The Neuroscience Says Yes. // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

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→ Episode 16 | The Hidden Influence: How Structure & Routine Shape Your Child's Development // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

→ Episode 10 | Parenting in the Digital Age: Responsibility & Boundaries with Technology // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

→ Episode 18 | Chores with Purpose: Instilling Work Ethic and a Heart to Serve in Your Children (a discussion with Kurt & Jill Everson) // Spotify // Apple // YouTube

→ Life in the Middle Years Material

→ Authority to Influence

Additional Video Segments Related to this episode:

→ Parenting in Moments of Non-Conflict
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