Heart Focused Parenting

#61 Do you ever get frustrated when your kids just step over stuff and seemingly don't notice the mess? It doesn't matter how long something is on the floor or left undone, they'll just leave it there. It's as if they have a unique ability to ignore clutter. Well, you're not alone! In today's episode, I want to share what I did, back in the day, when I decided something needed to be done about this. I reckon these strategies will work for you too…

>>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Are your Kids Domestically Blind? Do they just not see the mess?

Though it is frustrating when our kids don't see the mess in front of them -I call it domestic blindness. We can teach them to see it and do their chores better.

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#60: As a Christian parent one of my strongest desires was for my children to know, love and obey God. I knew that as their parent, I was called to disciple them. So like we all do these days - we look for information, for the right information, for good information; resources that I could use to teach my children about God. And yet time after time, God showed me that the best way to make my kids think about Him was to talk straight from the heart. Let's talk about that…

>>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: When you Teach Bible from your Heart, you Impact your Child's Heart

Teaching Bible to Children has the deepest impact when you teach from your heart and your personal faith journey, not just from a Bible curriculum.

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#59 Though we all have many different reasons why we homeschool and how we homeschool I think there would be a common thread that we all want our kids to learn. We may differ on the what to learn and the how to learn - but we want our kids to learn. So when they start being really disinterested regardless of what we put in front of them it is a concern. I homeschooled 4 kids, from prep to year 12 - where each of my children are different in their abilities, their interests and the way they approach learning. And we certainly faced seasons where they just weren't interested. Today I'm sharing some teaching methods and strategies that helped me keep our homeschooling going even when the kids were not that interested.

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Helping a Homeschool Student move from Un-engaged to a Love of Learning

Discover how to rekindle your child's love of learning when they become unengaged and disinterested in homeschool lessons.

>>>Deschooling Workshop: Create the Homeschool you want for your family by deschooling before you homeschool. (Helpful for new homeschoolers and overwhelmed homeschoolers) Sign up here

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#58: Listening to our teenagers having different opinions is challenging but it helps them clarify their beliefs and it strengthens your relationship, in fact it is an important heart-focused parenting practice. We must give our teenagers a voice (doesn't mean they are right, or don't have to learn more - but they do need to be able to speak it out.)

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Do you Allow your Teenager to Express an Opinion when it Differs from Yours?

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#57: Sometimes it is the little things that go under the radar that we should be really concerned about as we parent our children. We tend to deal with the in-your-face arguments, temper tantrums, out and out lying, but attitude, now that is another thing. Attitudes are hard to define; they are hard to put a finger on. But if we don't deal with the attitudes (what is in the heart) then we will only deal with external behaviours – and our child will never learn and grow. So that is what we are talking about today, what is attitude and how do we deal with it as a heart-focused parent.

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Being a Christian Parent and Addressing your Children's Bad Attitudes

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#56 How do we know that our child is growing spiritually? It is the parents' privilege to disciple their child as a new Christian but don't make the mistake of making it about them doing all the good Christian things.

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: How to know if your Child is Growing Spiritually

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#55: Looking back over our 20 years of homeschooling I share these 5 top lessons for homeschooling highschool. Highschool is about more than book learning. It starts with knowing your why - why are you homeschooling highschool and then are you making choices that will help you and your child reach that purpose and vision?

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Top 5 Lessons I taught in Homeschooling Highschool

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#54: Are you looking to create deeper connections with your children in their faith journey? Join us on Episode #54 as we dive into a topic every parent can relate to: how to guide your kids in making their daily devotional time more meaningful.

And I've also got a special bonus for you— Heart Booster download with 5 prompts designed to help your child connect with God on a deeper level during their daily devotions.

Don't let your child's devotional time become just another task on the checklist. Tune in now to equip yourself with the tools that will make their faith journey more real for them.

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: These 3 Skills will Help your Child's Devotional Time

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#53: Empathy in parenting is key to helping our children's emotions - it also builds trust and connection in the parent-child relationship. We have to slow down enough to show our children that we are there for them.

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: In that Moment Your Kids Need Empathy, not Solutions

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#52: Follow these tips to find Margin even though you live a busy life as a Mum. It's important as it will give you the time and emotional space to be a heart-focused parent!

>>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: The Importance of Margin in the Life of a Busy Mum

Book mentioned in this episode: Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson

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