Do you have a really stubborn child? How about a super argumentative child? Or maybe a very anxious child? Or maybe all of those?? (We do!) But those are all negative terms and when we use negative terms to describe our children, it just creates a negative cycle. So how can you see your child's negative behaviors as positive? And could they actually be a good trait? Yes they can! 

Today we are talking about how the negative behaviors our children have could actually be their super power especially as we guide them and help them use those powers. We've had a lot of the parenting experts on our podcast talk about reframing so we're going to dive into that a bit deeper and learn how to change the negative to something positive. 

Here are the links to the websites we referred to throughout the episode:

Reframing personality words: https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/child-development/the-skill-of-re-framing/

Reframing poor behavior examples: https://www.lianalowenstein.com/articleParentReframingBehaviors.pdf

https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/reframing_challenging_behavior

https://tiltonstherapyfortots.com/resources/difficult-behaviors-reframing-negative-challenging#:~:text=How%20Do%20You%20Reframe%20Difficult,they%20are%20feeling%20that%20way.

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Are you afraid of the teenage years? Are they about to come your way, but you don't know how you're going to get through them? Whether you're about to have teenagers or are a few years out, you need to listen to this podcast episode! Today we are interviewing Darla Trendler from the Spiritually Minded Women Podcast. She is a mother to 4 kids - 2 teenagers and 2 adult children. One of our favorite things about Darla is that she loves her teenagers. She gives us three tips that really helped her in her parenthood learn how to manage teenager behavior and create a loving relationship with her kids.

Darla Trendler:

Spiritually Minded Women Podcast

Spiritually Minded Woman Website

Instagram @spirituallymindedwomen

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Are you feeling alone? Are you far from family? Is your spouse working long hours or in school? We learned a lot by going to a graduate school away from family and away from where we both grew up. It was hard, but worth it. And we learned a lot along the way. In this episode, we're sharing our best tips and the things we wished we would have done differently during our 3 years away from family.

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There often aren't big wins in parenting, but there are small daily wins that often go unnoticed or uncelebrated. Today we interviewed Jason Harwood from the Happily Ever Habits Podcast. Jason has 7 habits that he works on each year, one of which is self-control. And he shares 3 steps to not only get better at self-control, but also at any habit you want to create. The three steps are make it small, make it easy, and celebrate small wins. We also talk about managing your self-control through meditation and tracking to help you celebrate the small wins of the day. 

You can find Jason on his podcast Happily Ever Habits, on Instagram at TheJasonHarwood, and on his website: thejasonharwood.com.

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It's January, which is a great time to plan for the year. Resolutions are great, and we loves those, but it's also a great time to figure out family trips for the year and couple and family goals so you can plan them. It takes time and money to do fun trips with your family and when you plan it at the beginning of the year, you're more likely to make it happen and have the money to do it. Sit down tonight with you spouse, grab your calendar, and start planning. But don't worry, we'll tell you how in this episode!

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All our kids have behavioral problems in some time or another. Knowing how to help our kids can often be a mystery. In this episode with Franki Bagdade, she teaches how to discover the root cause of behavior and how to figure out why our kids are behaving the way that they are. If you aren't sure what to do with your kids right now, this is the episode for you!

You can find Franki on Instagram @faabparenting or on her website FaabConsulting.

You can fin Franki Bagdade's book on Amazon or on her publisher website with a 25% off discount. 

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We just wanted to say a quick Happy New Year and we have a little challenge for you. As we have been reflecting on the last year, we found that usually what we remember are the best parts of the year even though the day to day can be hard as a parent. So we hope you can take a few minutes to look back on the year over the next few days and remember the good things as you plan and start 2022. 

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This is the third and final book of our Christmas Read Aloud Series. We hope you enjoyed these books as much as we do! And we hope you have a wonderful Christmas and we will see you in January 2022!

The Tale of Three Trees by Angela Hunt, used by permission of Lion Hudson Ltd.

You can purchase The Tale of Three Trees at Lion Hudson. 

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With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite Christmas stories so you can listen as a family as you are driving to recitals, programs, and family events. This story is Christmas From Heaven - The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber. We love that this story is based on true events! And we hope it inspires you to find some small way to give to others this Christmas.

You can find Christmas from Heaven on Amazon and in these retail stores.

We were given permission from the publisher to read this book to you!

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With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we thought it would be fun to share some of our favorite Christmas stories so you can listen as a family as you are driving to recitals, programs, and family events. This story is Sam's Christmas Wish. We were introduced to this book a few years ago and it instantly became a favorite. It's a sweet story that always makes both Alan and I cry! I had to edit out Alan's tears/sniffles, but left a few at the end. :-)

You can find Sam's Christmas Wish on Amazon and in these retail stores.

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