Have you ever felt as though you were less valuable than someone else? We all experience it at some point. A coworker might be praised while no thanks is given to you, despite the two of you sharing the workload. Or what about when you are disrespected by a loved …
…and connection with your children? Wondering how you can help them effectively learn new skills for emotional regulation and process difficult events well? If so, keep reading! Today I’m going to be sharing about one of my favorite parenting tools— it can be used for all that and more. It …
This week we discuss how we can apply the wisdom found in the Rod verses from Proverbs to our lives today. Thanks to Dr. Don Owsley for joining us again for this third and final installment in our series on the Proverbs! Show Notes Proverbs is Not a Training Manual …
I read an article recently about how responding gently when you’re frustrated can feel very inauthentic at times. When you’re angry and you want to let it be known, it can feel like you’re pretending to be patient, when inside you’re really bursting with frustration. Even though we all know …
The good news of the Gospel of Jesus is that He came to seek and to save the lost. We could never hope to save ourselves; we could never fulfill the law perfectly. Jesus took the full weight of that responsibility and offered us grace upon grace! Out of gratitude, …
The path to gentle parenting often looks a little different for each family. The story I most often hear comes from a desire to stop spanking; either because it isn’t working, or because the parents have developed a conviction against it. For others, its because they see a disconnect between …
Intrinsic/Internal MotivationThe word intrinsic means “belonging naturally; essential” (essential as in; the essence of something). When you think of intrinsic motivation, it’s helpful to imagine what “reward” comes naturally to a task or goal. For example, having a nice smelling kitchen with dishes that are always readily available is are …
In this article, you’ll find concise descriptions of popular words and phrases that are often used in the gentle parenting community. +++ BoundariesPut simply, boundaries are lines that you draw around certain behaviors and expectations that mark the difference between “acceptable” and “unacceptable”. They are essentially whatever ways you choose …
I see a lot of people joke about how their kids have magical selective hearing; that when it comes to making a request, (“Please stop the video games for a few minutes to help straighten up”), the children don’t listen until mom loses her cool and starts yelling. I think …
One of the things I love most about gentle parenting is that we get to encourage our children to be wholly themselves. It is not rare, especially in Christian circles, to see parents raising children who are not allowed to disagree with them. Putting on a happy face and going …