4 Effective Alternatives to Yelling at Your Kids
When kids don’t listen and are defiant, emotions can run high and communication breaks down. This can leave everyone in the family upset. But yelling isn’t the way to address misbehavior.
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Teaching Children to Be Peacemakers
Our world is filled with violence, and it has been this way since the biblical days when Cain killed his brother, Abel. While we can’t escape a violent culture, we do need to train our kids to live in harmony with others. In this video, Matt and Ariel Holcomb address this topic concerning our children.
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A Parent’s Top Priority
No matter where your kids are in their walk with the Lord, a parent’s top priority never changes: teach them diligently! In this video, Brenen and Morgan Beeler share their personal experience raising their children and how they continue teaching through every season of their relationship with Jesus. Don’t miss the three key takeaways at the end that every parent should practice—regardless of where their sons and daughters are spiritually.
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Early Training
What is the ideal age to begin teaching your children about Jesus? In this video, Brenen and Morgan Beeler share with you Scriptures and the results of a study that answer that question. They also show you how to overcome the many obstacles that can distract you and pull your children off course. These helpful insights expand on the "Early Training" devotional from Night Light for Parents, by Dr. James and Shirley Dobson.
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Why You Shouldn’t Outsource the Gospel
For your kids to really learn about Jesus, there are important things to consider. For instance, it’s not enough for them to only hear about Jesus at church. They need to learn about Him from you at home too. But there’s much more to think about, which Brenen and Morgan Beeler explain in this video. Their personal insights are taken from lessons in the “Early Training” devotional from the book, Night Light for Parents, by Dr. James and Shirley Dobson.
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Finding the Right Balance Between Love & Control
Permissive parenting can be just as damaging as authoritarian parenting. Aim for the middle ground.
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Who’s In Control?
A child's disobedient behavior can be motivated by his or her desire for power that lies within a human spirit.
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Strong-Willed Children
Dr. Dobson explains the difference between shaping the will of a child and breaking his spirit.
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Understanding Your Child’s Behavior Before Disciplining
You have described the nature of willfully defiant behavior and how parents should handle it. But does all unpleasant behavior result from rebellion and disobedience?
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Consequences for Disobeying God’s Word
There are inevitable consequences to disobeying God’s Word. When our children stray from the guidance and wisdom found in the Bible, their misconduct can lead to heartache and destruction. In order for them to have a fulfilling Christian life, we must teach them to understand this concept. In this video, Brenen and Morgan Beeler share a story about how teaching this principle to their son helped him learn the importance of obeying God.
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Dr. James Dobson
Joe Waresak
Dr. Del Tackett
