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    July 14, 2020 By Jen Leave a Comment 2

    Keep Joy High During Upset

    In today’s video, Jen shares the one skill every parent needs: a simple way to recover from BIG feelings. …

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    October 31, 2019 By Jen 2 Comments 0

    You Will Fail; I Will Redeem

    It seems like God and I have a lot of conversations that begin with my fear of failing - my fear of failing as a mom, as a ministry leader, as a wife. …

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    September 19, 2019 By Jen Leave a Comment 0

    Opportunities for Upset – Why Struggle is Good for Our Children

    As parents, we want to protect our children from the hard stuff. We seek to shield our sons and daughters from the painful parts of life. We want …

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    August 15, 2019 By Jen 12 Comments 0

    The Need for Quiet Versus Time-Out

    In my last blog, I mentioned that one of the tools we use in our home is quiet practice. Some of you might be thinking, "What, exactly is quiet …

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    August 1, 2019 By Jen 4 Comments 0

    Raising a Child Who Can be Trusted

    In Dr. Jim Wilder’s series on attachment parenting, he raised the important, difficult (and sensitive) question, can my child be trusted? Yikes! That …

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    July 25, 2019 By thrivingmamas 4 Comments 0

    Attachment Parenting Part 3: Attachment Alone Does Not Produce Trustworthy Children by Jim Wilder

    In some ways, the bane of attachment parenting shows up when a parent is trying to get close and empathize with a child who cannot be trusted when the …

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    July 11, 2019 By thrivingmamas 3 Comments 0

    Attachment Parenting Part 2: Twelve Ways to Build Attachments by Jim Wilder

    Attachment parenting has picked up what Bowlby discovered about attachment – creatures that attach get close to one another. Bowlby called this …

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    May 9, 2019 By Jen 5 Comments 0

    I Love You Enough to Correct You

    Recently our youngest son Andrew (7) acted out with some behavior issues. These were times when I knew he understood what was asked of him. He heard …

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