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Do you have a "Mr/Ms Forgetful" child? Discover how to help your kids understand why remembering matters and develop the motivation to remember instead of simply saying, "I forgot" or "I didn't remember."

It's natural and normal for parents to get frustrated with their kids when they are not listening, when they argue with you, or when they don't do what you instruct them to do. But why do kids act like this, and how do parents change this attitude in their kids? Resources by Joey & Carla Link Family Forum with the Link Family Temperament Assessment 4 week Temperament class Temperaments: How They Impact You, Your Spouse & Your Kids" Book DVD 3 part Mom's Notes on "The Besetting Sins". The Choleric The Phelgmatic & Sanguine The Melancholy On Being Wise In Your Own Eyes

Little kids can believe almost anything, from make-believe to reality. As they grow up, they begin to act on what they believe, and those beliefs develop into convictions that shape how they live their lives. What beliefs do you need to help build into your children's lives so they can develop sound, like-minded convictions to live by? Mom's Notes: Using the Bible in the Instruction & Training of Your Children Book What Every Child Should Know Along The Way

We all need courage, but how do we teach it to our kids? From preschool to the teen years, Joey & Carla give practical advice and challenging questions to encourage parents to teach their kids to have courage, to make wise choices and to do what's right, even when their friends and others are encouraging them to make wrong choices. Show Notes: "Preventing Your Kids from Getting Into Trouble" https://bookstore.parentingmadepractical.com/products/preventing-your-kids-from-getting-into-trouble-mp3 "Building Family Identity" https://bookstore.parentingmadepractical.com/products/building-family-identity-mp3 Peer Pressure 1&2 Mom's Notes https://bookstore.parentingmadepractical.com/products/understanding-peer-pressure-moms-notes-mp3-pdf-2-part-series Dating, Courting and Choosing A Mate- What Works?" https://bookstore.parentingmadepractical.com/products/dating-courting-choosing-a-mate-what-works "What Every Child Should Know Along the Way" https://bookstore.parentingmadepractical.com/products/what-every-child-should-know

Loving our kids is one of the easiest things we'll ever do. But is it possible to love them in ways that actually hinder them from growing up? Can our desire to protect, rescue, or provide for them sometimes hinder their growth and prevent them from becoming responsible, mature, and successful adults?

Do your kids listen to you when you give them an instruction? Do they give you a look and get defiant? Or simply ignore your instruction? This episode will give parents practical tips to raise teachable and coachable kids that will listen to you and follow through with your instructions. Mom's Notes To Listen to: It's All About Attitude Liar Liar Pants on Fire Additional Parenting Made Practical Episodes to Listen to: #6 My Child Just Lied To Me, What Do I Do? #71 Getting Kids to Listen To You #43 Training an Unteachable Child #84 Help, My Kid was Caught Cheating

Traveling with kids doesn't have to be stressful! Discover practical tips for traveling together as a family, from eating and sleeping on the go, to navigating long travel days(and bad attitudes) in the car or plane. If you're taking a family road trip or vacation this summer, you'll want to listen to this episode first to help your family enjoy the travel days, as well as the destination! For more information, check out our Mom's Notes presentation "Building Family Identity"

Join Joey & Carla for a day at a theme park to see how your kids should behave in public. Whether you are shopping, having a special family day, or enjoying a day at a theme park, we give practical tips on how to navigate kids running off on their own to go on rides, wanting to keep buying expensive food instead of eating what you brought and so much more. We give tips to help avoid kid's bad attitudes in public.

Kids become skilled negotiators, learning to argue and debate to get parents to back off and change their minds. Learn the tactics kids try to use and discover 8 ways to stand firm against them so you can train them.

Every child and teen will face temptations. It's Mom and Dad's job to teach kids how to manage them, so they can overcome the temptations and not let the temptations master them. Learn how parents can help their kids control their temptations, which can set them up for a life of success. Temptation doesn't take kindly to being starved.

What are your kids seeing that is impacting their actions and attitudes in a negative way? What can you as a parent do about it? Listen to this episode to find out! For more info check out this Mom's Notes Presentation: https://bookstore.parentingmadepractical.com/products/focusing-and-concentrating-skills-for-children

It's natural for parents to control their kid's behavior growing up. Eventually, kids need to learn to manage their own behavior both in the home and everywhere else to be a positive influence vs. others influencing them.

Kids can get out of control and disobedient when sillyness takes over. Learn the 5 rules of silly play so kids don't become disobedient in silly play. For more information, click the links below: Mom's Notes: Understanding Freedoms Part 1 & 2 Dating, Courting & Choosing a Mate

Do you ever feel like you are pushing or pulling your child up a hill when you're trying to change their behavior? Learn why this can be so challenging and ways to work on changing it. For more information about the Temperament class click here To register for the Temperament class click here Click here to take the Temperament Assessment and find out what your temperament is! Mom's Notes Working With A Child's "Besetting" Sin - The Phlegmatic Temperament book by Tim LaHaye & The Treasure Tree

Parents never stop teaching their kids. But knowing how, when, and where to teach them can be tricky. Get tips, ideas and insights on how you can be a great teacher to your kids. What Every Child Should Know Along the Way by Gail Martin. It has lists and charts of character traits your kids can learn to use by from 3 yrs – 18 yrs. UNDERSTANDING CHARACTER TRAINING (Part 1 and Part 2) How do you know if you have gotten to the heart of your child? This 2-part series lays the foundation for understanding what character training is and how Godly character is developed in one's children. Part 1 – Laying the Foundation Part 2 – Getting to the Heart of Your Child THE PARENT-TRAINER - This Mom's Notes Presentation discusses necessary aspects of the role of the parent as the primary "trainer" in a child's life, including the parent as the "Leader/Director", "Bender/Pruner", "Instructor/Teacher", and as the "Former of Habits". "Dating, Courting, and Choosing a Mate, What Works?" 2 part video series and workbook filmed it in front of a live audience of parents and teens works through very practically when is a good time to start dating, and the process of what dating should look like. A great tool to talk through with your teens how to talk to your teens about dating and how to guide them to your standards.