Sometimes our children get stuck as they are developing. This “stuckness” can be attributed to many things. Today we are going to share an early development that often gets stopped or hindered along the way which can cause children to struggle with school, relationships, frustration levels, distractibility and much more. The good news is there are things you can do about it. Knowledge is power and we want you to be empowered with knowing about this potential cause for hiccups. Bible Passages: Psalm 139:1-4, 13-18 Development Rut Buster Today tune in for information about a developmental step that often gets […]
Do you feel like your child has gotten stuck? There are many ways that you can help your child develop and mature. Today we are going to give you a developmental tool that has been instrumental in equipping many parents to help their children to new maturity. Show Notes: Bible Passages: Genesis 22:1-14, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 24, 2 Peter 1:3 Boost Maturity Today tune in for a great tool to increase maturity and jump start stuck development and also enhance good development. We will talk about how to increase sequential processing. Benefits in increasing auditory and visual sequential processing: · […]
Special Treat: A visit from our daughter, Katie, mom of a 5 month old little girl. Today, we are talking about getting you reFUELED as a parent. Raising babies and children takes a lot out of you. Actually, if you are not careful (and even if you are), it can zap every single bit of your life. We have learned (sometimes the hard way) how important it is to RECHARGE. Bible Passages: Psalm 23, John 14:27, Matthew 11:28,29 How to ReCHARGE and ReFUEL YOU! Primary Food (trademark of Institute for Integrative Nutrition and Joshua Rosenthal Spiritual Relationships Inspiring Calling (as […]
Some of our children get stuck in certain patterns of behavior that are not serving them well. Our Amy certainly had her share of them. On today’s podcast we will explore what kinds of things you can do to re-engage your zoned-out or distracted child. Show Notes for Podcast 11 “Distracted Child”: Bible Passages: Luke 6:45, Romans 12:2, Philippians 4:8,9 Helpful Tips to Re-engage Your Distracted Child Redirect stimming (repetitive and fixed behaviors) Extend an invitation to purposed activity Create an environment in your home for purposed play Structured play – Your child may need you to be a role model […]
It can be perplexing for birthdays and holidays to find good gifts for our children. We are eager to find things that will enhance our children’s development, aren’t we? There are a lot of “toys” advertised on television and social media. How does a parent or grandparent pick what to purchase for a child? On today’s podcast we are sharing our suggestions with some recommendations and ideas from friends and family of toys that are best for children. Bible Passages: Proverbs 22:1–11 and John 3:16 -Making Good Choices and How Best to Use Them -Consider the effect of the latest […]
Most of us have extended family and friends who truly care about our welfare and the welfare of our children. Sometimes their behavior makes it seem that they really don’t have our best interest at heart when they strongly give their opinions about how we should raise our children Let’s say that your mother, mother-in-law, father, father-in-law, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, cousin, grandmother, grandfather, and maybe even close friends have strong opinions about what they think you should do next with your child or how you should handle certain struggles. Let’s say that you don’t necessarily agree with their opinions […]
Men and women usually have very different ideas about how things should be done. This is also true as Moms and Dads raise children. When you have a child with special challenges, Moms and Dads often have unique perspectives and different ways to tackle the situation. Often these differences can cause stress on the marriage if the parents are together and lots of turbulence for couples parenting separately. It can be heart wrenching. Join us for Part Two of “Mom vs. Dad Dilemma” where Julie has a special message for the Moms. Bible Passage: 1 Thes. 5:14-24 Moms: You […]
Men and women usually have very different ideas about how things should be done. This is also true as Moms and Dads raise children. When you have a child with special challenges, Moms and Dads often have unique perspectives and different ways to tackle the situation. Often these differences can cause stress on the marriage if the parents are together and lots of turbulence for couples parenting separately. It can be heart wrenching. Join us for Part One of “Mom vs. Dad Dilemma” where Tom has a special message for the Dads. Show notes for Podcast 6 “Mom vs. Dad […]
When raising children, and especially those who have challenges, we often find ourselves at the end of the day feeling that we have not accomplished a thing. However when we take a closer look at how our time was actually spent, we are surprised at all that DID get done. Join us and get some ideas on steps you can take to realize your accomplishments instead of focusing on your inefficiencies or the undone task list you created. It will change your whole perspective. Shownotes: Bible Passage: Phil. 4:8 An Activity for You: Did you hug your child today? Did […]
In the summer (and during holiday times), schedules change. Do you find yourself dreading summer or holidays because you remember last time being filled with bored, unhappy children or children who are happy to be fixated on electronics, ALL-DAY-LONG, and you had such a battle trying to get the children to do other activities to enrich their minds? Do you feel a bit overwhelmed trying to figure out how to plan out the days so that they enhance your child’s development, refresh all of you, give you days to look forward to, and leave you with good memories? In this podcast […]