5/9/24 5/9/24

Kyle Wester on Purposeful Strategies for Raising Great Children

Peaceful parenting is centered on empathy, connection, and communication. It builds trust, teaches emotional regulation, promotes positive behavior, encourages autonomy, and strengthens parent-child relationships. It fosters a supportive environment where children develop essential life skills and emotional intelligence by prioritizing understanding over punishment.

2/23/21 2/23/21

Jaclyn and Brendan Weidner on Successfully Having Hard Conversations in Marriage

Good communication in marriage helps you grow. But there are often “hard” conversations that neither you nor your spouse wants to have. They may be conversations about annoying or difficult issues. They may be the topics that you dodge because they make you both angry, defensive, sad, and hurt. However, engaging in these talks shows you care about your spouse and your marriage.

12/10/19 12/10/19

Figs O'Sullivan and The One Thing that May be Missing in your Family - Empathy

Good communication is a skill. Unfortunately, we’re not born with the ability to talk with one another in a way that makes us feel heard and understood. If we did, our relationships and marriages would be much easier. My biggest frustration in marriage is trying to communicate with someone that not’s like me. This is where empathy comes in.

11/19/19 11/19/19

Tony Myles and How to Have Conversations Your Kids Will Love

Our relationship with family members grows by spending time together and talk with one another. And not just small talk either, our relationship grows when we talk about what we think, what we believe, and what matters to us the most. It also grows when we have fun together.

5/28/19 5/28/19

How to Be a Bad Listener

Literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen. It creates a foundation that allows us to communicate well. While it involves these particular skills, literacy is so much more than this. It is about learning to use reading and writing in real and important ways. As parents we can encourage their literacy, and then keep it going by the simple everyday things we do in our home.