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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.

We all want to protect our kids from people, kids or things that could be a bad influence on them. Get some good ideas on how to insulate vs. isolate them as well as ideas to help your kids build good friendships. For more information check out these Mom's Notes presentations: Understanding Peer Pressure Part 1 & 2

A good work ethic impacts so much about your kid's lives. From their attitude of doing chores to putting away their toys to getting their school work or homework done on time to practicing for an upcoming event; with a good attitude. Do your kids have the ethic of a job well done? Recommended Resources in this episode: "What Every Child Should Know Along The Way"

Parents get irritated and frustrated with their kids and say whatever they can to get them to stop their behavior for the moment. But it doesn't change anything long term. Learn how to get kids to stop it permanently. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Why Can't I Get My Kids to Behave? book by Joey & Carla Link Why Can't I Get My Kids to Behave? on mp3 ready by Joey & Carla Link Understanding First-Time Obedience Pack First-Time Obedience Chart Our website - Parenting Made Practical Related Podcast Episodes on Getting Kids to be Obedient #1 "Why Won't My Kids Do What I Tell Them to Do? #10 "What Can Change My Kids Behavior?" #71 "Getting Your Kids to Listen to You" #78 "How to Stop Yelling and Threatening Your Kids"

What can your kids' eye tell you? They show you what they think, feel and what is in their heart. Discover how you can see your kids' heart through their eyes.

Parents, get help preparing your teens for how to navigate a successful dating relationship without the drama of emotions. Click here to check out our teaching on dating vs courtship.

Grandparents can be a rich blessing and cause issues to parents. Get some balance and boundaries to bring steadiness and joy to your kids and your adult relationships. Click here to listen to Grandparenting Blessings and Issues Part 1

Grandparents can be a rich blessing, and cause issues to parents. Get some balance and boundaries to bring steadiness and joy to your kids and your relationships.

Are you blindsided by your kid's behaviors? Do you see the warning signs that your kids have gotten off track? See if these warning signs are in your home.

Respect is a lost art, but everyone wants it and kids definitely need it to become successful in life. Learn the many areas showing respect will impact your kids' lives.

There is a HUGE difference between forced authority and guided authority with your kids. Which do you use?

Issues and offense can hurt siblings. But they still need to learn to Love each other to be lifelong friends. Get key ingredients on how to build lasting relationships in this powerful episode.

Training a Self-focused child can be tough. Learn why and how to train them so your family can be more peaceful and united.

When google can't answer your parenting questions, where do you turn? Learn whose advice you can trust and how it can help your parenting.

Learn how to creatively teach your kids lessons that will stick with them to change their behavior vs. a fleeting lesson they don't remember.

Parents are always being drawn into playing referee when kids are not getting along. Learn how to stop refereeing and get your kids to arbitrate their own behaviors and differences.

Parents are always being drawn into playing referee when kids are not getting along. Learn how to stop refereeing and get your kids to arbitrate their own behaviors and differences.

It's one thing to have kids; it's another to enjoy them, especially when you get frustrated with them. Learn to celebrate each child's uniqueness.

How to stand your ground with your kids when they want something or want to do something you believe they are not ready to handle.

Neighbors and other kids and adults can negatively challenge how you are raising your kids. Get a plan to insulate your kids without isolating them from their friends and adults in their lives.

Kids challenge parent's authority in many sneaky ways that parents often don't catch. Learn these ways and how to deal with them.

Do you get frustrated when your kids say they can't do something that you know they can? Move your kids from the I can't or I won't mindset to I can.

Parents want fun, peace and joy in their family, but it often gets lost in the conflict of parenting. Learn how to reset your family and bring them into unity with one another.

It's not uncommon for a parent to get so exasperated they are 'done' being a parent. Learn how can you avoid getting to this point in your parenting.

Parents scratch their heads and ask "What is my child doing?" when they do the opposite of what they were told or taught to do. Learn why they do that and practical tips to change this.

Parents scratch their heads and ask "What is my child doing?" when they do the opposite of what they were told or taught to do. Learn why they do that and practical tips to change this.

Kids are barraged with moral corruption and influences working to compromise the foundation you are building in them. Get GPS coordinates to help guide them and keep them on track.

Kids are barraged with moral corruption and influences working to compromise the foundation you are building in them. Get GPS coordinates to help guide them and keep them on track.

Glimpse into Joey & Carla's parenting in a Q&A with their daughter Amy. Hear her reflect on how she was raised, and how she is applying that teaching in raising her own child.

Glimpse into Joey & Carla's parenting in a Q&A with their daughter Amy. Hear her reflect on how she was raised, and how she is applying that teaching in raising her own child. Want to learn more about what was talked about in this episode? Check out the following Mom's Notes Presentations: Fighting the Consistency Battle A Family Forum with the Link Family

Kids turn parents into pretzels through negotiation. Learn to take your power back by refusing to give in to their constant negotiations that change your family standards.

There are 3 ingredients every child needs to be successful in life. How are your kids developing in them?

Parents need to test their kids just as kids get tested in school. Learn how and when to test your kids in their character so they choose to do right over wrong."

All Kids are tempted to cheat, in more ways than just their school work. Learn what parents can do with kids who cheat and how to train them not to.

Kids do the same wrong behaviors over and over. But WHY? Discover how parents can help their kids choose right over their wrong desires.

Kindness can be abstract to kids, but if they don't learn to be kind, kids become self-centered, arrogant, and selfish.

Kids can lash out with very hurtful words. But learn why and where this attitude comes from and how to curb this hateful speech and attitude in your kids.

Every parent has to deal with this question. Get some helpful practical coaching to help think this through with and for your kids.

How do you parent when you are shopping or at a friend's house? And, how do you leave your kids with someone else especially an older sibling when they are of age?

Yelling, threatening and reminding kids may feel good, but really does nothing. Learn 5 key things to train kids to become responsible so you don't get frustrated and need to yell, threaten and remind them.