Connecting with Your Kids in Any Circumstance Jim & Lynne Jackson Ep 98

Don't Mom Alone Podcast

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Education

5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2015

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

What we chat about:

The busyness of the holidays and how it inhibits connection with our kids.
Showing yourself self-compassion.
What phrases are you repeating in your mind that fuel anxiety.
How to apply the Connecting Families framework to a stressful situation Heather experienced.
Why kids can behave better at school/other places and fall apart at home.
Working with your kids in challenging scenarios.
How to connect with our kids when we don't even like them.
Dealing with your need to get parents' approval (the grandparents) when kids misbehave.
When the lies we believe about our kids impacts our ability to connect.
What to do when you are trying to connect with your child and they are not responding.
An easy way to connect with your kids on a regular basis (holidays included).
Working with your kids to prepare for the holidays.

Connect with Jim & Lynne:

Connected Families Site :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

Links Mentioned:

Free Discipline that Connects handbook
Discipline that Connects Online Course--registration opens late January
Need one-on-one coaching? What about as a Christmas Gift? Click here
Peaceful Mothering DVD
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 2 Corinthians 10:5
Stay in the loop with Jim & Lynn to hear about their online courses releasing in Jan 2016: sign up here

Transcript

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0:00.0	And a big piece of what it takes to be safe is for me as a parent to let go of my agenda
0:07.7	and my need to make this connection.
0:09.9	The reason that I want to connect with my kids isn't to make me happy.
0:13.9	I want, ideally, to come to the relationship with my kids, filled up with connection with
0:19.2	Jesus, connection in my important community because frankly it's false for me.
0:24.0	It's, I don't know, false is the root word, but it's not the role of a child to fill their
0:28.8	parents love bucket.
0:32.3	You're listening to episode 98 of the Gods in our Mom podcast with me, Heather McFadden.
0:37.8	And today I have invited back Jim and Lynn Jackson.
0:41.6	Now, if you just listen to the parenting mashup episode two episodes ago, you will be familiar
0:47.0	with their voices and their thoughts.
0:49.2	They were also, and they were guests on episode 80 and 81.
0:54.6	And I wanted to have them back to narrow in on the topic of connection.
0:59.6	To me that's a tricky topic and really pinpointing what does that mean.
1:04.1	I first asked them to give me some advice in a stressful holiday travel situation I experienced
1:10.6	this last week.
1:12.2	And then we get into how do you connect when you don't really like your child and what
1:16.6	do you do if you're attempting to connect and your efforts are not being well received?
1:22.6	Jim and Lynn also gives some tips and advice for how to include your kids and stay connected
1:27.2	with them in the midst of the busyness of the holiday season coming up.
1:31.2	I know that you can relate to an overwhelmed, to do lists and schedule.
1:36.4	And so I love the ideas they have for refocusing our attention.
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