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

Further episodes of Don't Mom Alone Podcast

Further podcasts by Heather MacFadyen

Website of Heather MacFadyen