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Are you a Christian mom watching your older child struggle and wondering where things went wrong? Do you feel like the more you try to help, the more distant they become? You're not alone—and you're not helpless....
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37. Struggling With Motivating Your Teen? Try These Tips to Finally Build More Internal Desire
If your teen seems unmotivated or dependent on you to make every decision… the issue might not be their maturity. It might be how much control they feel coming from you—even if it’s based in love.
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36. The Tie Between Teen Behavior and Self-Worth - Christian Parenting Edition
You don’t need to fix everything. You just need a better place to start.
The Connected Mom Reset shows you how—for just $22.
What if your child’s behavior isn’t the real problem?
The truth is, most “bad behavior”...
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35. Heal Your Story, Help Theirs: Anxiety in Teens & Christian Parenting
Sometimes the hardest thing to forgive… isn’t your child — it’s your own past.
The truth is, many Christian parents carry pieces of their own story that are hard.
Maybe it was control, neglect, or emotional...
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34. Stop Forcing, Start Leading: How to Parent With Peace, Not Pressure
You don’t have to be a “forceful parent” to parent with force.
Sometimes it hides in a sigh, a tone, or that quiet look of disappointment we don’t even notice.
But our kids feel it—and when they do, they pull away.
In...
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33. Why Your Struggling Child Won’t Open Up — And How to Rebuild Emotional Connection
Have you ever tried to get your teen or young adult to open up—only to be met with silence or one-word answers? You’re not alone.
Many Christian parents struggle to build connection when their child seems withdrawn,...
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32. Tired of Your Entitled Teen? Try These Tips to Build Connection as a Christian Mom
When a child acts entitled, it’s easy to see it as defiance or selfishness — but in this episode, we talk about a powerful truth: entitlement isn’t pride, it’s pain wearing armor.
Beneath every “me-first” behavior is...
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31. Eleven Ways to Prevent Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Illness in Your Teens
As parents, nothing is harder than watching your child struggle with anxiety or depression. I know this firsthand—and I often look back wishing I had the tools and awareness I have now. In this episode,
In this...
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30. Instead of Disappointment or Disapproval, Try These Tips to Finally Motivate Your Older Struggling Child
Even the best Christian parents can slip into parenting from disappointment or disapproval—and it weighs heavier on kids than we realize.
At the root of every struggle is the fear of “I’m not enough,” and when our...
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29. Lessons from Charlie Kirk - 5 Principles to Build Connection and Strengthen Your Child’s Faith
Have you been inspired over the last few days from Charlie Kirk, even though your grieving his loss?
In today’s episode, I’m sharing five powerful lessons inspired by Charlie Kirk that can help you build connection,...
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28. Three Strategies to Build Connection With a “Brat” Teen as a Christian Mom
Have you ever caught yourself thinking your teen is being a “brat”?
The sass, eye-rolls, and pushback can be so frustrating—but what if their behavior isn’t defiance, but a signal of something deeper?
In this episode,...
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27. Enough Anxiety Already! Understanding Self Leadership to Finally End Your Own Pain
Does your child’s behavior leave you feeling anxious or powerless?
Many parents find their emotions rising and falling with what their kids are doing.
In this episode, I introduce the idea of self-leadership—learning...
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26. Why Your Belief in Your Child is Always a Part of Their Healing as a Christian Parent, and 10 Ways We Can Do it Better.
As Christian parents, we often underestimate just how much our belief—or lack of belief—shapes our child’s life.
In this episode, I share why your opinion of your child is never neutral.
Whether you communicate faith...
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