{"id":32189,"date":"2021-03-31T02:42:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T02:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/?page_id=32189"},"modified":"2025-02-11T20:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:00:24","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenting Tips Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-hero alignfull stk-block-hero stk-block stk-64fd8f3 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"64fd8f3\"><style>.stk-64fd8f3-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}.stk-64fd8f3 {background-image:url(https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/parenting-tips-blog.jpg) !important;margin-bottom:1px !important;}.stk-64fd8f3:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.3 !important;}.stk-64fd8f3 .stk-block-hero__content{min-height:500px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-hero__content stk-content-align 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Listen Next Time\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NW-Slow-Low-Listen-Stop-being-mean-to-child-768x402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NW-Slow-Low-Listen-Stop-being-mean-to-child-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NW-Slow-Low-Listen-Stop-being-mean-to-child-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NW-Slow-Low-Listen-Stop-being-mean-to-child-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NW-Slow-Low-Listen-Stop-being-mean-to-child.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" title=\"\"><\/a><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"BzJrpI\" ><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"pill\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/category\/discipline\/foundation\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-53\">Foundation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/how-to-stop-being-mean-to-my-child\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How to Break Habits of Harshness: Try Slow, Low, &amp; Listen Next Time<\/a><\/h2><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"label:slash\" data-id=\"jfj8v0\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span>By<\/span><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/author\/lway\/\" title=\"Posts by Laura Way\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\" data-label=\"By\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Laura Way<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><span>Published On<\/span><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-04-14T14:29:44+00:00\">April 14, 2025<\/time><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>3 Ways to Break Habits of Harshness<\/p>\n<\/div><a class=\"entry-button ct-button\" href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/how-to-stop-being-mean-to-my-child\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Break Habits of Harshness: Try Slow, Low, &amp; Listen Next Time<\/span><\/a><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-14532 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-correct tag-faith tag-faith-and-your-child tag-repentence tag-sin\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/how-do-i-talk-to-my-kids-about-sin\/\" aria-label=\"Explaining Sin to Children Without Shame: 7 Important Reminders for Parents\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Featured-image-explaining-sin-to-a-child-768x402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Featured-image-explaining-sin-to-a-child-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Featured-image-explaining-sin-to-a-child-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Featured-image-explaining-sin-to-a-child-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Featured-image-explaining-sin-to-a-child.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" title=\"\"><\/a><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"BzJrpI\" ><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"pill\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/category\/discipline\/correct\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">Correct<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/how-do-i-talk-to-my-kids-about-sin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Explaining Sin to Children Without Shame: 7 Important Reminders for Parents<\/a><\/h2><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"label:slash\" data-id=\"jfj8v0\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><span>By<\/span><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/connectedfamilies.org\/author\/jimandlynne\/\" title=\"Posts by Jim and Lynne Jackson\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\" data-label=\"By\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Jim and Lynne Jackson<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><span>Published On<\/span><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-04-08T08:30:00+00:00\">April 8, 2025<\/time><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>How do you talk to your kids about sin? 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