Secret To A Strong Family Culture (An Interview With Belinda & Peter) #100
Heart Focused Parenting
Belinda and her husband Peter, along with their daughter Jessica, celebrate the 100th episode of the podcast "Heart-Focused Parenting" by discussing their family's journey of intentional living and their shared faith values. They explored how their farming backgrounds and spiritual beliefs brought them together, and shared their experiences of moving to a remote area in Northwestern Australia while maintaining their family values and community connections. The episode concluded with reflections on their parenting approach, educational choices, and the importance of balancing intentionality...
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Heart-Focused Homeschooling: A Mindset Shift for Christian Parents (#99)
Heart Focused Parenting
Discover what it means to embrace heart-focused homeschooling—a mindset shift for Christian parents who want to shape character, faith, and values. Read it here: Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus parenting topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. PRIVATE COACHING: Get one-to-one help with coaching. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: belinda (at) belindaletchford.com Website:
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What type of Mum Do You Want to Be? (#98)
Heart Focused Parenting
If my kids grow up and remember me only for being a good cook and having a clean kitchen... well, I think I’ll have missed something pretty important! Motherhood isn’t just about managing life and doing all the things — it’s about shaping hearts, including our own. Today on the podcast, I’m talking about the deeper story we’re writing as Christian mums — and five priorities that matter far more than a tidy house or a full schedule. Grab your coffee (or your laundry basket!) and let’s dive in. Read the blog here: Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email...
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How to Parent Multiple Kids of Different Ages (#97)
Heart Focused Parenting
Today, we are going to talk about a parenting habit that we rarely notice. If we don’t notice it, we can’t do anything about it. We have this tendency to lean into depending on our eldest child to do things, because it is faster and quicker and less frustrating. The reality is though, it is holding back our youngest kids, and at the same time, not doing any favours for our oldest either. So today I have some ideas to help us parent multiple ages and to parent in a way that benefits all our kids, not just our oldest, and not just the youngest. Read it...
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How To Reset Your Child's Screen Time (#96)
Heart Focused Parenting
It doesn't matter how intentional we intend to be - or think we are - there comes a moment when we suddenly realise things aren’t how we want them to be. This can happen in any area of parenting. One such situation is you suddenly realise your child spends too much time watching a screen. I know that a big issue is teens on social media but that’s not what I’m specifically talking about today. Today I want to talk more about younger kids and TV, streaming shows, youtube, movies and maybe even gaming - that kind of entertainment. Let’s just call it screen...
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How To Help Your Child Realign Their Heart After Being With Friends (#95)
Heart Focused Parenting
Ever had one of those moments where your child walks in the door, and within minutes, you can tell something is off? Maybe they’re short-tempered, suddenly disrespectful, or acting way too cool for the family rules. You’re left wondering, What happened?! And more importantly how to deal with it! Today’s episode I’m breaking down what is really going on and how to handle it without becoming confrontational yourself. You’ll be able to deal with your child’s attitudes with confidence. Read it on the blog: Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email...
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Practical Ways To Embed Family Values In Everyday Life (#94)
Heart Focused Parenting
Do you have a vision for what you want your family life to be like? Do you have a vision for what you want your child to be like? We can just do parenting off the cuff or we can ask these important questions. Why are you parenting - or what are you parenting towards? I’m not talking about your kids career choices, or their personality but rather the values that they build their life on - do you know what you want that aspect to look like? Often parents say - I want my child to be honest, a hard worker, kind to people, I want them to look after the environment, to...
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How to not Provoke your Child’s Heart (#93)
Heart Focused Parenting
Welcome to today's episode, where we are looking at how our words and actions affect our children's hearts? Are we nurturing them or unknowingly creating a disconnect? We are going to start off by looking at Colossians 3:21 By obeying this verse - which calls us to not provoke our children to wrath (which is a commonly known translation). So how do we do that? I have 6 simple ideas that will help you encourage rather than discourage your child - TBH - they are simple to talk about, but harder to implement - which makes them all the more important for us to think about and...
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The Comparison Trap: Calling all Mums to Make it Stop (#92)
Heart Focused Parenting
Welcome back to the Heart-focused Parenting podcast after a month or so off over Christmas and the New Year as I caught up with family and had some rest time. We are back into the year - episode 91. And we are kicking off with a topic that many of us face daily - the temptation to compare ourselves to other parents. Whether you are scrolling on social media or watching your kids at the park, or doing the grocery shop it feels like everyone else has it all together while you are just trying to make it through the day! Let me just say up front - this is not true - but keep...
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5 Tips to Make This Christmas the Best Yet (#91)
Heart Focused Parenting
It’s hard to believe, but Christmas is just around the corner! Today’s episode is packed with tips to help you get through the Christmas season in a way that reflects your family’s values and faith. This will also be the last episode for a few months as I take a short break, so I do wish you a merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year, but most of all I pray that you will continue to raise your kids to love Jesus and that you will parent in ways that honours God. So let’s get started - I have 5 random thoughts for you today - hopefully you’ll find them good tips! If you want to...
info_outlineIt doesn't matter how intentional we intend to be - or think we are - there comes a moment when we suddenly realise things aren’t how we want them to be. This can happen in any area of parenting. One such situation is you suddenly realise your child spends too much time watching a screen.
I know that a big issue is teens on social media but that’s not what I’m specifically talking about today. Today I want to talk more about younger kids and TV, streaming shows, youtube, movies and maybe even gaming - that kind of entertainment. Let’s just call it screen time. You might find some helpful ideas here to help with your teen managing their phones and social media - but that’s not the problem I’m specifically thinking about today.
Listen in or read over on the blog: How To Reset Your Child's Screen Time
Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus parenting topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material.
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