Heart Focused Parenting
The heart-focused podcast that helps Christian parents raise their kids with faith, character, and life skills. Short encouragements, tips, and prompts to help you in your everyday interactions with your kids - always keeping in mind that the heart is more important than the behaviour. Join me every week.
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Growing in Faith Through Parenting
06/23/2024
Growing in Faith Through Parenting
#81: Ever feel like there's no time for you to grow spiritually because you're always busy with the kids? In this episode, I look at this a different way because the truth is being a parent can actually help you grow closer to God. As we deal with all the busy and all the exhaustion we can try and do it on our own, or we can press into God. The thing is - the more we depend on God the more like Christ we become - and that, as we’ll find out is God’s purpose. Tune in to find out how you can strengthen your faith and become more and more like Christ - because you are a parent, not inspite of it! Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Download Heart Booster Reminder Posters - a set of posters to print out and have on your wall to remind you to be intentional, relational and heart focused. Plus you will be added by the Heart Booster email list for weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. AND Resource Library Pass for more printables and support material. Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: Please leave a comment and let me know how this has helped you in your parenting.
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How to be a Consistent Parent without the Guilt
06/09/2024
How to be a Consistent Parent without the Guilt
#80: We all know it – Being consistent is important as a parent. But we also know it is one of the biggest challenges we face – and it is one of the biggest guilts we deal with. But what does consistency look like? We tend to see it as being 100 percent the same – always; but, that can look like legalism or being authoritarian. Out of reaction, we swing the pendulum the other way – and find ourselves inconsistent! There has to be a balance, a middle road somewhere that makes consistency doable without the guilt of being human. Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) Download Heart Booster Reminder Posters - a set of posters to print out and have on your wall to remind you to be intentional, relational and heart-focused. Plus you will be added by the Heart Booster email list for weekly emails digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. AND Resource Library Pass for more printables and support material. Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: Please leave a comment and let me know how this has helped you in your parenting.
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How To Help Your Children Do The Right Thing
05/26/2024
How To Help Your Children Do The Right Thing
#79 How To Help Your Children Do The Right Thing: My goal as a Christian parent was to raise children who loved God, loved others and who were able to make wise choices as they lived in their community using their passions and talents to be a blessing to others. Sounds good on paper - but how do we raise our kids to do the right thing - to even know what the right thing is and then to have the strength of character to do it? In this episode I talk about 4 practical things we can do that will help our children do the right thing. When you start adding these heart-focused parenting strategies to your parenting toolbox you are laying the groundwork for your kids to be able to step up with integrity and responsibility. For full transcript: Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session 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. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: Please leave a comment and let me know how this has helped you in your parenting.
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Discipline: How to Discipline your Child & Stay Heart-focused
05/05/2024
Discipline: How to Discipline your Child & Stay Heart-focused
#78: Discipline is a big topic - and one that sparks lots of intense feelings. I thought it time to address what I believe about discipline because we use a word - and it may not mean what you think it means. Or at least you may not know what I mean when I use the word. Discipline is understood to be a big part of parenting - if we do it wrong it really does hurt our children - and I don’t mean just physically but emotionally, relationally and even spiritually. This is an area you really have to think about and not just do whatever. We must be intentional when it comes to discipline. For full transcript: Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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Have This Important Conversation When Your Child Becomes An Adult
04/21/2024
Have This Important Conversation When Your Child Becomes An Adult
#77: If you have older teens, or young adults living at home then you want to listen in today as I talk about a key parenting strategy that will help your young adult child move into adulthood well, but it will also help you make the transitions you need to as a parent. If your young adult is living at home you need to have what I call a Rites of Passage conversation. Listen in as I explain it and give you the words to say. Transcript: This conversation will help you navigate chages in parent-child dynamics when your child becomes an adult. Further Reading/Listening: : Parenting changes and becomes more like mentoring as our children grow older and become teens and young adults. Are you making the shift? Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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3 Words that Changed my Parenting
04/07/2024
3 Words that Changed my Parenting
#76: Today we're talking about three words that changed my parenting: love, mercy, and grace. As Christian parents, we are probably very familiar with those words. But do we let them change how we parent? For full transcript: Further Listening : The truth about Christian parenting isn’t in the things we teach our kids but rather in how we respond. Do we respond as followers of Christ? : When we pursue the things of peace, our choices reflect Christ's righteousness and our right standing with Jesus, brings joy and peace every day. : 5 keys mindsets for parents to be calm, gentle and positive. When you change your beliefs you change your actions. You can be a gentle and positive parent. Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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I’m a Christian, but feel Inadequate to talk to my Children about Jesus
03/24/2024
I’m a Christian, but feel Inadequate to talk to my Children about Jesus
#75: Feelings of inadequacy can stop Christians from sharing gospel with children. Learn to distinguish conviction from condemnation and how to be in a place where you can confidently talk to your kids about Jesus. For full transcript: Further Listening: : Jesus gave us the 'Great Commission' and that includes our children. - and We Should Make the Introduction: As Christian parents we want our children to love Jesus and follow God’s word so we have to be wise in how we teach our children about sin and mercy and grace. Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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Stop Doing All the Things Good Christian Families are Doing
03/10/2024
Stop Doing All the Things Good Christian Families are Doing
Are you tired of feeling like you have to do it all to be a "good Christian family"? We are very quick to judge ourselves as not doing the right things, or not doing enough things to be a good Christian family. This is a false standard. What is a good Christian family anyway! Our goal should be to create a space where our children grow in their faith and in their confidence to be who God made them be, our goal needs to be peace and harmony in our home - not just copying what other Christian families do. When we know what is important to us, we can find the right way to make that happen in our family. But we have to remember, every family is different. And trying to keep up with the Christian Jones’s is never going to work! For full transcript: Further Listening: : We can make it harder than it has to be by the habits we get caught up with but you can catch yourself and start responding differently. : When we pursue the things of peace, our choices reflect Christ’s righteousness; our right standing with Jesus, brings joy and peace every day. : Sometimes it is the little things that we can change in our family or parenting that will make the biggest difference. Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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Preparing Your Family for a Faith-Centered Easter Celebration
02/25/2024
Preparing Your Family for a Faith-Centered Easter Celebration
#73 As Christian parents, we all want our kids to know Jesus - and Easter is a time to create meaningful spiritual moments for our children, but we often get overwhelmed by chocolate and other things. In this episode, I’m talking about the importance of planning how you will approach Easter with intentionality and faith so that your children can grow in their knowledge and faith of Jesus Christ and all He has done for them. As an intentional parent - you need to start thinking about this now. For full transcript: Free Download: (Jelly Bean Story and Easter Faith based prompts) Further Listening/Reading: (podcast/blog) (podcast/blog) (blog only) Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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Parents are you Cultivating a Family Culture of Love and Caring?
02/11/2024
Parents are you Cultivating a Family Culture of Love and Caring?
#72: We all dream of a family home overflowing with love, laughter, and fun. And yet the reality is daily chaos and trying to balance all the things we have to do along with teaching and training our kids! This week I’m sharing a journaling moment that changed my heart, changed my perspective which in turn changed our family - way back when my kids were little. I don’t know about you but for me the Holy Spirit has a way of taking a Bible verse that I am very familiar with and making me really think about it, and and question whether I am living it out. That’s is what I’m talking about this week. A Bible verse that changed how I engaged with my kids. Listen in. For full transcript: Further Listening: : It is important not to get relationship and friendship mixed up as we parent our children. We start with a relationship and enjoy friendship later on. : A busy mum tries to do all the things and finds she can’t. Follow these 5 principles and find balance so you can focus on what is important. : When our children feel secure they are more confident to engage with their world - learning and growing as they do. Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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The Most Important Thing For Parents to get Right when their Teens want Social Media
01/28/2024
The Most Important Thing For Parents to get Right when their Teens want Social Media
#71: Social media is here to stay so it is something that we as parents have to get our head around. To be honest, regardless of what you think about social media, there is every likelihood that your teen will think something different. How are you going to prepare them to walk wisely? This whole topic is huge and can be daunting. In this epiosode I’m talking about ways that help you navigate from a heart-focus perspective. Regardless of how old your kids are - social media is something you are going to have to think about so I hope you find this episode helpful as you establish your family guidelines for online interactions - and in particular social media. Full Transcript: Further Listening: Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching. Start with a free Jumpstart session Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda:
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10 Things We Did As Intentional Parents That Made our Family
01/15/2024
10 Things We Did As Intentional Parents That Made our Family
#70: 10 practical steps for intentional, relational, heart-focused christian parenting that you can start implementing today. I know that it is hard to stay intentional in the middle of all the chaos that happens in family life - but ironically intentionality is the key to overcoming the chaos. Not aiming for perfect, but aiming to live life with purpose and in ways that honour and obey God. When we tackle one thing at a time, with intention, change can happen. This episode is kind of like a summary of 10 things that I feel we did well and that influenced the outcomes of our family life - its a bit longer than usual, but I hope you find it helpful and find something in all this that you can start doing in your family. Links to Resources: Full Transcript / Blog: : weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support materials. Other helpful episodes FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: EMAIL BELINDA: COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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How to set goals as a Busy, Tired, Overwhelmed Mum
12/17/2023
How to set goals as a Busy, Tired, Overwhelmed Mum
#69: It is about this time of the year that I start going through a mental wrap up. The end of the year is close, Christmas is pretty much sorted, and now my mind goes to planning next year. And we’ll start to see a whole pile of whoo-ha about setting goals on our socials. How do you feel about that? Does this make you groan, knowing everyone is going to be talking about setting goals, but they just don’t work for you - you know it - and yet it seems like they should work for you but truth be told, you’ve been setting the same goals for years and not really getting anywhere. Something has to change! Listen in as I talk about the importance of goals (the right goals), and how to make them work for you - even when you are a busy, tired and overwhelmed Mum. >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Goals-setting for busy mums can be soul-destroying. Instead follow my heart-focused approach for life-changing goals & self-improvement. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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3 Character Issues you Don’t Want to Spoil Your Christmas
12/11/2023
3 Character Issues you Don’t Want to Spoil Your Christmas
#68 Thinking back over Christmases Past have you ever felt like you're juggling Christmas chaos, traditions and decorations and invitations - and your children’s behaviour! In the middle of all that chaos going on you just wish your kids had a different attitude and be making different choices. Today I’m sharing 3 character traits that could totally spoil your christmas vibes if you aren’t careful. The reason why I’m talking about these 3 character traits is so you can identify the biggest one for your family and start addressing it now - a few weeks before Christmas. Listen in…. 3 Character Issues you don’t want to spoil your Christmas >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Addressing these 3 character issues before Christmas will help your children do well at Christmas time. Be a heart-focused parent even in a busy time of year. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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How to be Fully Present in December as you Plan Christmas
12/04/2023
How to be Fully Present in December as you Plan Christmas
#67…I want to end the year well - don’t you? And yet it is so busy, here in Australia we have the end of school, and with that comes concerts, and graduations, and parties. We have Christmas - and all that comes with that. A lot of people head off on holidays to catch up with family or just visit somewhere new. It is a crazy busy time of year. Oh yeah, and while all this happens, we still have to parent. We still need to be intentional, relational, and heart-focused parents. So how do we stay connected with our kids, doing the important things, doing these fun things, and these things that build memories and not be distracted? That is what I’m talking about today - how to be fully present at this time of the year. >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Prepare for Christmas and be a fully present parent with these practical tips. Useful for end-of-year madness too. Email Belinda at any time, but especially if you'd like to talk about how to make self-care happen in your day. Email using this form: >>>6 Days to a Heart Focused Christmas: There's still time for this short free email course to help you get to the heart of why you celebrate Christmas. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Christmas Bible Study Ideas for the Whole Family
11/28/2023
Christmas Bible Study Ideas for the Whole Family
#66 ..Having time for a Christmas Bible study – that the whole family can do together is one way to keep Christmas about Jesus and to make it heart-focused. And yet ironically, or unfortunately, it is something that we often push to the side, and regret later that we didn’t do something more specific about Jesus this year! Today I’m sharing some tips on finding a bible study that will help you focus on Jesus, but also some ideas, that if you have left it to the last minute there are some things that you can do - pretty much by the seat of your pants, on the run, and yet, still focus on Jesus. Listen in! >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Doing a Family Bible Study at Christmas time is one way to keep Jesus in Christmas even if it is last minute. BUY: : These prompts help you focus on Jesus, being a blessing to others and having fun as a family. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Do you talk about your Faith and Share your Testimonies with your kids
11/19/2023
Do you talk about your Faith and Share your Testimonies with your kids
# 65 This week my one of my daughters shared her testimony at her mid-week Bible study which got me to thinking about the benefit of parents sharing their testimonies or God stories with their children. Listen in as I share some of my reflections this week. >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Christian parents nurture their kids faith when they share their authentic testimonies and stories of what God has done in their life. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Preparing for Christmas (Yes, its that time again)
11/12/2023
Preparing for Christmas (Yes, its that time again)
#64 This week’s episode is titled: Preparing for Christmas - and yes, it’s that time again! I want to encourage you to start planning for Christmas early (and if you aren’t celebrating - listen to the first little bit cause there’s something you need to start thinking about too!) For those who are celebrating - if we want to be intentional, relational, and heart focused we need to start planning now. Today I’m sharing three different things for you to consider before it gets too close to December. >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Start planning for Christmas now so you can create a celebration that touches your child's heart and nurtures relationships. Make Christmas meaningful and memorable for your family this year. Extra Listening or Reading: Episode #24 Because Jesus is the reason for Christmas it is a good time to teach our children about Jesus and grow their faith. >>> Create a Christmas celebration for your family that addresses the heart but a Christmas like that won't just happen - you have to plan for it and put in the work. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Do your Kids Listen to that Inner Voice of their Heart?
11/05/2023
Do your Kids Listen to that Inner Voice of their Heart?
#63 My mum used to talk about the little man sitting on my shoulder making me uncomfortable if I did something wrong, or was about to. This was my conscience. I define the conscience as the work of the heart telling me when my choices are about to go against what I believe is right. We need to teach our children about their conscience. We need to teach them to listen to it. This is what I’m talking about t his week - as I ask the question - Do your Kids listen to that inner voice of their Heart?" >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: When our children know how to listen to the voice in their heart - their conscience - before they act - they will start to make wise choices. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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You can't do it all - No-one can - So Stop Comparing
10/15/2023
You can't do it all - No-one can - So Stop Comparing
#62 Are you caught in the comparison trap, constantly measuring what happens in your family against others? That is not helpful and it needs to stop. This week I’m talking about living by our priorities as a parent - we can’t do it all, let’s just be honest - and instead work out what is important and put our full efforts into that! I really want parents to create a fulfilling family life - and for that to happen you have to let some things go and hold onto other things. Let’s talk this issue some more… >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: When parents live by their values and priorities they create a fulfilling family life instead of one driven by comparison and judgement. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call - 1st Coaching call: Jumpstart - free 2nd Coaching call: Moving Forward - $30aud 3rd+ Coaching call: Accountability - $20aud
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Are your Kids Domestically Blind? Do they just not see the mess?
10/08/2023
Are your Kids Domestically Blind? Do they just not see the mess?
#61 Do you ever get frustrated when your kids just step over stuff and seemingly don't notice the mess? It doesn’t matter how long something is on the floor or left undone, they’ll just leave it there. It's as if they have a unique ability to ignore clutter. Well, you're not alone! In today's episode, I want to share what I did, back in the day, when I decided something needed to be done about this. I reckon these strategies will work for you too… >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Though it is frustrating when our kids don’t see the mess in front of them -I call it domestic blindness. We can teach them to see it and do their chores better. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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When you Teach Bible from your Heart, you Impact your Child's Heart
10/01/2023
When you Teach Bible from your Heart, you Impact your Child's Heart
#60: As a Christian parent one of my strongest desires was for my children to know, love and obey God. I knew that as their parent, I was called to disciple them. So like we all do these days - we look for information, for the right information, for good information; resources that I could use to teach my children about God. And yet time after time, God showed me that the best way to make my kids think about Him was to talk straight from the heart. Let’s talk about that… >>>FULL TRANSCRIPT/BLOG: Teaching Bible to Children has the deepest impact when you teach from your heart and your personal faith journey, not just from a Bible curriculum. >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Helping a Homeschool Student move from Un-engaged to a Love of Learning
09/24/2023
Helping a Homeschool Student move from Un-engaged to a Love of Learning
#59 Though we all have many different reasons why we homeschool and how we homeschool I think there would be a common thread that we all want our kids to learn. We may differ on the what to learn and the how to learn - but we want our kids to learn. So when they start being really disinterested regardless of what we put in front of them it is a concern. I homeschooled 4 kids, from prep to year 12 - where each of my children are different in their abilities, their interests and the way they approach learning. And we certainly faced seasons where they just weren’t interested. Today I’m sharing some teaching methods and strategies that helped me keep our homeschooling going even when the kids were not that interested. >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Discover how to rekindle your child’s love of learning when they become unengaged and disinterested in homeschool lessons. >>>Deschooling Workshop: Create the Homeschool you want for your family by deschooling before you homeschool. (Helpful for new homeschoolers and overwhelmed homeschoolers) >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Do you Allow your Teenager to Express an Opinion when it Differs from Yours?
09/17/2023
Do you Allow your Teenager to Express an Opinion when it Differs from Yours?
#58: Listening to our teenagers having different opinions is challenging but it helps them clarify their beliefs and it strengthens your relationship, in fact it is an important heart-focused parenting practice. We must give our teenagers a voice (doesn't mean they are right, or don't have to learn more - but they do need to be able to speak it out.) >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Download free Heart Booster: >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Being a Christian Parent and Addressing your Children's Bad Attitudes
09/10/2023
Being a Christian Parent and Addressing your Children's Bad Attitudes
#57: Sometimes it is the little things that go under the radar that we should be really concerned about as we parent our children. We tend to deal with the in-your-face arguments, temper tantrums, out and out lying, but attitude, now that is another thing. Attitudes are hard to define; they are hard to put a finger on. But if we don’t deal with the attitudes (what is in the heart) then we will only deal with external behaviours – and our child will never learn and grow. So that is what we are talking about today, what is attitude and how do we deal with it as a heart-focused parent. >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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How to know if your Child is Growing Spiritually
09/03/2023
How to know if your Child is Growing Spiritually
#56 How do we know that our child is growing spiritually? It is the parents’ privilege to disciple their child as a new Christian but don't make the mistake of making it about them doing all the good Christian things. >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Homeschool Highschool: Top 5 Lessons I taught in Homeschooling Highschool
08/27/2023
Homeschool Highschool: Top 5 Lessons I taught in Homeschooling Highschool
#55: Looking back over our 20 years of homeschooling I share these 5 top lessons for homeschooling highschool. Highschool is about more than book learning. It starts with knowing your why - why are you homeschooling highschool and then are you making choices that will help you and your child reach that purpose and vision? >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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These 3 Skills will Help your Child's Devotional Time
08/20/2023
These 3 Skills will Help your Child's Devotional Time
#54: Are you looking to create deeper connections with your children in their faith journey? Join us on Episode #54 as we dive into a topic every parent can relate to: how to guide your kids in making their daily devotional time more meaningful. And I’ve also got a special bonus for you— Heart Booster download with 5 prompts designed to help your child connect with God on a deeper level during their daily devotions. Don't let your child's devotional time become just another task on the checklist. Tune in now to equip yourself with the tools that will make their faith journey more real for them. >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Download bonus printables: >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Empathy: In that Moment Your Kids Need Empathy, not Solutions
08/13/2023
Empathy: In that Moment Your Kids Need Empathy, not Solutions
#53: Empathy in parenting is key to helping our children’s emotions - it also builds trust and connection in the parent-child relationship. We have to slow down enough to show our children that we are there for them. >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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Margin: The Importance of Margin in the Life of a Busy Mum
08/06/2023
Margin: The Importance of Margin in the Life of a Busy Mum
#52: Follow these tips to find Margin even though you live a busy life as a Mum. It’s important as it will give you the time and emotional space to be a heart-focused parent! >>>FULL SHOW NOTES/BLOG: Book mentioned in this episode: Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives by Richard Swenson >>>Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) . Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. >>>FOLLOW BELINDA On Instagram: On Facebook: Email Belinda: >>>COACHING: Book a free Jumpstart Call -
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