Simple Steps - Relying on God as We Raise Our Kids

Each 10-15 minute episode offers practical and doable ways to rely on God throughout the years of raising kids. Teresa Glenn, mom to three grown kids, shares through personal stories and scripture how she blended learning to raise children with learning to rely on God. This approach is a game-changer! Be encouraged as you learn how to participate with God as he shapes your child, shapes you, shapes your relationship with a child, and helps you connect your child to him.

17: Gaining Perspective About Our Child's Will 02/25/2022

17: Gaining Perspective About Our Child's Will In the ordinary stuff of the day, God gives you a peek into the possibilities of your child’s character development. He invites you to participate with him in shaping your child’s will—so that the plans he has for your child might be manifest through the harnessing of the will and the development of its characteristics. Resources for Episode 17 Genesis 2.16-17 Romans 3.23-24 2 Corinthians 3:18 Join me on Instagram Grab a copy of my book /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/22255565

16: Six Ways to Gain Your Child's Respect 03/30/2021

16: Six Ways to Gain Your Child's Respect We want our child to respect us. God wants to help us cultivate this honoring relationship with our child. Listen in for six ways to gain a child's respect. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/18543629

15: Correction - The Hardest Part of Discipline 03/13/2021

15: Correction - The Hardest Part of Discipline When our kids were toddlers, two questions quickly surfaced: How am I going to respond to disobedience? What’s my goal when I respond? I realized my need to distinguish between punishment and correction. Listen in for how this understanding lifted a huge burden off my shoulders and placed a plan in my heart. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/18310211

14: Training Tips to Discipline Your Child 01/13/2021

14: Training Tips to Discipline Your Child God wants us to be dedicated to our child's learning and to train them in ways that point to conduct that pleases him. But training is hard work, and it's easy to become discouraged, exhausted, and frazzled. How we train matters. Listen in for 8 doable training tips! /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/17538986

13: True Discipline Begins With Loving Instruction 11/24/2020

13: True Discipline Begins With Loving Instruction Instruction is an opportunity to build up our child and build our relationship. It can also lessen fits, fights, embarrassing moments, and unnecessary correction. Most importantly, it's an essential building block for character development. But how we instruct matters. Listen in for practical suggestions. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/16929470

12: A Game Plan for Disciplining our Kids 10/28/2020

12: A Game Plan for Disciplining our Kids Discipline is one of the hardest parts of parenting, so a game plan is helpful. Listen in for a threefold approach to practice discipline with your kids! Learn how discipline is about relationship—not a formula to follow. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/16586426

11: Life-Giving Words When Our Child Disobeys 10/04/2020

11: Life-Giving Words When Our Child Disobeys It's hard to speak Life-giving words when a child disobeys or disappoints us by his decision. We might feel justified in the words that are swirling in our head and about to pop out of our mouth. But, it’s essential to remember the power of the tongue—that our words have the power to build up or to tear down. When a child knows we are disappointed or angry, well-chosen Life-giving words can be incredibly impactful. Learn why and get strategies to speak these words in the midst of correction. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/16261022

10: Life-Giving Words for Your Child 09/14/2020

10: Life-Giving Words for Your Child One of the most powerful blessings you can give your child is life-giving words. They express support, high value, and renew your child. Listen in for lots of easy suggestions AND a key way to overcome saying the very things we don’t want to say. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/16010072

9: Make the Most of Mealtimes 08/24/2020

9: Make the Most of Mealtimes Do you ever feel like you’re going through the motions at mealtimes? Listen in for easy steps and conversation starters to make the most of mealtimes and build stronger relationships within your family. A Mealtime Makeover is possible, no matter what ages your children are. It’s not about the meal; it’s about the time shared around the meal. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/15730637

8: Keep Conversation About Jesus Going 08/10/2020

8: Keep Conversation About Jesus Going Keep the conversation about Jesus going with our child through nurturing three relationships. Listen in about an activity that our family practiced from the elementary through the high school years and nurtured all three relationships. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/15553934

7: Get The Conversation About Jesus Started 07/28/2020

7: Get The Conversation About Jesus Started When we teach our child how to pray, we show them how to have relationship with Jesus. It's the most important life skill our child needs. As a parent, you have the privilege of making this introduction for the most significant relationship your child will ever have. Whether your child is a toddler or teen, let’s get the conversation started! /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/15389858

6: Sowing Seeds of Faith to Our Child 07/16/2020

6: Sowing Seeds of Faith to Our Child The world is creative and strategic about the messages it wants our kids to embrace. We can be too—especially when it comes helping our child know God and how to have relationship with him. Here are some strategic initial steps to for planning, prayer, conversation, and reinforcement. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/15236078

5: Passing On What We Value 06/30/2020

5: Passing On What We Value We want to give our children the best that we can, right? The best provision that we can give them is Jesus—to teach them all about him and how to have relationship with him. You and I are called to make disciples, and our primary disciples are our children. It is not up to us to figure out how to make our child a disciple. It’s up to us to decide to live like a disciple and embrace Jesus’ command to make our children disciples. He will show us how and he will do the heart-work. Let’s /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/15028628

4: Aim for Affection with Your Child 06/15/2020

4: Aim for Affection with Your Child A second way we can demonstrate love is physical affection. Now, some of us hear that and relax; but for others of us affection is unfamiliar, uncomfortable, or surfaces confusion or pain. I hope my thoughts and suggestions generate hope for the possibilities in your relationship with your child, no matter their age. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/14785400

3: Make a Face That Counts 06/01/2020

3: Make a Face That Counts Sometimes we worry that we’re not loving a child enough, or we don’t feel like we have anything left to give because we’re exhausted. One way we can demonstrate love to our child at any age is through facial expressions. They can support or represent our words—or not. Listen in for 2 questions about your facial expressions. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/14642522

2: A Self-Esteem Security Check for Our Child 05/18/2020

2: A Self-Esteem Security Check for Our Child Here are 3 questions that I learned to consider over the years of raising our kids. They served as a “security” check and helped me discern how a child felt about herself and how I could impact this. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/14617355

1: The Best Way To Love Our Child 05/04/2020

1: The Best Way To Love Our Child Our child’s behavior, decisions, and friend choices are affected by how he feels about himself. As parents, we significantly impact his sense of security, worth, and being loved.We need the power and completeness of God’s love most—whether we’re toddlers, tweens, teens, or adults. /episode/index/show/simple-steps-teresadglenn/id/14617358

Simple Steps - Relying on God as We Raise Our Kids

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