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- 6 days ago31 min
Behavior as Communication: Finding the Need Beneath the Behavior
Have you ever ended a hard day of parenting and wondered if anything you’re doing is making a difference? In this episode, Stacy Bellward welcomes back Sara Worley, LCSW, a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) practitioner and Connected Families Certified Parent Coach, to explore beneath the surface of your child’s actions and learn to view behavior as communication. Whether your child has gone through trauma or is simply experiencing stress you can’t see, Sara offers a fresh lens. This conversation is full of practical wisdom and genuine hope for the long game of parenting.  ______ Now Available: Under the Surface online course! In this six-session topical resource, explore parenting through a trauma-informed lens while weaving in the Connected Families Framework as a practical and hope-filled guide. You’ll gain a foundational understanding of how trauma impacts a child’s brain, body, and behavior, and why traditional discipline strategies often fall short. Available now for $28, grab it today. Key Takeaways: Learn how shifting from furious to curious can open the door to creative problem-solving Discover how felt safety works, what a “hyperactive threat detector” is, and why your child’s stress response doesn’t mean you’re failing Hold on to hope when progress feels slow and be encouraged to notice small beginnings Mentioned in this Podcast:  Under the Surface online course Galatians 6:9 Zechariah 4:10 Proverbs 18:24 Sensitive & Intense Kids online course Ep. 155 – Blocked Care: Rekindle Compassion in Your Heart Connected Families Framework The Table Monthly Giving Program Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! <p class="wp
- 1 weeks ago25 min
Why Small Things Feel So Big to Your Child: Primitive Reflexes Explained
What if the behaviors that frustrate you most aren’t choices your child is making at all? Fidgeting, chewing on shirt sleeves, big reactions to small demands: sometimes there’s more happening beneath the surface than we realize. In this episode, host Stacy Bellward and guest co-host Lydia Rex welcome Jess Muehlher, founder of Delta Genesis, for a hope-filled conversation about the brain-body connection behind many of the challenges parents face. Jess shares the story that changed the direction of her career and explains how retained primitive reflexes can shape a child’s regulation, learning, and connection. Whether your child has a diagnosis, you’re working through intense challenges every day, or you simply sense your child is wired a little differently, this conversation offers fresh understanding, deeper grace, and real hope for the road ahead. Key Takeaways: Learn the hidden reflex behind big reactions Discover what’s really driving your child’s behavior Find grace when discipline isn’t “working” Mentioned in this Podcast:  Genesis 1:27 Deuteronomy 31:6 Hebrews 4:15 Genesis 12:2 The Table Monthly Giving Program Delta Genesis  Delta Genesis Instagram  Connected Families Framework™ Ep. 222 – Retained Primitive Reflexes: Understanding and Supporting Your Child’s Development Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! Guest Bio: Jess is the founder of Delta Genesis, a virtual neurodevelopmental program serving nearly 1,000 families globally. Delta works with kids navigating ADHD, autism, anxiety, sensory processing differences, OCD, PDA, and other neurodevelopmental challenges. The program is built around a paradigm called temporal summation, which means addressing multiple brain systems simultaneously rather than one piece at a time. The result is a parent-led, medication-free approach that gets at the root of why kids are struggling. Most of the families who find Delta have already tried therapy, OT, speech, or behavioral approaches and are looking for what’s been missing.  Want to keep this conversation going? Join us inside the cf community — a faith-anchored, coach-supported space where parents grow together. Reflect on episodes like this one, ask hard questions, and celebrate the small wins alongside parents from around the world. 👉 <a href="https://connected-families.mn.co/plans/1971994?bundle_tok
- 2 weeks ago22 min
Blessed to Be a Blessing: Passing Family Transformation On
What happens when a parenting resource changes your family so deeply that you want every parent you know to experience it too? In this episode, guest host Chad Hayenga sits down with Joe Dewey, the new president of Connected Families, and Laura Way, manager of The Table, for a hope-filled look at what’s ahead. Joe shares why he said yes to leading the ministry and offers a first glimpse of the new resources taking shape, including support for passing faith to the next generation, content for dads, and guidance for the questions today’s parents are facing. Laura shares the heart behind The Table, a growing community of families who have experienced transformation through this work and know they are blessed to be a blessing. Whether you’re a longtime listener or just discovering Connected Families, this conversation invites you to see where the ministry is headed and how your family’s story might become part of another family’s transformation. Key Takeaways: Discover where Connected Families is headed next Get a first look at upcoming parenting resources Learn how monthly partners help transform families Find ways your family’s story can bless others Mentioned in this Podcast:  The Table Monthly Giving Program cf community The Connected Families FrameworkTM Certified Parent Coaching Program Connected Families Partnership Program Connected Families Research Initiative – Biblically Grounded and Research-Informed: What That Actually Means Ep. 323 – Christian Parenting, Small Wins, and Hope for What’s Next Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! Guest Bio: Joe Dewey is the new President of Connected Families and a Connected Families Certified Parent Coach. He has a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and has served in full-time ministry with Cru in Leader Development and Human Resources since 2010. He has been a certified life coach since 2017. These experiences, and more, have molded him into a leader who leads with solutions. Whether in ministry or parenting, he finds clarity amid complexity, providing win-win solutions.   Laura Way felt like she was drowning as a young mom overseas. She thinks that God provided Connected Families for her when she needed it most. She’s thrilled to be on the team, offering hope & help to others! Laura and her husband live in Florida with their two elementary-aged daughters. In her free time, Laura loves to read in her hammock or have coffee with friends.  Want to keep this conversation going? Join us inside the cf community — a faith-anchored, coach-supported space where parents grow together. Reflect on episodes like this one, ask hard questions, and celebrate the small wins alongside parents from around the world. 👉
- 3 weeks ago13 min
Christian Parenting, Small Wins, and Hope for What’s Next
What does it look like when a family’s whole trajectory begins to change? For the Dewey family, it hasn’t looked like perfection. It has looked like grace, growth, and small wins worth celebrating. Joe and his wife, Courtney, have spent years practicing the Connected Families Framework™ in their busy, homeschooling, “beautifully messy” home. Now Joe is stepping in as the new president of Connected Families. In this episode, host Stacy Bellward joins Joe and founders Jim and Lynne Jackson for a personal conversation about Christian parenting, ministry, everyday faith, and the hope that how we love our kids today can shape our families for generations.  Key Takeaways: Find hope in small wins by hearing how one busy family celebrates everyday moments of growth  Discover what it looks like to pass on a legacy with trust, humility, and grace, a model you can carry into your own family Meet Joe Dewey and his family Discover Joe’s vision for reaching more families with the Connected Families Framework and learn how to be part of what’s next Mentioned in this Podcast:  The Table Monthly Giving Program The Celebration Highlight Video YouTube – Jim and Lynne Jackson: 24 Years of Christ-Centered Parenting Ministry YouTube – Screens On, Dishes Undone: A Grace-Based Parenting Role Play Hebrews 13:7 Ephesians 3:20 2 Corinthians 5:14  Ep. 320 – Jim and Lynne Jackson: 24 Years of Christ-Centered Parenting Ministry Ep. 321 – Screens On, Dishes Undone: A Grace-Based Parenting Role Play Ep. 322 – Parenting Stress: New Research on What Actually Lowers It Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course Connected Families Certified Parent Coaching Connected Families Partnership Program  Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! Guest Bio: Jim and Lynne Jackson are the Founders Emeritus of Connected Families in Plymouth, MN. With over 50 combined years of professionally helping families and a love for working in the church, Jim and Lynne have brought reliable, God-centered, research-based parenting resources to families since 2002.  Joe Dewey is the new President of Connected Families and a Connected Families Certified Parent Coach. He has a Bachelor’s in M
- Oct 5, 202631 min
Parenting Stress: New Research on What Actually Lowers It
For more than twenty years, Connected Families has heard countless stories: parenting stress decreased, the angry household that got gentler, the relationship that came back to life. Beautiful stories, all of them. But a problem remained: stories aren’t data. In this episode, Stacy Bellward welcomes back Dr. Cindy Wilson, Connected Families Director of Education, Equipping and Research, to share results from the ministry’s first official research study on the Connected Families Framework™ and the Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course. Partnering with an independent research team at Florida State University, Cindy’s team asked 50 parents questions to uncover what actually changed in their homes. If you’re in a hard parenting season and wondering whether the inward-first work is worth it, this conversation offers both encouragement and evidence. Key Takeaways: Discover what 50 parents reported changed in their homes after completing the Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course Learn the real difference between “research-informed” and “evidence-based” and why that distinction opens doors for Connected Families to reach more families Why parents’ inward-first growth is the starting point for generational transformation Mentioned in this Podcast:  Proverbs 15:1 Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course Book – Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart The Connected Families Framework cf community Certified Parent Coaching Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! Guest Bio: Cindy Wilson is a CF-Certified Parent Coach and a Certified Family Life Educator with 20+ years in children & family ministry and academia. As Director of Education, Equipping, and Research for CF, she helps churches, schools, and other organizations use CF resources to equip and support families in their community. She is also helping collect data to show the impact of CF resources on parents and families. Cindy lives in Florida with her husband of over 30 years. She has three adult children, one son-in-law, four grandchildren, and a farm full of animals.  Want to keep this conversation going? Join us inside the cf community — a faith-anchored, coach-supported space where parents grow together. Reflect on episodes like this one, ask hard questions, and celebrate the small wins alongside parents from around the world. 👉 Join the cf community today Love the podcast? Leave a rev
- Sep 28, 202644 min
Screens On, Dishes Undone: A Grace-Based Parenting Role Play
In part two of our conversation, Jim and Lynne Jackson sit down with Stacy Bellward and Chad Hayenga to name what they hope remains true about the grace-based parenting ministry, Connected Families, for decades to come. Along the way, listen as they unpack why grace impacts a child’s heart, walk through a live role-play of a screens-and-chores moment most of us know too well, and show what it looks like to invite restoration. You don’t want to miss it! Key Takeaways: You’ll discover why grace changes a child’s heart  Gain practical shifts toward restorative consequences, rooted in the gospel pattern of making right what was made wrong You’ll walk away with one reframed question that changes everyday interactions Mentioned in this Podcast:  Luke 15:1  1 Thessalonians 2:8  Ephesians 1:3  2 Corinthians 1:3-4  Ephesians 3:20  Galatians 5:16-25  Ep. 320 – Jim and Lynne Jackson: 24 Years of Christ-Centered Parenting Ministry 4 Messages of the Connected Families Framework (Included in the Free Learning Library) YouTube – Old People Acting Like Kids Connected Families Blog Grace and Truth for Moms online course Sibling Conflict online course Ebook – Transform Bedtime Struggles Sensitive and Intense Kids online course cf community  The Table Monthly Giving Program Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! Guest Bio: Jim and Lynne Jackson are the Co-Founders of Connected Families in Plym
- Sep 21, 202635 min
Jim and Lynne Jackson: 24 Years of Christ-Centered Parenting Ministry
Join us at our Celebration honoring Jim and Lynne Jackson at 7 pm (CST) on Thursday, September 24th, 2026. We’d love to have you with us! An occupational therapist and a youth worker walked into a basement with a few ideas about parenting and three kids willing to run the camera. Twenty-four years later, the Connected Families Framework™ has reached homes in 22 countries. In this first episode of a two-part series, Stacy Bellward sits down with co-founders Jim and Lynne Jackson, along with Director of Development Chad Hayenga, to mark a significant season for Connected Families. After more than two years of prayerful succession planning, Jim and Lynne are stepping back from day-to-day responsibilities and moving into the role of founders emeritus. It is a handing off to the next generation, done with care. They speak candidly about what it takes to release something you have poured your life into, share an honest update on Lynne’s health journey, and trace how a message born in a Minnesota basement started translating across cultures no one expected. You’ll also hear the essence of the Framework, in their own words. Key Takeaways: Discover why parenting change starts in your heart, not in a new technique. Find relief if you’re tired of parenting advice that only adds to your to-do list. Learn the one simple idea to hold onto when you can’t remember the whole Framework. Take hope that God can use ordinary, unqualified people right where you are. Mentioned in this Podcast:  Matthew 23:26  Ephesians 1  1 Thessalonians 2:8  2 Corinthians 5:14  1 Corinthians 1:27  Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course  Parent Coaching Certification Program  Entitlement Fix online course  cf community  The Table Monthly Giving Program Lynne’s CaringBridge page  Check o
- Sep 14, 202642 min
When Obedience Isn’t The Whole Answer for the Christian Parent
What happens when the parenting approach you were told God requires doesn’t match the child God gave you?  It’s a question a lot of Christian parents inwardly carry, and it’s named out loud in this episode.  Host Stacy Bellward sits down with Certified Parent Coaches Katie Johnson and Lyssa Stoyko to walk through the Connected Families Framework™ layer by layer. You’ll hear one family’s story of real change, plus two role-play scenarios that show what a different response sounds like in an ordinary moment at home.  Stay to the end. This episode closes with a tribute to Jim and Lynne Jackson as they step into their new roles as Founders Emeritus. Key Takeaways: Why obedience-first parenting leaves some families stuck, and where to go from there What’s happening underneath your child’s anger, and how to respond to it What the same hard moment sounds like before and after the Framework, through two role-plays Practical tools from the Coach and Correct levels of the Connected Families Framework Mentioned in this Podcast:  Connected Families Framework Discipline That Connects With Your Child’s Heart online course cf community Upcoming Events with Lyssa Stoyko Leave a Review – Apple Podcasts or Spotify Isaiah 42:3 Philippians 1:6 Ephesians 4:22-24 2 Corinthians 10:5 James 1:27 Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! Guest Bio: Lyssa Stoyko is a wife, foster, and adoptive mama of three children who are six, six and a half, and seven years old. Her house is active and noisy! Along with her parent coaching company, she hosts the podcast “Moms Take Ten.” Want to keep this conversation going? Join us inside the cf community — a faith-anchored, coach-supported space where parents grow together. Reflect on episodes like this one, ask hard questions, and celebrate the small wins alongside parents from around the world. 👉 Join the cf community toda
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