When Your Child Hits You: Finding Calm in the Chaos

New Course Now Available: Find Confidence in Crisis Today! When your child hits you, kicks you, or says something that takes your breath away, and a single thought takes over: I have to make this stop. In this honest conversation, host Chad Hayenga sits down with coaches Lydia Rex and Katie Wetsell to explore what’s really happening beneath a child’s aggressive behavior, and why the goal isn’t to fix it magically, but to become the steady, faith-filled presence your child needs in their hardest moments. What they share might just change the way you show up on the car ride home.  If this conversation hits home for you, there’s a next step made for exactly this. Lydia and Katie built a brand-new mini course, Confidence in the Crisis: Navigating Aggressive Behaviors, for parents who feel shaken by their child’s big behaviors. For just $28, they walk alongside you, weaving the Connected Families Framework™  together with Trust-Based Relational Intervention® and Nonviolent Resistance into one practical, faith-filled experience. You’ll leave with a personalized safety plan for your family, evidence-based strategies you can use right away, and deeper trust that God has equipped you for this very moment. With a plan, what once felt unsettling can become an opportunity to anchor your family in faith and grow closer through the hard things. Key Takeaways: What aggression really is, and the deeper emotions often driving it The physical and brain-body factors parents often overlook: sleep, nutrition, neurodivergence, pain, and more Why the Connected Families Framework still applies, even when bigger struggles are at play How to move from “I have to make this behavior stop” to “God has equipped me for this moment” Mentioned in this Podcast:  Confidence in Crisis online course NEW! 2 Timothy 1:7  Malachi 4:2  Psalm 4:4  Blog Post – Why Is My Child So Angry? The #1 Unexpected Reason & Practical Steps to Take The Table Monthly Giving Program Check out our website for more resources to support your parenting! Guest Bio: Lydia Rex is the Director of Family Support for Bien Aimé (bee-ehn eh-MAY) Farm, where she works with families who have adopted children. She is a registered nurse, Connected Families certified parent coach, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner, and co-hosted the Sensitive and Intense Kids online course with Lynne Jackson. No stranger to the challenges of the parenting journey, Lydia offers empathy, encouragement, and a deep commitment to walking along