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Connected Families Podcast

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Blessed to Be a Blessing: Passing Family Transformation On

October 26, 2026 · 22 min

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…
Christian Parenting, Small Wins, and Hope for What’s Next

October 19, 2026 · 14 min

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…
Parenting Stress: New Research on What Actually Lowers It

October 5, 2026 · 32 min

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…
Screens On, Dishes Undone: A Grace-Based Parenting Role Play

September 28, 2026 · 44 min

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…
Jim and Lynne Jackson: 24 Years of Christ-Centered Parenting Ministry

September 21, 2026 · 36 min

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…

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When Obedience Isn’t The Whole Answer for the Christian Parent

September 14, 2026 · 42 min

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…
Changing for the Better: What 500 Parents Found

September 7, 2026 · 12 min

Three months, nearly 500 parents! One space where the questions get honest fast. In this 11-minute celebration episode, Stacy Bellward sits down with Certified Parent Coach and cf community moderator Katie Johnson to share what has…
Your Angry Child Needs a Plan, Not a Perfect Parent

August 31, 2026 · 27 min

New Course Now Available: Find Confidence in Crisis Today! If you have an angry child whose aggressive behaviors keep surfacing, it can be hard to know how to respond with both steadiness and care. In part two of this conversation, guest…
Where to Begin with Your Child’s Aggressive Behavior

August 26, 2026 · 19 min

New Course Now Available: Find Confidence in Crisis Today! When a child’s aggressive behavior fills your home, it can stir up intense feelings in you, too. In this mini-episode, Stacy Bellward, and Certified Parent Coaches Katie Johnson…
When Your Child Hits You: Finding Calm in the Chaos

August 24, 2026 · 28 min

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…
Where to Find Parenting Support That Actually Helps

August 17, 2026 · 31 min

Ready to start a small group this Fall? Explore Connected Families small groups here. The best parenting support often comes from something simple: walking alongside one another instead of carrying the hard moments on our own. That's the…
What to Do About Bad Grades on Your Child's Report Card (Without Nagging)

August 10, 2026 · 21 min

Have you ever felt like your child just doesn't care about their bad grades on their report card, no matter how much you push, remind, or worry? In this audioblog, adapted from two of our blog posts, guest host Chad Hayenga closes out our…