With parenting advice coming at you from so many sources, how do you know what to listen to and what to ignore? Parenting the heart of a child is completely different than the behavior modification approaches that often parents use. Instead of relying on rewards, incentives, threats, and punishment, you'll learn how to identify heart lessons to teach your child and implement them in practical ways. In this podcast, Parenting Coaches Dr. Scott Turansky and Elena Zwetsloot will offer you strat ...
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Biblical Parenting Coaching Program, what it is, and the beneficial ways in which it will impact your family. The Program is an eight-week class, that involves both study and practical hands-on training. Listen, rate, and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are sharing ideas and practical tips on how to deal with selfishness during Christmas. Listen, rate and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are sharing their personal stories, on how they used to celebrate Christmas with their families. Listen, rate and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about how to parent under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit guides our hearts, our parenting habits can change and we can encourage and inspire our children differently. God's guidance is crucial - while we are those who work with the children in daily life - God is the one who…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Positive conclusion.Parents often think their job is done after they’ve given a consequence. Unfortunately tension often lingers in the relationship. Furthermore, many children don’t seem to make the connection between correction and life. Learning how to end the discipline time construc…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Positive conclusion.Parents often think their job is done after they’ve given a consequence. Unfortunately tension often lingers in the relationship. Furthermore, many children don’t seem to make the connection between correction and life. Learning how to end the discipline time construc…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Biblical Parenting Coaching Program, what it is, and the beneficial ways in which it will impact your family. The Program is an eight-week class that involves both study and practical hands-on training. Listen, rate, and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Biblical Parenting Coaching Program, what it is, and the beneficial ways in which it will impact your family. The Program is an eight-week class that involves both study and practical hands-on training. During this episode, the focus is on Week 4. Listen, rate, and share!…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Biblical Parenting Coaching Program, what it is, and the beneficial ways in which it will impact your family. The Program is an eight-week class that involves both study and practical hands-on training. During this episode, the focus is on Week One. Listen, rate and share!…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Biblical Parenting Coaching Program, what it is, and the beneficial ways in which it will impact your family. The Program is an eight-week class that involves both study and practical hands-on training. During this episode, the focus is on Week One. Listen, rate and share!…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about the Biblical Parenting Coaching Program, what it is and the beneficial ways in which it will impact your family. The Program is an eight-week class that involves both study and practical hands on training. During this episode, the focus is on Week One. Listen, rate and share!…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about how to get started with parenting training in your family. Dr Scott and Elena are answering challenging questions and giving practical advise for parents. Listen, rate and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about correction - what it is and what are how to best think and use it in your family. Dr Scott and Elena are answering challenging questions and giving practical advise for parents. Listen, rate and share!
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We believe that parents can be the best councilors for their children - as long as they are equipped with the right plan. During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena would like to offer parents some encouragement and help, to give them hope. Dr Scott and Elena are answering challenging questions and giving practical advise for parents. Listen, rate and…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about bitterness, what it is and what are its dangers. Dr Scott and Elena are answering challenging questions and giving practical advise for parents. Listen, rate and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about dangerous beliefs, what they are and how they creep in the lives of our families. Dr Scott and Elena are answering challenging questions and giving practical advise for parents. Listen, rate and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are talking about selfishness and how important it is for parents to understand its roots and to know how to help their children deal with it. Dr Scott and Elena are answering challenging questions and giving practical advise for parents. Listen, rate and share!…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are focusing their conversations around emotions and the role they play in our children's life. We look at the heart, as the control center of emotions and how we can help children learn to wisely manage their emotions, in a godly way. Listen, rate and share!
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During this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are focusing their conversations around emotions and the role they play in our children's life. We look at the heart, as the control center of emotions and how we can help children learn to wisely manage their emotions, in a godly way. Listen, rate and share!
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In this episode, Dr Scott and Elena are sharing in more details why teamwork is an important concept for children to learn about and also to put into practice and the benefits of having a well developed teamwork attitude. You can hear practical advice and tips you can immediately put into practice!
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During this episode Dr Scott and Elena Zwetsloot are discussing about the role authorities play in the life of children and how should we as parents help children relate to them. In this episode you will find practical tips as well as strategies to bring about changes in the heart of your child. Please rate and share!…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how to speak and lead our children with hope, so they can have and build hope as well. Hope is a very important part of our lives as parents and of our children's lives. We learn to put our hope in Jesus and through that we see potential for change in our children. Th…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how parents can help children learn about the world we live in in a biblical way - as well as ways to help them become wise and know how to discern and make wise decisions in a world that has less and less love for God. These are important concepts for parents as affi…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about building strong relationships, why it's so important and how relationships are the soil in which we plant the seeds of love and affection for or children. Having a strong relationship with your child will allow for growth in harder situations and times. These are impo…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about something that is very prevalent amongst our children and teenagers: technology and devices addiction. They will discuss how to deal with this at different ages and you will learn about ideas and strategies to help parent's help their children to use devices and techn…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about something that is very prevalent amongst our children and teenagers: technology and devices addiction. They will discuss how to deal with this at different ages and you will learn about ideas and strategies to help parent's help their children to use devices and techn…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how parents can help children have a plan to deal with the three main emotions that are: anxiety, sadness and anger. We discuss them each individually and then we offer practical tips on how to understand them but also manage them appropriately. These are important co…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how to coach children t grow spiritually. Our relationship with God, praying and reading the Bible are essential aspects of our lives and learning about these at a young age is very important! As parents, we have a responsibility to instill in our children ways in whi…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how to coach children t grow spiritually. Our relationship with God, praying and reading the Bible are essential aspects of our lives and learning about these at a young age is very important! As parents, we have a responsibility to instill in our children ways in whi…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how to teach teenager to choose healthy friendships as well as to stop the bad relationships they are in. Friendships are very important for our children and it is important to be wise when choosing friends, because they have a lot of influence on our kids. This is su…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how to teach children to add energy to the family life. Within a family there are chores and tasks to be done, as well as fun activity - we discuss how to teach children to do all these with a happy heart! Learning to be aware of how our children change is very import…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about how to make parenting shifts, how to be flexible based on your children's needs and the support and firmness they need. Learning to be aware of how our children change is very important as change is essential in making progress. And consistence and change should be ab…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will talk about affirming approximately right behavior in our children, instead of always expecting perfection. This is such an important concept for parents as affirmation brings hope and trust in the hearts of children - an parents! Each child is unique and requires a different app…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will share more about honor and why it is so important in family life, looking at it from a biblical perspective. Each child is unique and requires a different approach and strategy to help them learn and develop. Using wise practices can help create a strong relationship between par…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will discuss the matter of spanking, looking at it from a biblical perspective. Each child is unique and requires a different approach and strategy to help them learn and develop. Using wise practices can help create a strong relationship between parents and siblings. Listen and pass…
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During this episode, Dr Scott and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot are sharing some practical and wise ideas about how to best parent when you have more children. Each child is unique and requires a different approach and strategy to help them learn and develop. Using wise practices can help create a strong relationship between parents and siblings.…
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During this episode Dr Scott Turansky and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot are discussing about selfishness, what makes it challenging and what are some ways to help children overcome it. Selfishness does not only affect the character of our future but their actions and choices as well, so haveing a wise plan to deal with it, its a must. Listen and …
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We recorded this episode in 2022 when the Corona pandemic was still impacting society and the way we functioned, in terms of schools, shops, events, etc. During this episode, Dr Scott Turansky and parenting coach Elena Zwetsloot will be sharing with parents wisdom on how to help their children navigate and deal with the contemporary idea of sexuali…
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In this episode, Dr. Scott Turansky and coach Elena Zwetsloot share how to teach children to appeal wisely and respectfully to a 'No' answer or a decision that the parent has made. It is important to learn when and how to use it, to make sure that it impacts your family in a positive way. Listen to this podcast to learn about a skill that will bene…
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This year 2023 we are starting with a new series on our Podcast called: “How to... “ and we will be focusing on giving practical tips and ideas to make strategic and lasting changes in your children and families. This first episode focuses on how to teach children to work hard, such an important part of the character we want to build in our childre…
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Children who experience Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder need help. If you’re the parent of this child, you’re the person God has placed in your child’s life to provide the hope, encouragement, and growth needed to cope in today’s society. We believe parents are the best therapists for their children if they have a good plan. We’ve spent ye…
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Choosing friends is an important skill that children need to learn early on in life. The friends our children have can influence their life so it's very important for parents to teach and guide their children so they can surround themselves with individuals that will support their growth and help them in their journey with the Lord. During this epi…
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Do you want to help your children memorize the scripture but are not sure where to start? Try the colourful set of 20 scripture cards that make bible verses memorization fun! Our story...One year ago I started to print bible verses for my son and it was then that I realized how much faster was he learning! He was loving the colours, and the images …
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Experience is a valuable teacher. It teaches skills such as how to ride a bike, how to find lost shoes, and how to pay for something at the store. Experience teaches children what it feels like to be left out, to win or lose, or to be put on the spot. Unfortunately, though, if parents aren’t careful, they can rob their children of lessons that coul…
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Maintaining consistency in discipline is tough, but its payoffs are big! Although it requires a little forethought, the time and energy spent defining your philosophy of discipline will give you purpose, direction, and the motivation to hang in there. During this episode, parenting coaches Dr. Scott Turansky and Elena Zwetsloot are sharing practica…
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Most families don’t have a plan for dealing with anger. They just continue on, hoping things will get better. When families don’t resolve their anger, however, they just keep trying to start over. Trying again is helpful, but we each need to have a bigger plan if we want negative patterns of anger to change. During this episode, parenting coaches D…
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Every family needs rules. Of course, an overemphasis on rules can hinder or even eliminate a positive atmosphere around the home. But too many families have moved to the other extreme, trying to eliminate rules altogether. This often results in confused expectations, anger, and disappointment. Rules are values put into action. They’re the practical…
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A Break is an effective tool to motivate heart change in a child. It usually takes some time to develop this routine, but do the hard work, and you’ll use it regularly for years to come. Furthermore, your child will grow up learning the value of settling down and making heart-level changes. You may not see significant improvement right away, but ke…
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Sometimes parents believe that once they’ve given consequences to their children, the job is finished. They’ve done their duty and fulfilled their responsibility. Unfortunately, tension often remains. Discipline is not complete until the positive relationship between the parent and child is restored. A Positive Conclusion is simply a discussion you…
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Getting things done around the house and yard is part of every parent’s agenda. We need to deal with food, clothes, cleaning, homework, hygiene, … and the list goes on and on. But is it possible to get jobs done without creating tension and frustration? We say yes, but it may take changing the way you currently operate. During this episode, parenti…
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