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022 - Heart-Focused Discipline: Teaching our Children, Not Just Punishing (a discussion with Don & Julie Keating)

022 - Heart-Focused Discipline: Teaching our Children, Not Just Punishing (a discussion with Don & Julie Keating)6 Oct 20251 h 02 min

<p>Don and Julie Keating return as guests on the podcast as we dive deeper into a discussion on the importance and the necessity of discipline in parenting our children well. When we think of disciplining our children we can often think that only means punishment and doling out consequences.. But to discipline actually means to train a child in right behavior.  While this does often involves consequences, there is so much more involved to encourage right behavior. (And this may not be something we want to hear, but to train our children well, we have to be disciplined ourselves.) The discussion involves practical ways to discipline our children at each stage of parenting:</p><p>1-Discipline phase: 0-5 years</p><p>2-Training phase:  6-12 years</p><p>3-Coaching phase: Teen years</p><p>We also focus on the importance of the layer upon layering of the foundation that is vital to raising responsible children who bring glory to God, bless the family, and bless others. Enjoy the conversation involving guidance, practical examples, and plenty of admissions of things we wish we had a do-over on.</p><p><br></p><p>Rich &amp; Julie Young, hosts</p><p>Don &amp; Julie Keating, Growing Families leaders</p><p><br></p><p>Discipline &amp; Discipleship Episodes:</p><p>→ Episode 21 // <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-parenting-podcast/id1774999134?i=1000727806156" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Apple</a> // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4KC7ZhQoQunlTI3H8rjYGH?si=3d2212896a994a2e" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spotify</a> // <a href="https://youtu.be/1K0iPZFwrXU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTube</a></p><p>→ Episode 22 // this episode</p><p>→ Episode 23 // Coming soon!</p><p><br></p><p>Speaking Life Podcast Episodes:</p><p>→ Episode 2: A matter of life and death. (Speaking Life) // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BDHOwiCT9oCRsDYgNSu2H?si=49655cfea72441ec" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spotify</a> // <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-parenting-podcast/id1774999134?i=1000675566311" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Apple</a> // <a href="https://youtu.be/Sate5g6jOVI⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTube</a></p><p>→ Episode 3: What’s in your atmosphere? (The Life Giving Home Environment) // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/24YZDaSpfaIndHS08nBLPi?si=679b25eb053c4257" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spotify</a> // <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-parenting-podcast/id1774999134?i=1000677278475" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Apple</a> // <a href="https://youtu.be/CoCfHp3LGV4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p>Resources Mentioned in the Episode:</p><p>→ Episode 11 | No Room for Weeds: Nurturing a Healthy Lawn in Your Parenting // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/00z926Tx3idiPiCvSX7i9j?si=9aaf5e8d768948cf⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spotify</a> // <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-parenting-podcast/id1774999134?i=1000698531456" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Apple</a> // <a href="https://youtu.be/_osnm6fNe0w⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTube</a></p><p>→ Episode 15 | Is First Time Obedience Worth It? The Neuroscience Says Yes. // <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ow5EsypthOc34dl5Pn3F5?si=e1433fc4382c489a⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spotify</a> // <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-parenting-podcast/id1774999134?i=1000706310847⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Apple</a> // <a href="https://youtu.be/8V6BN-3cvDo⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">YouTube</a></p><p>→ <a href="https://growingfamilies.life/parenting-from-the-tree-of-life⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Parenting from the Tree of Life Material</a></p><p>→ <a href="https://growingfamilies.life/find-a-class" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Register