So grateful to God for leading my to this resource. They answer so many questions I have as a parent from a sound biblical perspective. But the thing that sets Connected Families apart is that they take neuroscience into account and this is so key for me. We need to parent in a way that recognizes we are dealing with underdeveloped frontal lobes and underdeveloped means of nervous system regulation. Thankful to this group for their work.

Simply refreshing every time. Connected Families has completely changed the trajectory of our family. Beyond thankful.

I love all of Connected Families resources because they are all both inspiring to me to love my kids well and teach them diligently AND practical about how to actually go about that…that is special to have both! Parents, listen in for head, heart, and hands help for raising your kiddos!

This phrase has come up a few times from y’all when I needed to hear it. Thank you for this truth! Many, many episodes of your Truth-filled podcast have lifted my spirits and encouraged my heart. More than once I’ve been moved to tears because of feeling no longer alone hearing of a family with a similar struggle. Your magnet in on my fridge and sticker is on my waterbottle.

I couldn’t raise my twins without the help of this podcast!

I come to Connected Families podcasts over and over again - have found every message to have at least one thing to take away or consider as I navigate the challenges of parenting and other relationships. Love the scripture based content and am so grateful to have found this ministry!

This podcast is a must-have for whoever is struggling to be a godly parents but have no godly model.

I can’t begin to describe how amazing this group is and how much they’ve helped me in just a few weeks! The Holy Spirit led me to this podcast and I won’t look back. I’ve sent episodes to friends and family who are struggling as parents. I paid hundred for a parenting program that fizzled out fast. This is totally different. I think the element missing in the other one was that it wasn’t God-centered. God gave us our vocations as parents, so it makes total sense reflecting on scripture and glorifying God thru positive connections with our children. I’ve laughed, cried and enjoyed this group so much! Thank you for the practical ideas and tips - it resonates and comes to mind when I’m in the thick of my days with 3 young kiddos! God bless!

So so so good! So grateful for encouragement in diving deeper into what the Word says about this!

Love the positive connected families idea….but some of what they say is not true theology. Always make sure to check that anything you listen to lines up with scripture and what the actual Bible says.

So much grace comes through the people who do this podcast. They seek to reflect the gentle and lowly Christ while being super practical to start shifting your parenting from behavior modification to instilling wisdom so that your kids see the glory of God. Also, the role plays are not only fun and great to imitate, they have the ability to be a mirror with how our parenting can be so ugly, but able to change so quickly with a heart shift and a willingness to ask a thoughtful question. Love these people. :)

We are really struggling in our home with parenting philosophies from our Christian bringing that insisted we have control in our home by controlling our kids behaviors. The more we try to get control the worse everything got. We were truly struggling because we knew there was more going on in our home and simply trying to control behaviors wasn’t going to get to the root of our problem. We were crying out to God for help Connected Families was the answer. I listen to this podcast all the time in my car when I’m driving around town. I will re-listen to the podcast over and over to keep the wisdom of the framework in my head.

Practical, empowering, and compassionate teaching. As a parent of young kids stumbling my way through the challenges, this feels like a lifeline. For the first time, I feel like I can do this!

I absolutely adore Connected Families and their podcast. The team is so authentic in their work and truly invite parents to grow closer to Christ while learning better ways to connect with their kids and coach them into the people God created them to be. The tools and tips are theologically sound and are also backed by neuroscience. It is so practical and relatable. Thank you for all that you do!

Connected families has been very influential in our parenting. We have four kids, two of which are adopted, and connected families has provided a different way of parenting that helps us connect with everyone. We so appreciate that it is rooted in scripture and supported with brain science! It’s so helpful and will really be a tool that God uses to transform your relationship with your kids. But just a warning, it’s hard, but worth it.

This podcast is the mentor you need as you learn to parent in a way that may look different than what you’ve experienced before. If connection is the goal, this podcast gives you the plan. Full of grace and truth for you as you lead your family.

As a social worker in the foster care world, I have so much head knowledge about attachment and connection. I teach it all the time to families. I love this podcast because it pulls in my faith to how God designed us for connection and reminds me this is deeper than trauma or sin, this is spiritual and that matters too.

Practical & awesome info presented in an encouraging and realistic way

The information received from these podcasts and the courses offered by Connected Families is so practical but it also a parenting game changer. A must listen for parents!

Been so thankful for Connected Families and their ministry recently! Their years of wisdom, experience and helpful tips are such a great resource!

Connected Families is my number one resource for parenting. My husband and I have grown so much from this ministry and all of the resources they provide. The book, online classes, one on one coaching and this podcast have given us the tools we need to parent with love, grace and consistency. Having the framework to filter every situation through has been an absolute game changer. Not only has it helped us get on the same page with parenting but it has equipped us to disciple our three boys and encourage them in their character and faith. We are a closer family because of Jim and Lynn. This podcast is such a helpful way to continue on our path and gives us the reminders and nudges we need to thrive in parenting through the teen years. We are so very grateful for connected families!

Connected Families continues to be a grace-laying game-changer in our family. It’s been years since we were first introduced to their four pillars of grace-filled connections, with our kids and with one another. And yet, Jim and Lynn’s wisdom is fresh, practical and helpful for the ordinary of our every day. Our sons are now approaching their teen years, but what we began to learn through Connected Families when they were preschoolers has prepared us well for a new season of often-times struggling to connect with our kids through God’s Grace. Time with Connected Families will be well-spent.

Connected Families has been a direct answer to prayer for parenting wisdom. I can’t recommend it highly enough.

This podcast has been incredibly helpful. I often know what I SHOULDN’T do, but am at a loss as to what I SHOULD do. The team offers helpful suggestions that I can put into practice today. It has put hope into my parenting again. Thank you! Thank you!

Cannot day enough good things about this ministry. Always a breath of fresh air to listen to!

No matter the topic, I become a more patient, grounded, and loving parent when I interact with Connected Parenting.

These podcasts really help me remember some of the things I “should” be doing and give me new ideas on how to approach many aspects of parenting.

I’ve been so thankful for the voice of Connected Families in my life since discovering this podcast. It has been an encouragement and a hopeful guide in the midst of parenting struggles!

So glad I found your podcast. So helpful! I haven’t figured out how to reach out but when I do! 😍😍😍

I’m a mom of five with still so much to learn. Thank you for your clear, Christ-centered help!

Grateful for podcasts such as these! I’ve only started listening, but this is what I gave to say: Christ centered, promoting healthy families, and parenting in grace and truth.

I just can’t say enough about how helpful all the materials have been from connected families! From the book, to the online course, the coaching and these podcasts. They have helped our family with our intense, determined and challenging boy in so many ways. Thank you for your helpful faith filled insights!

Jim & Lynn Jackson’s book, along with these podcasts, has changed the way I parent and the way my husband parents. One podcast, and my husband did a 180, he took control of his emotions, dealt with our very-sensitive son who does not respond well to “traditional” discipline, and I have seen their relationship flourish. I have look inside my own parenting preconceptions and have gone from a very angry mother to a peaceful mother. It is not perfect, but we both have come a LONG ways, thanks to the Jackson’s! I cannot praise them and their materials and resources enough!

I have been getting their blog for years and the podcast is another excellent resource helping me be the parent I want to be. We have completed the online family course and it’s worth every penny. You can come back to it forever and it is just so good.

I have benefited so much as a mom of three young boys from connected families. My husband and I learned so much from the online course “discipline that connects” and now these podcasts help remind me of the truth I want to live out. They are short so I can listen to them easily! They are foundational and super practical. I highly recommend everything and anything from connected families !

I struggled with having boundaries with my kids. In fact I still do, but I am much more consistent. Progress is being made. Connected Families has been instrumental in this. I’ve read dozens of books, but nothing has been as helpful as Connected Families podcasts and their Discipline That Connects course.

This podcast and resources online has given more depth to my understanding of God’s love for me. It has not only helped give me insights, practical tools and ways how to show Gods grace and lead my children but I have found it to be helpful in the way I communicate with my husband, and others. So grateful!

My wife and I have loved your podcast and written materials and seen great results with our 3 and 5 year old. I have a 4 year old nephew with some bad behavior habits and we’ve found the framework to be effective when we are watching him. However, his parents take more of a fire and brimstone approach with lots of big threats. We are sensitive to “telling them how to parent” because we don’t like it when others tell us how to parent. What are some ways we can gently encourage them to adopt the framework in their parenting?

I have been really enjoying your podcast! Please keep it coming I miss having your valuable information.

It is so helpful to have continued access to Jim & Lynne Jackson and keep their messages running through my head through this podcast. My husband and I are in their online course and it is truly changing how we parent and connect with our kids now 11 & 13. But you have to do the work through the various offerings hey mention in their podcast! Listening is so helpful in addition to learning and practicing all the grace-filled steps and strategies they are helping us with!

I'm a mom of 4 kiddos (Age range 1-10). I have always been fond of gentle parenting but have had a hard time finding gentle parenting resources with a Biblical Base. Connected Families is exactly what I've been looking for. Jim and Lynne have been gifted heavenly wisdom to help parents and kids to have a thriving, life giving, full of Christ's love relationship. My life and my kids life will be forever changed because of their influence and insight. So thankful for their ministry and I hope they continue to produce such wonderful resources.

I really appreciate how in the role playing you did on the “what to do when me child tells me “I hate you”, you included Jim continuing to talk or interrupting Lynn when she was talking because that’s a huge struggle with my boys. I’d also love some more insight into that. I’m assuming it’s because they aren’t feeling listened to but even when I stop and listen and acknowledge what they say and then try to move forward they often go back to interrupting, especially when they can’t get what they want.

Thank you for these very helpful podcasts. I think all parents will benefit from hearing what Connected Families has to say about parenting challenges.

I love the practical topics and the way each one is approached. The “what do I do when?” episodes at the beginning all start with a quick answer in case you’re short on time, but then they dive deep into the ways to change your whole frame of mind to become a gentler, more connected parent. I always come away feeling empowered.

Seriously. Just listen.

This one is a keeper. Practical parenting support that comes from a basis of child development, neuroscience, and Christian faith. It’s not been the easiest to find Christian parenting information that is up to date understanding child brain development and how it affects behavior.

Thank you for taking the time to put out these podcasts! They are extremely helpful and a huge blessing to our family!

Practical wisdom for parenting, great new podcast! It’s on my must-listen list every week. I love the Connected Families 4 core messages to give our children: You are safe with me, You are loved no matter what, You are called and capable, and You are responsible for your actions. They do a great job in this podcast translating those messages for different situations. They really “get it!” Keep up the good work!

I love Jim and Lynne Jackson, and all that they do. They encourage you to turn to the Lord for wisdom, while at the same time, offering practical tips and strategies that work. Their ministry has truly changed the way that I parent.

Absolutely love the topics listed here and the wisdom and knowledge brought to light here in this podcast!! Looking forward to to listening to all of these and putting in the work to grow as a parent!