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Parenting is Heart Work Training MP3 DownloadsListen to eight sessions that walk you through heart-based routines. Understand how instruction and correction can be used to build long-term character. These are the same sessions that are included in the Heart Work Training Manual.
Teaching Kids to Listen and Follow InstructionsSession 1: Learn five steps to a good Instruction Routine. Five parts for the child and five parts for the parent builds cooperation, responsibility, and maturity every time you give an instruction.
Reaching Deep into a Child’s HeartSession 2: Children believe things in their hearts that are counter-productive. Thinking errors lead to bad attitudes, rebellion, and other parenting challenges. Learn how to influence what your children believe and gain several practical ways to do this deeper heart work in a child’s life.
Correction Ideas that Touch the HeartSession 3: The Bible uses the term “repentance” to describe a change of heart. Many children change their behavior but you can tell by looking at them that their hearts are still in the wrong place. This session explains a correct strategy that teaches children to change their hearts.
A Toolbox of ConsequencesSession 4: Seven categories of consequences provide tools for parents as they work on the hearts of their kids. This session explains how to use the tools in each category most effectively.
Ending Discipline Times with ImpactSession 5: Lingering tension after discipline often creates distance between parents and children. This session will show you how to strategically end every discipline time. Children learn to take responsibility for their part of the problem instead of blaming problems on others. Practice this routine and you’ll teach your children how to process mistakes both now and for the rest of their lives.
Teaching Children to Accept No as an AnswerSession 6: Accepting no as an answer teaches children the valuable heart-quality of contentment. Children have many manipulative techniques to challenge a no answer including, whining, badgering, and arguing. If you see these bad habits in your kids, this session will show you exactly what to do to bring about the change both you and your kids need.
Attitude: A Window into a Child’s HeartSession 7: Bad attitudes bring a stormy climate into any family. It’s much easier to get kids to do the right thing than it is to get them to do it with a good attitude. This session is an essential for any family where bad attitudes exist. You’ll learn the three components of an attitude and then use these components to make deep and lasting changes.
How to Start Connecting with the HeartSession 8: Learn what makes a heart hard and ways to begin the softening process. Whether your child is 3 or 18, this session will give you practical ideas for connecting with your kids on a deeper level. Put these principles into practice in your family and your kids will be glad you did.
Say Goodbye to Whining, Set of 8 MP3 DownloadsEight sessions teach practical ways to instill honor in the family. The lessons contain the same principles that are in the book but the content is presented on stage with additional stories and illustrations. 8 downloadable MP3s taught by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN
Honor, The Secret Ingredient to Family LifeSession 1: Many parents focus on obedience in their children but don’t teach them to honor. This live seminar explains why obedience and honor are emphasized in Ephesians 6:1-3 and then gives you hands on practical ways to help teach your children to show honor.
Defining Honor in Practical TermsSession 2: Why is it that many parents start out eager and hopeful about family life but soon find themselves frustrated, disillusioned and without direction? This talk gives new hope to discouraged parents and valuable insight for any family as the concept of honor reveals creative solutions to real life problems in family life.
Parenting with HonorSession 3: Yes, honor goes both ways. It’s not just something children need to learn. Parents can learn to parent with honor. This session explores honor-based parenting skills to bring greater closeness in your home.
Understanding Your Family and How Honor Can HelpSession 4: Why are patterns so hard to change? A hidden network of relationships exist in your family which actually determine the rules for how your family operates. These patterns are called the Network Factor. Infusing honor into the Network Factor brings peace, harmony, and closeness to a family.
Honor Solutions for Sibling ConflictSession 5: One of the greatest sources of discouragement in parents is fighting and bickering among children. In this live seminar you will learn the three roadblocks to family harmony: anger, foolishness, and selfishness. Each of these roadblocks has a biblical solution and this talk explores practical ways to teach all three.
Building Bridges with TeensSession 6: Adolescence brings challenges to a family. It’s an important time when teens are developing their own value system, picking and choosing the values that will determine their actions. In this live seminar parents learn several strategies and techniques for helping their teens develop honor during these important years.
Honoring Others Outside the HomeSession 7: One way a family can develop honor is to bless others. Many families are hurting today, wishing they had the answers. An honoring family is like a breath of fresh air and there are several ways to share it. One of the great things about honor is that when you give it, you receive it in return, further reinforcing the honor within your own family.
The Family as Brothers and Sisters in ChristSession 8: The scriptures talk about the church as the family of God. In this talk you will explore what it means to be a spiritual family together, gaining your true identity as children of God.
Eight Secrets to Highly Effective Parenting MP3 DownloadsThese eight live seminars are designed to help you integrate key success principles into your family. They are on stage presentations from the book Home Improvement by Dr Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN
The Secret to Prompt ObedienceSession 1: Parents give cues to their children that tell them when they must obey. Each adult gives different cues. That’s why children respond differently to the various adults in their lives. The Bible talks about the importance of obedience for children and this first secret shows parents how to teach their children to obey promptly. By applying this principle you will have a renewed excitement about parenting because you will see how a few small changes can make a big difference.
The Secret to Constructive DisciplineSession 2: Most families find discipline to be a negative experience, often creating tension in the relationship between parent and child. This secret teaches parents how to make every discipline time a constructive learning experience.
The Secret to Helping Children Choose to Do What’s RightSession 3: Parents who only focus on right behavior teach their children how to look good on the outside. This teaches children image management, the ability to appear good, clean and nice. Jesus spoke often about also dealing with the heart, not just behavior. This secret gives some practical ways that parents can help their children understand the heart issues behind the behavior.
The Secret to Raising Wise ChildrenSession 4: We all have values that we would like to pass on to our children. This secret explores how to teach children values using family rules. Your family has rules, guidelines and standards that make it work. Learn to use those rules to teach values.
The Secret to Helping Kids with their Anger, MP3 DownloadSession 5: Anger builds walls and hurts relationships. In this live seminar you will learn a four-step plan to teach to your children that will give them practical ways to handle their emotions. Parents often find solutions to their own anger as they begin to teach their children how to handle theirs.
The Secret to Persevering and Being ConsistentSession 6: Parenting is hard word. We often hear about the importance of being consistent with our kids, but in reality it’s very hard to do. This secret helps you evaluate why you discipline and develops some strategies that will help you to hang in there even after you feel like giving up.
The Secret to Teaching Children to Learn from LifeSession 7: Kids need a lot of guidance and direction. They also need help to solve problems. But sometimes parents can do more, by doing less. Learn how to step back and become a counselor or coach to your child. Life has lots of lessons to teach. This live session will teach you to take advantage of ways that kids can learn from life and develop maturity in the process.
The Secret to Helping Children Make Lasting ChangesSession 8: The behavior problems that children experience can be overwhelming. This live seminar gives parents hope and direction as Dr Turansky and Mrs Miller outline a six-step plan to diagnose and treat deeply rooted problems in children. Patterns of problems are used to clarify character issues that need to be addressed. Parents learn to how to focus on heart issues and strategize for lasting change.
Everyday Parents CAN Raise Extraordinary Kids Audio SeriesThese eight sessions focus on developing the conscience in kids and helping them become internally motivated, rather than waiting for external instructions and rewards. Four areas are addressed: Doing what’s right, Dealing with Wrongs, Being Honest, and Caring about others. In eight 35-minute sessions Turansky and Miller share 21 parenting strategies to bring about heart change in your kids.
The Difference Between a Heart-Based Approach to Parenting and Behavior ModificationLearn what a heart-based approach to parenting is all about and how to help your child be internally motivated instead of relying on external prompters. We all want our kids to do the right thing for the right reasons but often our parenting strategies teach children something different. This session teaches parents how to make a paradigm shift and begin to develop the conscience in a child.
How To Develop Gracious Speech MP3 DownloadSpeech is one of the most challenging skills to develop in family life. This 30 minute message is packed with strategic ideas and scripture to get your speech moving in the right direction. This recording comes from a sermon series in the Book of Proverbs, taught at Calvary Chapel Living Hope.
What is a Character Quality MP3 DownloadLearn about nine character qualities we all need and want to teach to our children. This 30 minute message from Galatians 5 is packed with strategic ideas and scripture to help adults and children grow in godly character. This message was presented by Dr. Scott Turansky to parents and teens.
Parenting Teens and Dealing with Disrespect, Defiance, and Rebellion by Bob BoermanThe teenage years can be confusing and challenging for teens and for their parents, but there are many positive strategies you can use to reach them. Learn practical ideas for reaching your teen, especially in the face of difficult challenges.
Dealing with Childhood Fears, Anxieties, and Phobias by Helen ErgenFear is our response to danger or to the perception of danger. It can help to keep us safe but it also can keep us from participating in new experiences. Helping children to understand and deal with their fears will prepare them for challenging situations as adults. Parents will learn how children’s favorite Bible heroes can be used to teach about fears, and God’s strength to help.
Helping Kids Through Family Transitions Such as Divorce and Death by Beth RacineDiscover the stages of grief in a child’s life due to divorce, death, or marital breakdown, and unpack concepts for helping children to cope with these life changes. This session provides parents with the skills and knowledge necessary to recognize and address the challenges associated with grief in a child.
Championship Fathering: Becoming the Father You are Called to Be by Peter SpokesBy God’s design, fathers play an irreplaceable role in the lives of their children. Learn how to fulfill your calling as a dad by loving, coaching, and modeling for your children.
The Crucial Role of the Father by Pastor Gregg DownsThe Bible gives a clear mandate for fathers. Pastor Gregg Downs does an excellent job of defining the job description to empower dads.
Restoring Fractured Families by Paul DownerThis session tells a gripping, vulnerable inside-story of one family’s battle with the life-scaring forces of anger, control, anxiety, performance-based acceptance, remembered childhood pain, broken trust, passive-aggressiveness, and regret. But more than anything, it provides encouragement, practical insights, clear steps of application, and the powerful hope that even the most broken of families can be restored.
Love Never Fails by Freda DoxeyWhen traditional parenting techniques fail, or make problems worse, we often feel overwhelmed and hopeless. Learn a ground-breaking parenting approach that has helped even the most difficult of family situations find stability and healing. The “Beyond Consequences” technique has helped families find the healing that they have been looking for after years of “trying everything and nothing worked.”
Building Loyalty Between Siblings by Molly EvertSibling conflict is one of the most painful problems parents experience everyday. But don’t just accept it as normal. Children can, and should, be taught to get along. In this practical and encouraging workshop, Molly shares biblical parenting principles to teach children how to honor God and each other in the sibling relationships.
Building Better Cooperation with Communication by Kelvin FordThis workshop highlights an instruction routine that helps parents receive a greater level of cooperation with their children. You will be equipped with skills that are both practical and relational. The skills learned can improve your daily interactions with one another, and it can help your child develop skills that can prepare them for life.
Celebrating Annual Rite of Passage Events by Rich GriffithAs we take a good look at our current culture we find that children and young people are often left without direction or a clear personal identity. This workshop is a study of the problem and a discussion about curtailing Systemic Abandonment through mentoring and rites of passage.
Understanding How Technology Impacts Youth Culture by Chris TrentIn a world where technology changes every day it can be overwhelming to keep up with how it impacts our children. In this workshop, you’ll consider how technology influences the lives of children and teenagers. Here you’ll gain practical insight on the good and the bad of technology, steps on how to keep it safe, and also get some practical tips on how to use it. Issues related to facebook, Internet usage, cell phones, and other current issues will be discussed.
Children and Grief by Marcy WagstaffGrief is something we all have to deal with. Learn how to help the child in your life deal with grief and loss. This workshop gives practical ideas for ministry as well as discuss questions such as: What are the important considerations of grieving children? How can I help my child through the grieving? Should children attend funerals? How does a child view death? This is a helpful workshop for anyone who loves a child and wants to help.
Single Parenting, 4 Session SeriesSingle parents can benefit from general parenting advice but there are some unique issues that they face. In this series, you will discover the top five reasons why single parents feel guilty, five parenting mistakes that come from guilt, and five guilt-free parenting solutions.
Single Parents—Setting Goals, Moving Forward by Linda Ranson JacobsThis workshop gives specific advice to single parents. Learn from Linda Ranson Jacobs and her years of experience as she considers how to set realistic goals and then move forward. The plans and strategies offered are helpful for parenting children ages 2-18.
Single Parenting Tips and Ideas by Linda Ranson JacobsThis workshop gives specific advice to single parents. Learn from Linda Ranson Jacobs and her years of experience as she considers the specific challenges single parents face. The plans and strategies offered are helpful for parenting children ages 2-18.
This workshop is for leaders who want to understand the needs of adults who come from single parent homes. Learn from Linda Ranson Jacobs and her years of experience as she considers the needs of this growing population and how to best minister to them.
How to Run a Single Parents Retreat, As Session for Leaders by Linda Ranson JacobsThis workshop is for leaders who want to understand the needs of single parents. Learn from Linda Ranson Jacobs and her years of experience as she considers how to successfully plan and run a retreat for single parents.
The Stepparenting Two Step by Drs. Jeff and Judy ParzialeEffective stepparents are in tune with the rhythms of their family. They learn balance, when to dip (or duck), and how to lead with grace. The stepfamily dance is tricky, but learnable, even if you have two left feet. In this session Drs Jeff and Judi Parziale will teach all the right moves.
Five Keys to Successful Single Parenting by Drs. Jeff and Judy ParzialeLearn key factors to gain and maintain a successful single-parent family. These factors include taking great care of yourself, maintaining the best possible relationship with your former spouse, parenting with confidence, and of dating with your head and heart. Drs Jeff and Judi Parziale give you practical steps to accomplish these important goals.
Listen to Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller, RN, BSN talk to parents about how to start Family Time in their home, using activities to teach spiritual truths. They’ll energize you about Family Time and explain how to make the scriptures relevant and exciting for your kids.
Be energized, inspired, and equipped to make your home a place where disciples of God are grown. Listen to Dr Rob Rienow talk about the purpose of the family and how we can impress the hearts of our children with a love for God. This seminar is entertaining and encouraging, but most of all essential if we want to understand the most important job we have as parents.
Listen to Dr Rob Rienow describe God’s plan for evangelism and learn how you can energize your children to follow the Lord. This seminar offers a power walk through the Bible, highlighting how God uses the family to accomplish his plan. Be inspired and equipped as you learn how you can have a significant impact on the spiritual lives of your kids.
Passing on our faith to our kids is our highest calling, yet all too often delegated to others within the Christian community. In this live seminar Kirk Weaver instructs and equips parents, showing them how to have fun teaching spiritual truths to kids. The language of children is activity. Kirk shows us how to use activity to excite kids about following the Lord.
Parents want to teach their kids about the Lord, but often obstacles prevent us from being effective. Kirk Weaver addresses these roadblocks directly and provides vision and tools to make spiritual training a reality in your home. Don’t allow excuses to get in the way of training your kids. Learn from Kirk how to make family devotions the most exciting time in your week.
Learn the secrets to family devotions that will hold the attention of teens. Whether you do it as a couple or a single parent, or even if you’ve tried and failed before, this “hands-on” workshop will equip you to convey spiritual truth to your teens in a way they’ll enjoy.
Parents who are working with challenging children need specific tools for working with these kids. The practical strategies for training children in this session offers hope and encouragement to parents who desperately need it.
Some children just don’t respond to the suggestions offered by typical parenting books. These children need a more structured approach in the home.
Maybe you have The Dreamer, the child who can’t seem to concentrate on anything, including following directions. The Energizer Rabbit is known for not having an off switch. Then there’s The Volcano. Parents walk around on egg shells, never knowing when this child’s emotions will erupt. Mr. Whoops is impulsive and continually acts or speaks before thinking.
This set of audio downloads contains 4 records from a conference offered specifically for parents of children with tendencies that suggest ADD and ADHD challenges.
This recording gives specific advice about teaching your children how to deal with their anger. A three step plan is outlined to help children recognize when their frustration is building and know what to do about it. A discussion of hurt anger is included as well. The plans and strategies offered are helpful for children ages 2-18, and for adults as well.
In these sessions Dr. Scott Turansky and Mrs. Joanne Miller, RN, BSN answer questions voiced by parents of children 0-36 months. Having authored many books on the family, these counselors and teachers offer a balanced approach with relevant stories and practical advice to help you know how to lovingly care for and direct your infant and toddler.
Dr. Scott Turansky shares this open and honest talk with young people taking principles from Proverbs 4-7. This session is 70 minutes long and is quite clear about the issues teens need to know about sex.
The more we know and understand the children in our lives, the easier it is to interact with them and impact their hearts. We know how much the “world” can influence children because they spend time understanding the best way to reach kids today. Can we afford to do any less with the most valuable gift we have been given? This workshop will provide an understanding of how each individual child learns and interacts with others and how to use those styles to teach kids more effectively.
Be inspired to think critically about the messages of the media. Hear an overview of the impact of the media on children, teens, and families as well as an interactive discussion about current media issues. You will receive easy-to-follow strategies to stimulate critical thinking about the media with children and teens.
It’s not clear-cut how to discipline a child with special needs. Knowing where to set limits and what to expect of a child both physically and mentally can be a challenge. This session will give you some important guidelines for disciplining children with special needs.