Heart Focused Parenting

Belinda Letchford
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Heart Focused Parenting

The heart-focused podcast that helps Christian parents raise their kids with faith, character, and life skills. Short encouragements, tips, and prompts to help you in your everyday interactions with your kids - always keeping in mind that the heart is more important than the behaviour. Join me every week.

  1. A Simple Mindset Shift That Helps Parents Prioritise Their Child's Heart (#88)

    2 DAYS AGO

    A Simple Mindset Shift That Helps Parents Prioritise Their Child's Heart (#88)

    Ever felt like your carefully planned day just unraveled before your eyes? The meltdown you didn’t schedule happens, your plans fall apart, and you’re left wondering—how do I keep my cool and still parent well? In today’s episode, we’re talking about managing life’s interruptions with a heart-focused mindset. I’ll share how a simple shift in perspective can help you stay grounded and guide your child through their struggles—without losing sight of what really matters - which is  your child’s heart.   #88: A Simple Mindset Shift That Helps Parents Prioritise Their Child's Heart Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus parenting topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material. Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session   see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form Website:  belindaletchford.com   Please leave a comment and let me know how this podcast or episode has helped you in your parenting

    12 min
  2. Why "Do This" Works Better than "Stop That" in Parenting (#87)

    OCT 7

    Why "Do This" Works Better than "Stop That" in Parenting (#87)

    Are you tired of feeling like a broken record, constantly telling your kids to 'stop' doing this and 'stop' doing that? Today, I’m sharing a heart-focused parenting strategy that helps you parent the heart, helps keep the temperature down in your family dynamics, and helps your child learn to do the right thing.  A win-win idea I reckon!!   I’d love to hear from you if you start practicing this idea - let me know how it goes for you! Read the blog version here   Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus parenting topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material.   Private Coaching:  Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session   see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form Website:  belindaletchford.com   Please leave a comment and let me know how this podcast or episode has helped you in your parenting.

    12 min
  3. Practical Steps For Growing In Patience As A Parent (#86)

    SEP 22

    Practical Steps For Growing In Patience As A Parent (#86)

    Today, we’re diving into that all-too-familiar feeling of wanting patience—and wanting it, right now! But here’s the thing, patience is a muscle we have to build. Stick around, because in this episode, we’re talking about practical ways to strengthen that ‘patience muscle’ and why it’s so important for heart-focused parenting.    Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free)  Heart Boosters is a weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. AND Resource Library Pass for more printables and support material. Join here   Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session  see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form Website:  belindaletchford.com   Please leave a comment and let me know how this podcast or episode has helped you in your parenting.

    15 min
  4. How to Encourage your Child to be a Problem Solver (#85)

    SEP 9

    How to Encourage your Child to be a Problem Solver (#85)

    Welcome back to the podcast!  Today, I’m talking about a challenge every parent faces at some point - raising kids who can solve their own problems with willingness and confidence.  Maybe you’ve felt the frustration of always being on call, being needed to fix everything when things don’t go your child’s way.  Or perhaps you’ve wondered how to equip your child to navigate life’s bumps without you always holding their hand.  That’s what we are going to talk about today - raising kids who are problem solvers.   Link to Growth Mindset blog Email me here if you started to encourage your kids to be problem-solvers   Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus parenting topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material.   Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session   see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form Website:  belindaletchford.com   Please leave a comment and let me know how this podcast or episode has helped you in your parenting.

    14 min
  5. The Harmful Parenting Excuses You Need To Stop Making Today (#84)

    AUG 18

    The Harmful Parenting Excuses You Need To Stop Making Today (#84)

    Do you ever catch yourself making excuses about your child’s behaviour that you know deep down just aren’t helping?  It’s a common struggle. This episode might be a bit uncomfortable because I’m going to highlight 4 excuses we all make and why they might be more harmful than you think. Actually, you may not even know you make these excuses - but once you listen in and hear me say them, you’ll start hearing them in what you say throughout the day.  Of course, I don’t just want to call you out on this - we all do it, I did it - but hearing ourselves, is the first step in knowing we have to make change.  And as I always say - heart-focused parenting is about us the parents doing the heart work - first in us, and then in our kids.  So listen in - and see if you recognise any of these excuses.    LINKS Mentioned in this Episode How to Make Training a part of your Heart-focused Parenting   Free Excuse Busting Bonus: Sign up for this free Heart Booster  When you download this bonus you will be added to the Heart Booster email list for weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. AND  given a Resource Library Pass for more printables and support material.   Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session   see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form Website:  belindaletchford.com   Please leave a comment and let me know how this podcast or episode has helped you in your parenting. I really appreciate hearing from listeners.

    19 min
  6. Parents, Do You Need To Forgive Your Child? (#83)

    JUL 21

    Parents, Do You Need To Forgive Your Child? (#83)

    #83: Here is something that we don’t talk about enough: forgiveness as a parent.  It is important to get your heart to a place of forgiveness before you deal with any heart or behavioural issue from your child. Forgiving is hard - especially when our child keeps doing the same thing over and over - but if we have unforgiveness in our heart - we won’t be able to reach their heart.   Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus parenting topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material.   Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session   see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form Website:  belindaletchford.com   Please leave a comment and let me know how this podcast or episode has helped you in your parenting.

    14 min
  7. Do your Kids Keep Interrupting you? (#82)

    JUL 7

    Do your Kids Keep Interrupting you? (#82)

    #82: Do you get interrupted throughout the day?  Your day starts off with the best of intentions, a plan for the day, a realistic to-do list, and then life happens. I learned pretty quickly as a parent that my plans needed to be flexible. Kids seem to have their own agendas, their own needs and emotions that pop up at the most inconvenient times. In today's episode, I want to talk about those interruptions – those moments when our kids throw a firecracker in our perfectly planned day. Because these interruptions do happen so often, we really should have a clear understanding of what is going on and how we are going to deal with them.     Blog: How to Handle Interruptions with Heart-focused Results   Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus parenting topic so you can make real change in your family. PLUS Resource Library Pass for bonus printables and support material.   PRIVATE COACHING: Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session   see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form   Please leave a comment and let me know how this has helped you in your parenting.

    15 min
  8. How your Parenting will Grow your Faith (#81)

    JUN 23

    How your Parenting will Grow your Faith (#81)

    #81: Ever feel like there's no time for you to grow spiritually because you're always busy with the kids? In this episode, I look at this a different way because the truth is being a parent can actually help you grow closer to God. As we deal with all the busy and all the exhaustion we can try and do it on our own, or we can press into God.  The thing is - the more we depend on God the more like Christ we become - and that, as we’ll find out is God’s purpose.  Tune in to find out how you can strengthen your faith and become more and more like Christ - because you are a parent, not inspite of it!   Blog: How your Parenting will Grow your Faith   Join HEART-BOOSTERS (free) here. Download Heart Booster Reminder Posters - a set of posters to print out and have on your wall to remind you to be intentional, relational and heart focused.  Download here Plus you will be added by the Heart Booster email list for weekly email digging deeper into the heart-focus topic so you can make real change in your family. AND  Resource Library Pass for more printables and support material.   Private Coaching: Get one-to-one help with coaching.  Start with a free Jumpstart session   see details   FOLLOW BELINDA  On Instagram: @belindaletchford On Facebook: facebook.com/heartfocusparenting Email Belinda: Contact Form   Please leave a comment and let me know how this has helped you in your parenting.

    17 min
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The heart-focused podcast that helps Christian parents raise their kids with faith, character, and life skills. Short encouragements, tips, and prompts to help you in your everyday interactions with your kids - always keeping in mind that the heart is more important than the behaviour. Join me every week.

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  • Creator
    Belinda Letchford
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    89
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022
  • Show Website
    Heart Focused Parenting

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