Kingdom parents, THIS IS IT. 🧡 Every single one of you who signed up for the Everything Parent Award your certificate is below. Find your name. Download it. Print it. And then go get a frame because this is going on your wall. This is not a participation trophy. This is not something you scroll past and forget about. This is a declaration. A reminder. Something your children will see hanging in your home one day and ask about and you will get to tell them that you never gave up, even when it was hard. So here is what I need you to do right now: Download your certificate. Print it out. Get a frame any frame, any store. Put it somewhere you will see it every single day. May 31st is almost here and I need you ready. Not just for the day but for what this represents. You did the work. You stayed. You healed. You showed up. And now it is time to celebrate that out loud. All certificates are attached below as a PDF file Do not let this sit in your downloads. Print it. Frame it. Own it. You earned this. 🧡 In honor of Frances Marie Williams. @Courtnie Harris @Jennifer Baumgart @Tjmarii Hastings @Soranlly Castillo @Teniqua Spence @Janelle Alexander @Precious Rouse @Tilanie Williams @Joy Perry @Amma Alexander @Renee Smith @Amanda Griffith @Keisha Valdez @Jeanne Carron @Martha Munro @Jahquette Davis @Bianca Fields @Shanai Blake @Alonna Brickhouse @Adriana Perez

We’ve been talking about discipline, boundaries, consistency, and being tired. Now let’s talk about yelling. A lot of us don’t yell because we want to hurt our children. We yell because we feel ignored.We yell because we’re overwhelmed.We yell because we asked nicely five times.We yell because we feel like nothing else works. If yelling is the only thing that gets movement, then we have trained the house to wait until we explode. This week, we’re not just asking, “How do I stop yelling?” We’re asking: What needs to change so yelling is no longer the alarm system in my home? Maybe it’s giving instructions once, then following through. Maybe it’s lowering the amount of warnings. Maybe it’s creating clear consequences. Maybe it’s pausing before responding. Maybe it’s addressing disrespect earlier instead of waiting until you snap. What usually happens right before you yell? A. You feel ignored B. You repeated yourself too many times C. The house is too loud D. Your child gets disrespectful E. You’re already overstimulated F. You waited too long to correct it G. You feel like yelling is the only thing that works Drop your letter below and if you need prayer on this topic pray with me : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_guYuMvvGg&t=187s

Kingdom parents, today we talked about being tired and still needing to follow through. Now let’s talk about the part that makes a lot of parents uncomfortable… The pushback A lot of us can set the boundary.The hard part is keeping the boundary when the child starts crying, arguing, begging, getting an attitude, slamming doors, saying “you’re mean,” or making us feel guilty. That’s where consistency is tested. Not when everything is calm. Consistency is tested when your child does not like your answer. Your child being upset does not automatically mean you are doing something wrong. Sometimes they are upset because they are learning that your word actually means something.Sometimes they are upset because the old pattern is being interrupted.Sometimes they are upset because they were used to wearing you down, and now you are standing firm. That does not mean we become harsh. It means we become steady. This week, practice saying “I hear you, but the answer is still no.” “I understand you’re upset, but the consequence still stands.” “You can be mad, but you cannot be disrespectful.” “I love you too much to argue with you about a boundary I already explained.” “I’m not changing my answer because you’re upset.” We’re inconsistent because we don’t want to sit with our child’s disappointment. But disappointment is not damage.Correction is not rejection.Boundaries are not cruelty.Your child can feel upset and still be safe.Your child can be disappointed and still be loved.Your child can cry and still learn. Tonight’s question: What usually makes you fold after setting a boundary? A. Crying B. Attitude C. Begging D. Feeling guilty E. Being too tired to argue F. Your child saying hurtful things G. You just want peace in the house Drop your letter below.

Yesterday, a few parents shared that the hardest part of being consistent with discipline is being tired. And listen, I get it. We wake up tired and still go to work.We’re sleepy and still clock in.We’re drained and still answer emails.We’re overwhelmed and still show up for the job. Why? Because somewhere in our mind, we have decided, “This has to be done.” Bills have to be paid.The household has to be sustained.Responsibilities have to be handled. So even when we’re tired, we pull from a reserve. Some of us have a reserve for our earthly job, but we don’t have a reserve for our children. And I’m not saying that to condemn anybody. I’m saying it because we have to wake up to it. Our jobs help us sustain our homes financially, yes. But our children are an assignment from the Lord. Training them, correcting them, teaching them, covering them, disciplining them, and raising them in the ways of God..... that is kingdom work. So if we give all our energy to the job, the errands, the phone, the people, the scrolling, the stress, and then our children only get what’s left, we have to ask ourselves: Are we missing the mark in the place God assigned us most personally? Because discipline takes energy. Following through takes energy.Correcting calmly takes energy.Repeating yourself without exploding takes energy.Not giving in because you’re tired takes energy.Being consistent when your child pushes back takes energy. And that means we need to start praying differently. Not just, “Lord, help my child listen.” But “Lord, give me the strength to lead.”“Lord, fill my capacity.”“Lord, help me not give everything away before I get home.”“Lord, teach me how to conserve energy for my children.”“Lord, remind me that parenting is not an interruption. It’s an assignment.” Because our children cannot keep getting the exhausted version of us while everybody else gets our discipline, focus, and follow-through. We have to stop treating parenting like the thing we do after everything else gets done.

A. You feel bad after giving consequences B. You’re tired and don’t have the energy C. Your child keeps pushing back D. You and your spouse are not on the same page E. You didn’t grow up seeing healthy discipline Drop the letter below.