Episode Details

If you’re like most parents, you want your child to be a responsible student. But you also want them to use their time wisely to they can have an active social life. (Aaaannnnd, it would be great if they were good at athletics, debate, excited about youth group every Wednesday night, AND could get their chores done without complaining. 😊)

Whatever your child’s strengths and challenges are, each school year brings a new set of hopes and dreams. You want your child to be a responsible student, but you also want them to learn life skills that will set them up for success outside of school. 

Want a responsible student?

In this podcast, Stacy Bellward (podcast host) is joined by Bonnie Williams and Corrie Thetford (Connected Families Parent Coaches). This conversation will bring you incredibly practical and thoughtful strategies to guide your child toward responsibility in their schoolwork and beyond. 

Coaching your child to be responsible can be an opportunity to build wisdom and connection. Find out how you can create a foundation of safety today that will open your child’s heart to work as a team with you, as you tackle all that life brings this year.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Ways to come alongside with support and encouragement while still holding your child responsible for their schoolwork 
• How certain expectations, beliefs, and demands can negatively impact your efforts to help your child
• Lighthearted curious questions you can ask your child to build wisdom and set them up for success
• The importance of discerning what’s under the surface causing anxiety and lack of motivation in your child’s schoolwork battles

Have you found yourself trying to figure out how to raise a responsible student? What strategies have helped you and your child navigate homework challenges? Is there something you would love to hear more about in our podcasts? We’d love to hear from you!

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

• Connected Families Framework
• 4 Messages Every Child Longs to Hear (FREE ebook)
• The “Just Right Challenge”

About our guests on today’s podcast:

Bonnie Williams has a Master of Education in Special Education. She is a wife and the mother of 3 teenagers. She has supported students with learning and behavior challenges for over 25 years, specializing in working with parents with children ages 3 to 15. Helping