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S9 E4 | Red Flags That May Be Sneaking Into Your Parenting

July 31, 2025 · 49 min

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Whether you're parenting biological, foster, or adoptive children or navigating your own healing journey from when you were a child, this conversation is for you.


In this episode with Meredith Brock, Jim Cress, and Bethany Hall, you'll learn how to:

  • Recognize your personal triggers and how they affect your parenting style.
  • Understand the importance of healing past relational trauma.
  • Identify signs of fear or shame responses in your children.
  • Use practical ways to bring calm into your parenting.
  • Balance structure and nurture with connected, grace-filled parenting.

Links we mentioned in this episode:

  • Download "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships" by Lysa TerKeurst here.
  • Sign up for a $10 webinar on September 4 at 7: p.m. ET with the Chosen team to learn about attachment styles and foster better communication with your children — no matter their age.
  • Have a question for Lysa, Jim, or Joel? Leave us a message, and it could be answered on one of our future podcast episodes! Start here.
  • Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

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