How to Build Positive Relationships with Your Kids (Ft. Sandra Stanley)

<p>Whether you’re sleep deprived with a baby fresh from the hospital or you’re trying to navigate the teenage years, parenting can be difficult and confusing.</p><p>Every decision feels weighted, as you wonder how it might impact your child.</p><p>Many parents often wonder if they’re making the right choices and if their kids will want to be around them when they no longer have to be.</p><p>But what would happen if we filter all of our parenting decisions through the lens of fostering a relationship with our children and our spouses? How would this one shift affect how we make decisions, how we discipline, and how we manage our calendars?</p><p>And how could this parenting direction change the relationship we have with our kids long-term?</p><p>In this episode, Jordan talks with author Sandra Stanley about parenting with the goal of relationships in mind.</p><p>In this candid conversation, you’ll learn:</p><ul><li>What parenting “with the relationship in mind” looks like and how it can inform every decision you make as a parent</li><li>The four stages of parenting and how to transition your parenting style from one season to the next</li><li>Why behavior modification is not a healthy basis for building lasting relationships with your kids</li><li>How to cultivate an environment that will encourage kids to talk to you</li><li>Why your marriage is important for your parenting and practical ways to strengthen your marriage</li></ul><p>Want to dig deeper? Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:</p><ul><li>Use <a href="http://crunchi.com/jordandooley" target="_blank">THIS LINK</a> for $10 off your first Crunchi order</li><li><a href="https://andystanley.com/parenting/" target="_blank">Sandra’s book</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sandrastanley.com/" target="_blank">Sandra’s website</a></li><li>Sandra’s IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sandrawstanley/" target="_blank">@sandrawstanley</a></li></ul>