The Catholic Parent's Grace-Filled Discipline Toolkit
Scripts, frameworks, and truth cards to help you parent from connection, not control.
Created by Certified Catholic Parent Coaches to help you bring Christ's peace into your home.
The Catholic Parent's Grace-Filled Discipline Toolkit
Scripts, frameworks, and truth cards to help you parent from connection, not control.
Created by Certified Catholic Parent Coaches to help you bring Christ's peace into your home.
What Catholic Parents Are Saying
From Control to Connection - Real Families, Real Transformation
"My biggest challenge was despair that things were not going to get better."
"I felt like I was completely failing at being a mom, and that I was going to ruin my kids. Ross felt helpless, like he wasn't equipped or capable of doing parenting well. Now, the meltdowns are fewer and we are so much more peaceful in our home. When I'm aware of the tools we've learned, I don't feel helpless anymore. I know that I'm building a skill and that I'm not failing."
Ross and Amanda, Parents of 2
"Our five-year-old was hitting... guess what? He's not hitting anymore."
"The hitting really got our attention and made us think we needed help. The most important takeaway was understanding that misbehavior is a symptom. It was so much better to connect with our son and understand his frustrations so he doesn't need to hit. It was also really helpful to root out some toxic beliefs I had about myself as a mom and replace them with Grace-filled truths. This has been so incredible for kids of all ages, from our 5-year-old to our young adults in college."
Sarah and Nathan, Parents of 5
"My challenges were internal, fears that my children would be terrors, and I was to blame."
"I internalized a lot of it, feeling like I'm failing as a parent. The biggest takeaway for me was the reflection on my own self first—that foundation piece hit me the hardest. I had to step back and think, 'What am I bringing into this situation?' Before, my daughter saw me as 'Anger' from Inside Out. That was a wake-up call. Now, I'm focused on a deeper connection with my kids, and it doesn't feel like we're on an island anymore."
Jordan, Father of 2
A Glimpse Inside Your Starter Kit
CONFLICT TO CONNECTION
A simple, grace-filled script to de-escalate defiance and turn conflict into an opportunity to connect.
NAVIGATE DEFIANCE
A 3-step framework of simple scripts to help you connect, coach, and correct with love when your child says "no."
EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE
Learn an approach that builds your child's internal wisdom instead of punishing their behavior.
A HOPE-FILLED HOME
Beautifully designed cards to replace toxic parenting lies with God's merciful and freeing truth.
MEANINGFUL HOLY WEEK
Simple ideas to make the sacred season memorable and grace-filled for your young family.
EMPOWER WITH SAFETY
30 practical ideas to help your child's brain and body feel safe, seen, and ready to thrive.
FOR GRIEVING DADS
7 powerful insights to understand and navigate the unique grief journey of a father.
FOR GRIEVING MOMS
10 tender tips to guide and encourage moms through the ups and downs of loss.
CONNECTION WHILE AWAY
A creative Canva template to help kids feel secure when a parent is traveling.
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PEACE AT MASS
Our #1 tool for remaining in God's peace, even during a sanctuary meltdown.
4 WORDS TO STOP MISBEHAVIOR
A simple, grace-filled script to turn conflict into connection and set firm, loving boundaries.
4 WORDS TO STOP MISBEHAVIOR
A simple, grace-filled script to turn conflict into connection and set firm, loving boundaries.
What If You Knew Exactly What to Say?
This simple, grace-filled script will show you how to:
Stay calm and connected when your first instinct is to get angry or frustrated.
Understand the real need your child is communicating through their defiance.
Set firm, loving boundaries without resorting to threats or punishments.
Turn a moment of conflict into an opportunity to build trust and strengthen your relationship.
Is Taking Your Kids to Mass... Stressful??
Get Our Biggest Tool for
Remaining In God's Peace!
All eyes on you while your child is kicking & screaming... in the Sanctuary... during the Consecration! We've been there too. This guide is a product of much grace and prayer. God is our rock in our parenting and all of life. Learn from the messages God has taught us, and be coached into receiving His personal messages for your heart too. This is a true game changer - for Mass, for parenting, and for life!
Discover 30 Transformative Ways to Awaken Your Child’s Best Self through Felt Safety.
Unlock Your Child's Potential!
This guide gives you 30 practical ideas for bringing out your child's best self by helping their brain and body feel safe! Which ideas will work best for you and your child?
Struggling With Consequences?
Find Out Why They Might Not Be Working As Hoped, And What to Do About It!
From our personal mentors, the founders of Connected Families, comes this: "when painful (and randomly administered) consequences are the first go-to for misbehavior, kids don’t gain internal wisdom. Instead, they simply learn to hide their misbehavior better."
Download this free eBook to learn an approach to Consequences that Actually Works!
Struggling With Toxic Parenting Beliefs?
Fill Your Home With God's
Grace-Filled Parenting Truths!
Toxic Parenting beliefs cripple our parenting and make us all so miserable - but we don't need to believe these lies. God's Truth breaks in and frees us to see His perspective which is eternal, merciful, and filled with hope. This download contains more than a dozen powerful Truths, beautifully designed and ready to post around your home. We are expanding this collection, so let us know if there is a special Grace-Filled Truth that you would like us to include!
Gain Insight into Fatherly Grief!
Our 7 Tips to Better Understand and Navigate the Dad's Journey of Grief
Inside we give you the top 7 things we learned about the uniqueness of a father's grief and how to travel through the ups and downs, in the hopes of providing encouragement and guidance to grieving dads and those who support them. Which one of these insights will change your grief journey?
Gain Insight into Motherly Grief!
Our 10 Tips to Better Understand and Navigate the Mom's Journey of Grief.
Inside we give you the top 10 things we learned about the uniqueness of a mother's grief and how to travel through the ups and downs, in the hopes of providing encouragement and guidance to grieving moms and those who support them. Which one of these insights will change your grief journey?
Going On A Trip Soon?
How To Help Your Kids While You're Away
Leaving home for a few days - whether it's Mama, Papa, or both - can feel hard on little hearts.
I wanted our kids to feel connected, not left behind... so I created a countdown (or rather count-up) calendar.
Instead of counting down to the end of the trip, they're counting up to the joy of reunion.
Each day brings us closer to the hugs, the snuggles, and the welcome-home dance parties.
Try this next time you travel - it's a simple way to say, "You are safe, and I'm coming back."
Want to use this with your own kids? Click below to receive access to this Canva template to make it your own!
Holy Week With Little Ones:
How To Make It Meaningful - Not Stressful!
Holy Week is one of the most sacred times of the year—but as parents of little ones, it can also feel overwhelming or even impossible to fully enter into. If you’ve ever wondered “How can I make Holy Week meaningful without all the stress?”—you’re not alone.
In this guide, we’re sharing simple, grace-filled ideas to help your children (and your own heart!) walk through Holy Week in age-appropriate, memorable ways. From Palm Sunday parades to foot-washing at home, and even a Resurrection Garden, these ideas are designed for Catholic families in the thick of toddlerhood and early childhood.
You don’t have to do it all. You don’t have to do it perfectly.
You just have to show up with love—and let Jesus do the rest.
MEET THE FOUNDERS & COACHES
Hi friend!
We are Jarrett and Luisa Wendt,
Connected Families Certified Parent Coaches with backgrounds in Catholic Theology, Education, Adoption, and Trauma.
We're parents of seven, built through loss, adoption, and birth. We've sat in the pew during a sanctuary meltdown. We've defaulted to control when we wanted connection. We've lived the gap between the parents we wanted to be and the parents we were in the moment.
That gap is where our work began.
God's grace met us there, not with guilt, but with a framework. The same grace-filled tools we use in our own home are the ones we now coach other Catholic parents to use in theirs. Strategies that de-escalate defiance. Messages that build internal wisdom instead of enforcing compliance. Truth that replace the lies parents believe about themselves with God's mercy.
We're on a mission to help Catholic parents discipline from connection - not control - and bring Christ's peace into their homes.
Let us share what God has given us with you.
