In the United States, this is a week when we pause to be thankful and consider thankfulness. But, appreciation goes much deeper than thankfulness. In this episode, I want to discuss teaching appreciation to your kids. Everyone wants to feel loved and valued, but appreciation goes deeper into the...
In the episode last week, I talked about resting vs quitting. So many of you contacted me asking about kids who have a tendency to give up on something too soon. How do you go about teaching kids not to quit? It's really important to know each of your children as individuals. There tend to be a...
There's a difference between resting and quitting. Many times I feel like I want to quit. Today, I want to remind you that it's okay to rest, but it's not okay to quit. In this episode, I'm being vulnerable and sharing some recent life events that have made me want to quit. I know I can't quit,...
I speak frequently about how to keep kids safe online. I've found two camps of parenting styles when it comes to technology and internet usage. On one side, some parents decide to give no access at all to technology. On the other side, they allow their kids near unrestricted access. If you've been...
In episode #134, I told you that teaching kids to serve is a great way to help manage the impacts of stress. I mentioned the recent devastation in southwest Florida from Hurricane Ian and that Samaritan's Purse is an excellent ministry to give money to or to partner with for serving in person in a...
It's a scary world out there. Humanistic culture is trying to take your kids and instill in them a worldview contrary to our biblical worldview. This week, Lee Ann Mancini is with me on the podcast talking about raising Christian kids and fighting against this evil worldview. Lee Ann and I had a...
This week on the podcast I'm doing something a little different. I'm answering some reader questions! Two types of questions that I receive regularly from parents center on stress and failure. So in this episode, I'm going to address how to manage the impacts of stress and failure for your kids....
I'm excited to welcome Dr. Kathy Koch back to the podcast! Dr. Kathy has a new book about kids and resiliency. She's back to talk with me today about this book titled Resilient Kids and to define and expand upon resiliency. This is about so much more than the trauma of living through a pandemic! I...
Parenting is hard. Deciding how to implement parenting advice can be even more difficult. There are a lot of parenting books out there. I even wrote one myself! Sadly, many parenting books can come across as being the only right way to parent your child. You might start to think, "What is wrong...
There's a new term in HR departments around the country: quiet quitters. It refers to people who don't want to overexert themselves. They do just enough to get their paycheck and not get fired. Your children have the opportunity to take the marketplace by storm in this quiet quitter culture! This...
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