Episode 20: Create Family Values to Keep the Peace at Home
Release Date: 12/01/2025
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Episode 41 Game Film Parenting: Fix Meltdowns at the Root
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Episode 40: Turn Parenting Mistakes Into Calmer Wins
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Episode 39: What to do After a Child Meltdown
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Episode 38: Why Moms Yell- The Nervous System Explained
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Episode 37: Helping Kids Through Grief and Big Feelings
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Episode 36: Why Moms Feel Alone in Parenting (And What Helps)
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Episode 35: What Does a School Counselor Do for Students?
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Episode 34: When You Hear Your Parent’s Voice Come Out of Your Mouth
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Episode 33: Meredith Miller on Raising Kids Who Love Scripture (Without Forcing It)
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Ever look up and think, “How did we get here?”
That, my friend, is called missional drift—and every family experiences it when life gets busy, schedules get wild, and you’re parenting on autopilot.
In today’s episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of how Justin and I create our Family Values Method—the exact process we use every year during our end-of-year reflection getaway (yes, two nerds and a hotel room… but make it meaningful).
I’ll walk you through:
✔️ Why every family needs clearly defined values
✔️ How values keep your home grounded during chaos
✔️ Our 7 Glenn Family Values (and the daily moments that shaped them)
✔️ How these values guide discipline, decisions, and sibling dynamics
✔️ How to create your own list in a way that’s simple, fun, and actually works
And if you’ve been feeling a little out of sync with your co-parent lately, this episode is your warm nudge toward clarity, connection, and (finally) getting on the same page.
⏱️ Timestamps & Episode Highlights
0:00 – Why We Started an End-of-Year Planning Tradition
Renting a hotel room, ditching the distractions, and creating a marriage/family game plan.
1:54 – The Method Behind Our Same Page Parenting Workshop
How our yearly reflection routine turned into a workshop we now teach to other parents.
3:12 – Why Families Need Values Just Like Businesses Do
Understanding family culture; avoiding missional drift; how daily decisions shape long-term direction.
5:40 – What “Missional Drift” Really Means
The small, everyday misalignments that pull families off track—and how values bring you back.
7:05 – How We Ask the Big “Culture Questions”
What do we want our home to feel like?
What do we want our kids’ friends to say about being in our home?
9:00 – Our 7 Glenn Family Values (Deep Dive + Real-Life Examples)
- Clear Is Kind (thanks, Brené Brown)
- Eat the Frog (hello, Mark Twain + math homework)
- Life or Death (the power of our words)
- Open Hands (flexibility + generosity)
- Lead With Gratitude (especially at dinnertime)
- Same Team (the phrase we use constantly)
- Make Your Circle Bigger (kindness, inclusion, and raising good humans)
20:17 – How These Values Shape Daily Decisions
From chores to friendships to tone of voice—values become the go-to coaching tool.
23:05 – Why These Values Haven’t Changed (Even Though They Could)
Reevaluating yearly; keeping them meaningful rather than decorative.
26:10 – What It Looks Like to Create Your Own Family Values
Getting granular, choosing values that matter, and including every family member.
28:55 – Want Help Creating Your Family Values? Join the Same Page Parenting Workshop
A quick overview of what you’ll walk away with in just two hours.
🌱 Key Takeaways
- Every family has a culture—values just make it intentional.
Without clear values, families drift toward habits, stress responses, and default patterns. - Values keep the “train on the tracks.”
They guide daily decisions, relationship repairs, discipline strategies, and the tone of your home. - Kids rise to the values they help create.
When children participate in choosing the values, they take ownership of them. - Your values don’t have to be fancy—they just have to be real.
“Eat the Frog” and “Same Team” are two of ours, and they work beautifully. - Reviewing values yearly helps prevent misalignment.
Life changes, kids grow, and your values can grow with your family.
💛 Ready to Get on the Same Page With Your Co-Parent?
If you’re tired of feeling out of sync—different expectations, different discipline styles, different priorities—this is your moment.
Join us for the Same Page Parenting Workshop, our last workshop of the year.
What you’ll get in two hours:
- A clear list of family values unique to your home
- A simple yearly planning method (the one Justin and I swear by)
- Alignment in discipline, expectations, communication, and routines
- Practical tools you can use immediately
- A sense of calm, clarity, and “we’re actually doing this together”
👉 Snag your seat here (insert link)
Two hours. Two seats (you + your co-parent). $60 total.
Clarity + connection = totally worth it.