#174 - Making Family Meals Worthwhile (replay)
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During this time of quarantine, we’re all having LOTS of family meals. As great as sitting around the dinner table sounds, sometimes it’s challenging to make it meaningful. We get it! We’re living the same life.
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#173 - 8 1/2 Parenting Strategies During A Pandemic
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As we all adjust to the impact of a world with homeschooling, social distancing, and quarantines, the struggle for a new normal is real. On today’s podcast we discuss 8-9 strategies that help make the transition smoother.
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#172 - Discussing Current Events With Kids (Replay)
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The world is a crazy place! Like every generation before, today’s parents have to process difficult news with their kids. But where do we start? What do we say? How can we explain events we don’t fully understand? In today’s podcast, Billy and Joy talk about principles parents should consider as they process current events with their kids. How do we lead our family well - and wisely - when we are emotionally charged ourselves? Talk about this: Are there any "general rules" we violate? How well do we process current events as a family? How can we improve? WHAT seems like it needs...
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#171 – Preparing For Your Kid’s Challenges
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Whether we like it or not, every kid faces challenges. Sometimes these difficulties are intense, painful, or life-altering. Does that make the challenges necessary or even bad? What do we do when adversity takes over? How should we respond? Join us for today’s conversation.
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#170 – Four Stages To Keep Your Marriage On Track
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Like a vine growing without the steady hand of a gardener, every marriage has the potential of getting out of control. On today’s podcast we’ll discuss four stages that help both the newly and “oldy” weds make sure they are growing closer.
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#169 - Creating A Grateful Family
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Have you ever felt like your kids aren’t grateful for what they have or what they experience? Do you ever feel like they live with a distasteful attitude of demandingness? Perhaps you see this tendency in yourself?
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#168 – On Being Misunderstood
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As long as there have been families, children have misunderstood their parents and parents have misunderstood their kids. No one enjoys this reality, but it is a fact of life. How do you process the frustration that comes along with this truth? How do you build connections? That’s this week’s discussion.
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#167 – Five Ways To Prepare For Hardships
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Life is difficult. This is a universal truth. However, some people seem particularly well-equipped when facing struggles. How does that happen? Are there secrets to enduring (or even thriving?) during challenges? On today’s podcast we’ll discuss a handful of approaches for doing some prework. Related Links: – The First, Best Response To Any Conflict – Creating Intentional Habits – Don’t Do Life Alone Process This: In which of these areas do you feel most deficient? Also remember… Sharing is caring!! If you’ve enjoyed this episode please share! You can leave a review on...
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#166 – Question Grab Bag : Newlywed Edition
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Time to clear out the question bag except THIS time we have a theme! Join us as we process some wildly specific newlywed queries with universal answers.
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#165 – 9 Ways To Encourage Other Parents
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Have you noticed (or felt) a low-level of parent fatigue? Are you familiar with the dazed expression of someone who is feeling overwhelmed? Well, now is as good a time as any to remember things we can do to encourage our community. Today’s podcast offers nine practical ways to lighten up the load of others and find a little encouragement yourself.
info_outlineChances are your kids know your flaws better than you do. Of course, they can’t (or won’t) put the most helpful words around those flaws, so we thought we’d give you a way into some insights. In fact, this episode gives you a dozen questions to think about, wrestle with, and squirm through as you own your flaws! Take a listen if you dare!!
Talk about this:
I AM MORE LIKELY TO...
- OVER schedule my family or AVOID planning and making family commitments
- DISENGAGE or BE A "QUESTION gun" to my kids at the end of the day
- PUSH kids out of their comfort zones or PROTECT my kids when they are uncomfortable.
- BE WALKED ON or BULL DOZE OVER my kids when they have different opinions or push back?
- MANIPULATE or BE MANIPULATED BY my family?
- STUFF my anger or EXPLODE when mad?
- BE TOO CONTROLLING or TOO DISENGAGED in addressing my kid's negative behavior?
- HELICOPTER or be UNINTERESTED / DISTANCED in my kid's school?
- TALK too much or SAY too little?
I AM MORE WORRIED ABOUT ...
- My kids being afraid of me OR not respecting me?
- Not knowing what my kids are doing OR being overly-involved in their lives?
- Being inflexible OR being unreliable?
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