Parenting Smarts

Parenting Smarts! We need them, and sometimes we feel them. Our host, Dr. MaryRuth Hackett, is a mom of four with a doctorate in educational psychology, specializing in child development. Parenting Smarts blends together the science of child development and the realities of family life. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, download, and share with the people you know who could use some Parenting Smarts!

116: Patience 04/16/2025

116: Patience MaryRuth is joined by Jennifer Ellis to reflect on patience, what they have learned and how to practice it in family life. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/35879100

115: Wisdom 04/02/2025

115: Wisdom How can we choose our words, listen to the Lord and discern well? Fr. Will Schmid joins MaryRuth to discuss how to allow wisdom to permeate our lives and families. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/35656000

114: Courage 03/19/2025

114: Courage Gail Davis, MaryRuth's mom, joins the program to help us learn how to cultivate courage in ourselves and our families. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/35440195

113: Kindness 03/07/2025

113: Kindness Olivia Spears joins MaryRuth to explore how to cultivate kindness in our families. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/35445210

112: The Golden Rule 02/19/2025

112: The Golden Rule Tina McAllister-Smith joins MaryRuth to talk about how stories can teach virtues and the Golden Rule. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/35072415

111: Spiritual Detachment 02/05/2025

111: Spiritual Detachment Nell O'Leary and MaryRuth share a casual, vulnerable conversation exploring attachment parenting and spiritual detachment. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/34430990

110: Temperance 01/23/2025

110: Temperance MaryRuth welcomes Lindy Wynne to explore the virtue of temperance and how to cultivate it on ourselves and within our families. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/34430925

109: Fortitude 01/08/2025

109: Fortitude Megan Hjelmstad joins MaryRuth to explore the virtue of fortitude. Help your kids be able to endure difficulty and to do hard things. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/33820810

108: Merry Christmas! 12/25/2024

108: Merry Christmas! MaryRuth shares some thoughts and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas! /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/34430885

107: Hope 12/11/2024

107: Hope Joyce Coronel joins MaryRuth to talk about different seasons of life and how to foster hope in all circumstances. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/33304817

102: Creating a Virtue Culture 10/16/2024

102: Creating a Virtue Culture How do we grow in virtue as parents and foster a culture in our home focused on virtues? Emily Jaminet explores ways to transform our hearts, make priorities, examine interactions, and be disposed to the grace that helps cultivate family life striving for virtue. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/32897242

103: The Virtue of Sleep 10/02/2024

103: The Virtue of Sleep As we launch into a season exploring virtues related to family life, MaryRuth explores the importance of sleep and how it contributes to well being. Physical rest helps us pray better, relate better and parent better. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/32779507

106: Piety 10/02/2024

106: Piety Katie Burke joins MaryRuth to talk about what piety is, what it can look like in family life and how to cultivate it in your home. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/33206292

104: Humility 09/11/2024

104: Humility Jenna Guizar joins MaryRuth to discuss growing in the virtue of humility as parents and encouraging it in our children. They reflect on depending on God, knowing who He is and who we are. Join them in praying the Litany of Humility. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/33012652

105: Prudence 09/04/2024

105: Prudence MaryRuth explores the virtue of prudence. She shares definitions, how it relates to other virtues, what it can look like in family life and how to cultivate it in our homes. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/32897817

101: Fatherhood Revisited 05/15/2024

101: Fatherhood Revisited Fr. MarkMary Ames joins MaryRuth for another conversation about fatherhood. They explore the ways parents, especially fathers, can provide what kids need to flourish. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/30193368

100: Discipline Practical Tips 05/01/2024

100: Discipline Practical Tips How do you remain consistent yet adapt to individual children and circumstances when making decisions about discipline? Gina Festerer joins MaryRuth to explore this and more questions related to discipline. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/30225448

99: Discipline 04/17/2024

99: Discipline In an early episode, MaryRuth addressed discipline, but the next two episodes take a deeper dive into the topic. In this episode, MaryRuth provides framework for the purpose of discipline and concepts to consider. In the next episode a guest will join her to provide practical tips. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/30226528

98: Parental Stress 04/03/2024

98: Parental Stress Parents get stressed! How can we deal with stress in a way that is healthy? How do we keep from losing it? MaryRuth explores the science behind stress and shares practical tips to help parents manage it. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/30650793

97: Dealing with Emotions 03/20/2024

97: Dealing with Emotions Parenting can be an emotional rollercoaster. How can we teach our children to understand and deal with emotions? How can we handle our own feelings as well? Cindy Bird joins MaryRuth help us with our emotional health. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/30427588

96: The Grandparent Effect 03/06/2024

96: The Grandparent Effect How do children benefit from grandparents? How about grandparents from grandchildren? Anita Hackett and Carol Damaso join MaryRuth to explore the grandparent effect and how to cultivate healthy multigenenerational dynamics. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/29703608

95: Grit 02/21/2024

95: Grit How do you help your kids learn to follow through to get things done? MaryRuth explores the definition of grit and how to encourage its development in our children. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/29026168

94: Silence 02/07/2024

94: Silence We live in a noisy, distracting culture. How do we cultivate silence for our ourselves and our families? Nell O'Leary joins MaryRuth to help us find ways to invite exterior and interior silence into our lives. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/28615648

93: Q & A 01/31/2024

93: Q & A Get practical answers to your parenting questions. MaryRuth and Christy Isinger tackle questions that were submitted by listeners. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/28536260

92: Social Media - The Research Episode 01/10/2024

92: Social Media - The Research Episode When and how to allow social media is a popular question parents ask. It's a complicated answer. MaryRuth explores the research on mental health and social media to equip you to find the right answers for your children. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/28138577

91: Decisions, Decisions 12/27/2023

91: Decisions, Decisions Every day we're faced with big and small decisions. Some decisions require discernment, a longer period of prayerful time before making a decision. Claire Dwyer joins MaryRuth to explore some strategies for making sound decisions and cultivating those skills in our families. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/28508018

90: Adolescent Identity 12/13/2023

90: Adolescent Identity Parenting teens can be challenging. Deb Herback joins MaryRuth to discuss how to create a culture that helps young people grow, understand boundaries, know their worth and cultivate faith. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/28335635

89: You Are Enough - Part 2 12/07/2023

89: You Are Enough - Part 2 MaryRuth explores the development of self-perception and self-worth along with tips to help cultivate it in ourselves and in our children. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/27851301

88: You Are Enough - Part 1 11/15/2023

88: You Are Enough - Part 1 Eric Brooker joins MaryRuth to share about his journey toward discovering his worth. His book is You Are Enough: Overcoming Lifelong Doubts of Worthiness. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/27851340

87: Making Friends with Saints 11/01/2023

87: Making Friends with Saints The saints are our friends in Heaven. They want to intercede for us, to be part of our faith family! Katie Burke joins MaryRuth to explore ways to cultivate friendships with saints in our families. /episode/index/show/parentingsmarts/id/28444961

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