Smart Family Podcast

Do you ever feel like being at home isn’t what you thought it would be? Somehow, it just seems to fall short. You try so hard to juggle the moving pieces and keep everyone happy, but you feel like you’re surviving instead of thriving. There’s so much advice about parenting and adult relationships, it’s hard to focus on what you really need to know. Let us help you. We started The Smart Family Podcast with you in mind. We exist to offer you high quality, practical advice to help you strengthen your marriage and boost your parenting to the next level. We’ll help you understand the latest research. We’ll bring you easy-to-digest conversations with experts on family life. We’ll save you time by doing the leg work for you, so you can thrive at home.

SFP 111 What Is It With Kids and Math? How Learning Math Teaches Kids About the Value of "Getting Stuck" with Ben Orlin 08/22/2024

SFP 110 What To Do When You Feel Disappointed in your Marriage with Church Leaders Ann and Dave Wilson 07/25/2024

SFP 109 How to Stress Wisely and Build Resilient Children - with Dr Robyne Hanley-Dafoe 06/27/2024

SFP 108 How To Make Progress When Your Marriage is Challenging with Psychotherapist Sarah Covey 05/31/2024

SFP 107 Parenting a Child With a Disability; How To Be A Disability Advocate; Everything No One Tells You About Parenting Child with a Disability with Kelley Coleman 04/17/2024

SFP 106 What To Do When Your Teen Starts Using Substances; Why Regulating Your Own Emotions is Vital; How to Have Those Crucial Conversations 03/28/2024

SFP 105 Max Lucado on Loneliness, Supporting Young Families and How a Faith Perspective Brings Hope and Meaning to His Life 03/14/2024

SFP 104 How To Help Teens Build Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, and Self-Regulation with Teen Psychologist and Gen Z Brain Coach Melanie McNally 02/28/2024

SFP 103 Practical Ways to Show Empathy and Collaborate with your Child While Fulfilling Your Role as a Parent; How Intentionally Harnessing Small Moments Can Help Build Stronger Bonds 02/14/2024

SFP 102 Jada Edwards How Faith Factors into Forgiveness; The Value of Risking Authenticity; Responding to Each Other's Needs is Critical 01/25/2024

SFP 101 Help Your Kids Develop a Healthy Relationship with Money - With Author and Certified Financial Planner Ben Hockema 01/09/2024

SFP 100 "Does My Child Really Need a Baby Tooth Filled?"; Easy, Practical Ways to Relieve the Stress of Dentist's visits with Dr. Teresa Yang DDS 12/20/2023

SFP 099 The Life-Transforming Power Of Being Outside With Your Kids - With Ginny Yurich 12/06/2023

SFP 098 Give Your Kids the Gift of Self-Awareness; Learnable Soft Skills that Prepare Your Child for Success with CEO and Father of 7 William Vanderbloemen 11/24/2023

SFP 097 Children's Mental Health...at Church? Yup! - Jeff Brodie Interviews Dr Rob Meeder 11/08/2023

SFP 096 How to Harness the Power of Story to Build Intimacy; Your Partner is a Landscape to Be Explored, Not a Problem to be Solved with Marriage Expert Chris Bruno 10/25/2023

SFP 095 Understanding How Trauma Impacts Child Development; How to Talk About Trauma With Kids and Families; Helping Children Hold The Whole Story with Jessica Sinarski 10/12/2023

SFP 094 Does Your Child Have a Sensory Processing Disorder, and if so, How Can You Help Them? with Rachel Harrington Jessica Hill 09/27/2023

SFP 093 Understanding the Nurture Revolution and Your Baby with Neuroscientist and Doula - Greer Kirshenbaum, PhD 09/13/2023

SFP 092 Sissy Goff on Becoming a Worry-Free Parent; What to Do When Your Amygala's Hanging Out; How to Process Your Own Anxiety Before It Reaches Your Kids 08/22/2023

SFP 091 Alli Worthington on Being Yourself While Raising Kids; How Your Emotional Health Impacts Theirs; What Can a Mom Do Right Now to Thrive? 08/09/2023

SFP 090 What Do You Say...? Talking To Teenagers, Connecting Emotionally and Avoiding Communication Pitfalls with Ned Johnson (Self-Driven Child) 07/25/2023

SFP 089 SPECIAL REPLAY Jon Acuff Interviews Toni and Carey Nieuwhof on How A Marriage Can Move From Despair to Thriving, How To Leave Unhappiness Instead of Your Spouse, And Toni's Insights As A Family Law Mediator And A Former Divorce Attorney 07/12/2023

SFP 088 Jennifer Kolari on Connecting, Listening and Mirroring with Toddlers, Teenagers and Even Your Partner - Relationship Advice Every Parent Needs 06/28/2023

SFP 087 Strategies to Help You Thrive at Home AND at Work with Dr. Rose (Rob's Wife!); How a Mom of Four Teens Lives a Full Life Well and Loves Being Home 06/15/2023

SFP 086 REPLAY: Dr Anita Phillips - Marriage Lessons from a Trauma Expert; Distinguishing Traumatic from Stressful Events; Practical Tools for Trauma Recovery; And The Deep Pains of Racial Trauma 05/26/2023

SFP 085 Should I Put My Kids Into Sports? What Sports Are Good For Kids? What Can Our Kids (And Parents!) Learn Through Sport? 05/09/2023

SFP 084 How to Parent with Joy and Stay Sane; Stopping the Power Struggles; Raising Resilient, Problem-Solving Children With Parenting Mentor and Author Sue Groner 04/19/2023

SFP 083 How Developmental Trauma Shows Up in Your Family Relationships with Dr. Kathleen Murphy; Using Polyvagal Theory to Understand the Impacts of Childhood Trauma in Adulthood; How to Promote Healing 04/05/2023

SFP 082 Understanding Teenagers, High School and Gen-Z Mental Health with Psychologist Dr. Deborah Offner 03/22/2023