All Episodes

#343: The Phone in Your Hand Is Shaping Your Home

#342: Transitions Build Culture

#341: Are You Parenting Like a Referee or a Coach?

#340: Sibling Fighting is Not Failure

#339: 18 Years Gone in a Flash—Real Talk from Dad Life

#338: Dads, Your Teen Needs This More Than Advice (Feat. James McLamb)

#337: To The Mom Who Wonders, "Am I Doing It Right?" (Feat. Mollie Torres)

Episode #336: To the Mom Who Homeschools: Choosing the Hard, Holy Yes (Feat. Madeline Jones)

#335: Dear Angry Mom (Feat. Macy Robinson)

#334: To the Mom Who Feels Like She’s Drowning (And Every Mom in Between) Feat. McKenzie Reaume

#333: How To Teach Your Kids to Spend Time with Jesus (Feat. Lauren Lain)

#332: Parenting from Overflow: Finding Time with God in Real Life

#331: Marriage Finances 101: How to Communicate, Budget, and Build Unity Around Money

#330: Money Matters: Building Families on Wisdom (Feat. Crystal Paine)

#329: Fight Through the Gospel - The Missing Piece in Most Marriage Advice (Feat. McKenzie Reaume)

#328: Stop Feeling Like Roommates: Practical Marriage Habits for Parents With Marriage 365

#327: Purpose Is Not Passive: How to Set Direction for Your Family (Part 2)

#326: Purpose Is Not Passive: How to Set Direction for Your Family

#325: Wrapping Up 2025 With Crazy Cool Family

#324: Turning 90 Days of Holidays into Lasting Family Memories

#323: Re-Run ALERT! Two Ingredients for the BEST Thanksgiving Week (Part 2)

#322: Re-Run ALERT! Two Ingredients for the BEST Thanksgiving Week (Part 1)

#321: Is Family Worth It? (Don’s Perspective on 30+ years of parenting AND becoming an empty nester!)

#320: Is Family Worth It? (Suz’s Perspective on 30+ years of parenting AND becoming an empty nester!)

#319: Saying Yes or No to Halloween

#318: Regulating Big Emotions (feat. McKenzie Reaume)

#317: Surviving the Meltdown Moment

#316: Grace and Discipline: Can You Really Do Both?

#315: Crazy Cool Parent This: Cultivating Integrity in our Children's Hearts

#314: More Than Clean - Building a Safe Haven for Your Family (Feat. Becky Rapinchuk from Clean Mama!)

#313: Reclaiming Motherhood

#312: The Power of Mission Trips (Feat. Chris Searcy)

#311: Checking in on Your Teammate

#310: God’s Blueprint for Marriage Unity

#309: 🍂 Podcast Re-Run: Make This Fall Your Best Yet! 🍂

#308: Podcast Replay: Make August Count for Your Family

#307: Summer Series: Part 5 - The Most Important Lesson This Summer

#306: Summer Series: Part 4 - Who's Really in Control This Summer?

#305: Summer Series: Part 3 - Who's in Charge?

#304: Summer Series: Part 2 - Teaching Your Kids to Fight (Wait... What?)

#303: Summer Series: Part 1 - Washing the School Year Off Our Kids

#302: A Summer to Remember (Feat. Sarah Paul)

#301: Crazy Cool Parent This: Raising a Servant Hearted Child

#300: See Where We've Been and Where We Are Going

#299: Using Guilt as a Signal

#298: What is the Playbook?

#297: Crazy Cool Parent This: Let's Get Real!

#296: Crazy Cool Parent This: Steps to Improve Connection

#295: We've Never Talked about Easter....

#294 In Charge Vs. In Control (Feat. Mollie Torres)

#293: Do you know how to disciple AND be a disciple (Feat. Marcus Warner)

#292: Crazy Cool Parent This: Q&A with Don and Suz

#291: Crazy Cool Parent This: Emotional Intelligence

#290: Crazy Cool Parent This: Connect During Spring Break!

#289: Interrupt Your Marriage (Feat. Julie Plagens)

#288: Crazy Cool Parent This - Building Confident Kids

#287: Mothers, Daughters, and Sisters TELL ALL!

#286: Love is in the Air, or is it?

#285: Are Men in America "Slow Quitting"? (Feat. Chris Harper)

#284: Do you want to have a great relationship with your son or daughter?

#283: Season 7 Starts TODAY!

#282: Season Finale!

#281: Tips for the Holiday Craziness!

#280: God is Moving in Marriages! (Feat. Carl Caton)

#279: Sibling Dynamics during Holidays

#278: Making Family Traditions

#277: Attitude of Gratitude

#276: Empowering Your Child to be Their Best (Feat. Lee Ann Mancini)

#275: Motherhood vs. Victimhood (Feat McKenzie Reaume and Macy Robinson)

#274: The Value of Mentors

#273: Insight into Rebelling Kids

#272: Halloween - to Celebrate or Not?

#271 : Talking Every Man's Purpose and Where it is Found (Feat. Mark Lubbock)

#270: God vs. Technology

#269: Celebrating Don’s 60th with 60 Second Relational-Parenting Tips!

#268: A Day in the Life of a Mom (Feat. Macy Robinson)

#267: Tackling Your Family's Core Issues (Feat. Abby Shields and Alicia Stickles)

#266: 3 Ways to WIN at Family this Fall

#265: 6 Ways to Spark Faith in Your Family this Summer - Living Out His Mission

#264: 6 Ways to Spark Faith in Your Family this Summer - Building Our Faith

#263: 6 Ways to Spark Faith in your Family this Summer - Hearing His Voice

#262: 6 Ways to Spark Faith in your Family this Summer - Walking With Him

#261: 6 Ways to Spark Faith in your Family this Summer - Engaging His Word

#260: 6 Ways to Spark Faith in your Family this Summer - Encountering HIS Presence

#259: Capturing Your Child’s Heart this Summer

#258: Cultivating Harmony Between Parents & Grandparents

#257: Calling All Grandparents! (Feat. Larry Fowler)

#256: Need a Better Chore System? (Feat. Macy Robinson)

#255: Parenting & Play Therapy (Feat. McKenzie Reaume)

#254: The Universal Impact of Special Needs on a Family (Feat Steve and Katie Keene)

#253: Relating to Littles, Middles, and Bigs - Do You Want Respect?

#252: What is Biblical Accountability (feat. Rod Handley)

#251: How to be a Team When Parenting Your Kids

#250: Celebration is Simple, Biblical, and Powerful

#249: Choosing NOT to Live in the Middle (Feat. Shiraz Siddique)

#248: How to lead your family and WIN! (Feat. Cory Carlson)

#247: Relating to Littles, Middles, and Bigs - Learning to Wait Well

#246: Afraid Your Child Doesn't Want to Know God?

#245: Talking Motherhood (feat. McKenzie Reaume and Macy Robinson)

#244: Marriage Coaching and Intensives (Feat. Bruce McCracken)

#243: Getting Your Kids to Invest in Each Other (Feat. Madeline Jones)

#242: BONUS Episode - Healing Marriages in EVERY Season (Feat. Nick and Haley Teixeria)

#241: Loving on Your Marriage

#240: Raising Little Boys (feat. Mollie Torres & Madeline Jones)

#239: It's NOT too Late for Your Marriage (Feat. Dr. Wyatt Fisher)

#238: Relating to Littles, Middles, and Bigs - Lying & Building Trust

#237: What it Takes to Do January Right!

#236: Is Your Wife Attracted to You? (Feat. Mike Frazier)

#235: NEW SEASON + New Ways to Engage

#234: Season 5 Finale!

#233: Getting Off the Sideline (Feat. Laura Malone)

#232 : Building Blended Families (Feat. Craig Morgan)

#231: Making THIS Holiday the BEST One Yet

#230: Relationally Connect with Your Kids (Feat. Joe Martin)

#229: What Are You Driven By? (Feat. Shae Bynes)

#228: Is God Calling You? (Feat. Sam Semans)

#227: Is Your Marriage Surviving or Thriving? (Feat. Jon and Carrie Vajko)

#226: Find Delight in Your Marriage (Feat. Belah Rose)

#225: Healthcare Done Right (Feat. Jeff Street)

#224 : The Holy Work of Motherhood (Feat. Kirsten Vossler)

#223: Parenting is about the Heart (Feat. Morgan Snyder)

#222: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 9: Self-Control + Wrap Up (Feat. Michael Manning)

#221: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 8: Gentleness (Feat. McKenzie Reaume)

#220: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 8: Faithfulness

#219: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 7: Goodness (feat. McCade Manning)

#218: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 6: Kindness (feat. Maddox Manning)

#217: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 5: Patience

#216: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 4: Peace (Feat. Mollie Torres)

#215: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 3: Joy (Feat. Madeline Jones)

#214: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 2: Love (Feat. Macy Robinson)

#213: Holy Spirit, Bring on the Fruit! Week 1: Introduction

#212: Family Culture Made Simple: Let's Wrap It Up!

#211: Family Culture Made Simple: Building Unity with the Family Name (Feat. Mollie Torres)

#210: Family Culture Made Simple: Values Build Unity

#209: Family Culture Made Simple: Unity is Unique!

#208: Family Culture Made Simple - Let's Get Good at Discipline!

#207: Family Culture Made Simple: Consider & Why

#206: Family Culture Made Simple: Act & See

#205: Family Culture Made Simple: Think & Ask

#204 Family Culture Made Simple: Where to Start with Discipline?

#203: Family Culture Made Simple - Fill Your Home with Faith, not Fear

#202: Family Culture Made Simple: Safety in Questions (Feat. Lisa Johnson)

#201: Family Culture Made Simple: Building Culture on Family Trips

#200: Family Culture Made Simple - What is a Safe Haven?

#199: Family Culture Made Simple - Identity is Foundational (Feat. John Stickl)

#198: Family Culture Made Simple - Avoiding Anger

#197: Are Summer Camps for MY Family?

#196: Family Culture Made Simple - Correct Carefully

#195: Family Culture Made Simple - Encourage Extravagantly

#194: Family Culture Made Simple - Introduction

193: What Did God Say and Do in 2022?

#192: Building a Crazy Cool Family (Feat. Chris Grainger)

#191: Coaching Your Inner Self (Feat. Jill Hawkins)

#190 AVOID the HoliDAZE - Part 2 (Feat. ALL the "Manning" Girls)

#189: AVOID the HoliDAZE - Part 1 (Feat. ALL the "Manning" Girls)

#188: Wrapping Up the Pursue God Series

#187: Talk to Yourself the Way God Talks to You (Feat. John Stange)

#186: Need a Fatherhood Refresh? (Feat. Larry Hagner)

#185: Q&A About Parenting + Hearing God

#184: Pursue God + Pursue Unity in Marriage (feat. Kim Kimberling)

#183: Teach Your Child to Hear God!

#182: A Father’s Pursuit of God (Feat. Dan Luigs)

#181: Pursuing God is a Delight

#180: Fatherhood, Football, and a Family Crisis (Feat. Chad Hennings)

#179: Pursuing God is Essential to Parenting

#178: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. McCade Manning)

#177: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. Maddox Manning)

#176: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. Michael Manning)

#175: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. McKenzie Reaume)

#174: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. Macy Robinson)

#173: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. Madeline Jones)

#172: Who Knows Your Kid Best? (Feat. Mollie Torres)

#171: Fight the Fight and Jump into Summer

#170: Stop Sibling Fights with Investment

#169: We Fight for Family to Believe

#168: What if I'm Losing the Fight? (Feat. Madeline Jones)

#167: Fighting for Marriage (Feat. Anne Evans)

#166: Fight for Generosity (Feat. Christy Gandy)

165: Parents Who Fight for Truth (Feat. Julie Parido)

164: Being a Funny Family (Feat. Tim Hawkins)

#163: Step into the Spiritual Fight (Feat. Colleen Stickl)

#162: Fight for Energy!

#161: Commit to Fight for Family

#160: Fight for Forgiveness (Feat. Julie Plagens)

#159. Dads, Join the Fight! (Feat. Jeff Zaugg)

#158 Leadership is Worth the Fight (Feat. Julie Pierce)

#157 "T" is for Teach

#156: "H" is for Hugs

"G" is for Give

"I" is for Inspire

"F" is for Faith

Fight For Family

What's Your Word for 2022?

What to Do With the New

What Your Kids Need for the New Year

What Your Kids Need MOST for Christmas

Is Your Family Full of Fun?

#146: Creating Space with God

#145: A Parent's Pursuit of God

Two Ingredients for the BEST Thanksgiving Week

Two Ingredients for the BEST Thanksgiving Week

Embracing the Differences in Marriage

Technology Wrap Up + 5 Essential Insights

Connection, Technology, and Relationships

Technology & Family Culture

Teens & Technology (Feat. Maddox Manning)

Kids & Technology

Part 2: Basecamp is... FREE!

Part 1: Basecamp is... FREE!

Let's Switch on Our Joy!

Part 2: Let's Switch on Our Joy

It's Family Dashboard Time!

Jumping into Fall!

School Transitions: College Edition (Feat. Michael Manning)

REPLAY! Creating Independent Kids

Let's Have the Best August Ever!

The Power of Play

A Journey to Joy (Feat. Sara Chapple)

My Heart's Garden with Charity Rios

Entitlement vs. Encouragement

How to Talk to Your Teen

Let's Talk About Dads

How to Be a Great Dad

We Give You Permission

Making the Most of Summer

The Joy of Being Mom

Part 2: How to be an Awesome Parent

Part 1: How to be an Awesome Parent

A Tribute to Moms!

Tone of Voice

Creating Family Values & Lasting Change

How to Get Older Kids to Talk About Life

Creating Spiritual Interest

Marriage March Finale! (Feat. Dave and Ashley Willis - Naked Marriage Podcast)

Marriage March: Larry and Beth Manning

Marriage March: Larry and Madeline Jones

Marriage March: Jared and Macy Robinson

Marriage March: Don & Suzanne Manning

Mothers and Daughters as Best Friends

How Does Crazy Cool Family Help Parents?

Part 3: The Family Name

Part 2: The Family Name

Part 1: Family Name

100th Podcast! 39 Crazy Cool Concepts to Radically Change Your Family

Building Daily Habits

One Thing to Change in Your Relationships

Part 5: How Is Jesus Better Than the World?

Part 4: Why Follow Jesus?

Part 3: Where is Jesus?

Part 2: What Has Jesus Done for You?

Part 1: Who is Jesus?

Blessings to Say Over Your Family

How to Build Gratefulness in Your Kids

The Power of Encouragement - Featuring Michael Manning

The Power of a Parent's Words

Creating Willing Obedience in Your Kids

How to Earn the Respect You Truly Want From Your Kids

How We Did It

How the Family Dashboard is Used to Build a Crazy Cool Family

A Tool to Build Amazing Relationships With Everyone in Your Family

How to Get Your Kids to Obey

Overcoming Anger and Enjoying Parenting - Featuring Matt & Amanda Nelson

How to Get Your Child to Listen to You

Experiencing the Coronavirus - Featuring Macy and Jared Robinson

How to Have the Best Homeschool Experience With Your Kids

Homeschooling

Back to School for Fall 2020

How to Handle Fits

Building a Great Childhood - Featuring Macy Robinson & McKenzie Manning

Building a Great Childhood - Featuring Mollie Torres & Madeline Jones

Racial Sensitivity- Featuring George & Kylee Washington

How to Love an Imperfect Country

How to Use Essential Oils to Enhance Your Family's Health - Featuring Suzanna Nichols

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy - Featuring Jill Hawkins

How to Be an Advocate for the Health of Your Children

How to Maintain Health in Your Family

Reassessing Family Activities After Quarantine

How Others Are Improving Their Marriage in This Season

Improving Your Marriage During Quarantine

How to Lean in to God During Hard Times – With Rob and Linsey Shields

Why You Need a Guide and Community

We're Launching a Membership for FREE!

Coronavirus From a Kid's Perspective

Our Most Recommended Parenting Books

A Dad's Influence on His Family During the Coronavirus

Tips to Help You in This Season of Home Learning

How to Create Family Connections Out of Worldly Chaos

Moving Your Kids From Dependence to Self-Sufficiency

What Type of School Is Best for My Child?

Why You Should "Brainwash" Your Child

How To Stop Sibling Fighting

How To Keep Your Kid From Being A Brat

Creating Unity With The Family Name

Delighting In Your Child

How to Raise Kids Who Respect Their Parents

How To Connect With Your Teens - With Tim & Tesh Beaty

The Importance Of Reflection

One New Year's Resolution For Your Family

How To Connect With Your Spouse During The Holidays

How Much Should You Buy Your Kids At Christmas?

How To Handle The Topic Of Santa As A Christian Parent

Interview With A Crazy Cool Family - The Schreiners

The Backstory Of Our First Book

How To Have Peaceful Family Gatherings During The Holidays

How To Assess The Relationships In Your Family

Should My Family Celebrate Halloween?

How Siblings Can & Should Be Best Friends

How To Discipline Your Kids + BIG NEWS!

Why Family Is Worth It + EXCITING NEWS!

Crazy Cool Family Ministry Update

New Parent Q&A - Madeline Interviews Suzanne

Setting Grade Expectations Part 2 - With Macy Manning

Setting Grade Expectations Part 1 - With Madeline and Maddox Manning

Becoming The Trusted Voice In Your Kid's Life

Being Intentional With Your Spouse While Raising Kids

Maintaining A Healthy Work/Home Balance

Car Time With Your Kids

How to Connect Your Kids to God this School Year

Sending Your Kid To College

Adjusting To New Parenthood with Mollie & Damian Torres and Madeline & Larry Jones

How To Handle Fits

How To Navigate Technology With Your Kids

How To Make Family Vacations Memorable

What to Do When Our Kids Hurt Each Other Featuring Michael & Maddox Manning

#18 Overcoming Conflict In Sibling Relationships - Featuring Madeline & Macy Manning

What If Your Kids Pursued Each Other?

#16 How To Encourage Your Oldest Child To Take Ownership in Their Role

#15: 3 Mindset Shifts to Build an Amazing Childhood For Your Kids

What Does an Awesome Sibling Relationship Look Like? - Featuring Maddox & McCade Manning

How To See The World Like Your Kids See It - Featuring Madeline, Macy, & Mckenzie Manning

How to Save Your Kids from the World- Featuring Mollie and Michael Manning

Three C's to a Crazy Cool Marriage

How to Stop Being a Nagging Parent

Embarrassed By Your Child?

How to Stop Making the Same Parenting Mistakes Over and Over Again

Creative Ways to Make Your Home a Fun Place

How to Stop Potty Mouth Talk in Your Home at All Ages

#5: Creating Culture - Part 2

Creating Culture

Flipping Their Thinking

Be a Salesperson

Highway to Heaven