Parents+

Prayer is always an interesting topic. When to pray? How to pray? What does it look like for your family. Today we are talking about it.

Some people like chores and some do not.  Why are they so important for our kids? We will talk about a few and how the chores our kids do can improve their future.

Transitions happen in life and sometimes our kids growing up cause us to adjust as they happen. Let's talk about how we can transition in those moments.

Going from elementary to middle school is tough. What do we need to do to prepare for it and what do we need to be aware of?

Dr. Dawn Hon joins us for another episode.  Sometimes we fear having hard conversations.  We talk about why they are important and how can we get better at having them.

Dr. Dawn Hon joins us to talk about developing more resilient kids.

Life is busy.  Let's look at how calendars help with organizing our family life.

Are you "The Busy Parent" or do you just think you are? In this episode we will talk about being busy. 

Gentle Parenting vs Old School Parenting.  Which is better? What are the pros and cons of each.  We will talk about this and more in this episode.

We have something to celebrate!

We are continuing our series on faith and will look at what it could look like during our kids teen years.

We are continuing our series on faith and this episode we will look at developing our child's faith during the elementary school years.

What can developing your faith and your child's faith for during the infant and toddler years?  We will talk about that today.

As parents we are all trying to navigate life and meal time. What can that look like when we are intentional about being around the dinner table?

Let's talk about the day to day of discipline!

Is discipline a part of training or does it only fit in the punishment lane? This week we are talking about our training processes and how discipline fits into the bigger picture of raising kids.

In this episode we will start our series on discipline in the household.  When we think of discipline we tend to start with correcting, timeout and spanking.  In this episode we are starting with us as parents.  When we understand our parenting style and the pros and cons we can either adjust to setup our kids for success.  Why? Because it will have an impact on our kids future growth.

Social Media is a thing that is going to be around for a long time. In this episode. We talk about when should kids get on social media and how do we prepare them for it.

Everyone has a cell phone these days.  Should kids and teenagers? What should parents concerned about and how can we be prepared?

In this conversation we look at the big picture of technology in your home and how it effects your kids. 

Communication is challenging for our kids.  We will cover stages, ages and how to prepare our kids for communicating in life.  

In this episode we are talking about having clear communication when it comes to our calendars, finances and communication skills.  Don't forget about making time for your spouse.

In this episode we talk about communication in marriage.  Clear communication is vital to promote connection, building, trust, and preventing misunderstanding.  That's great but do we know who we are married to.  We also talk about how both people are built and how does that shape your communication in your relationship.

Life is tough sometimes and will continue to be.  Are you ready? Are your kids ready?  In this episode we will talk about challenges our families will face and how to navigate them.

Every year as people start getting ready for Christmas the name Santa comes up.  How do we talk to our kids about Santa? Who was he originally and how do we handle if other people have different traditions?  We will talk about some of those and the big one! What happens when your kids start asking questions if he is really real or do not believe?  This episode is for just the adults.  

We all have to have tough conversations with our kids.  What about when they are scared of the dark or worried about things going on in the word?  This week we talk about some of the steps and cautions we need to take when talking during scary times.

This week we are talking about our priorities and how they help our families become less confused as we raise our kids.

Parents+ Realistic Expectations= ConfidenceOn this episode we take a look at how realistic expectations can help us face and address things that are not working for us.  How can we build our confidence as parents?  Let's find out in this episode.