Stay ConnectedWe believe in purposeful parenting. While we may stumble into truths as parents (and God fills the gaps), it’s important that we think of the adults we want our kids to become and work backwards.
In this podcast, we talk with Christian leaders about the principles of parenting they used and the mistakes they made.
How to raise your kids on your knees.
11:00 What happens when Jesus is not first in your home and how the world fills the gap
15:00, Remembering that God loves my kids more than I do.
19:00, The importance of working on your own heart, "You won't treat your kids any better than you treat yourself"
If nothing else, start at 20:00 and listen to the difference between boys and girls; how girls want their parents to delight in them and boys want to know "do I have what it takes?"
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How to not run after small approvals (6:00), What we can learn from professional poker players (9:00), How the Parthenon exploded (23:00), The Pergola of Reconciliation (25:00), Faith not fear, Engaged not disengaged (32:00).
Please read "Raising Awesome Kids" and for men, "Mighty Man of God". We talk in this episode about having a relationship with God vs a life of rules, what it means to submit, why kids need to OBEY and respect, how to have real heart to heart talks with your kids and how to work on your kids heart as opposed to their actions alone.
We talk about how it's never too late to restore your home and marriage. The importance of consistency with discipline. And wait until you hear John's proudest moment of his kids at 28 minutes.
Due to popular demand, how our kids feel when we choose our phones over them, the great lies technology tells our kids. We also talk about the different kinds of "smarts" and how to not crush our kids giftings.
How to have a home of excellence and not of perfection, how to avoid the sin of comparison, get over mom/dad-guilt, and get over feeling judged.
How to be more self-aware, holding yourself to a higher expectation than your kids, looking for teachable moments, importance of boundaries and how kids feel when your marriage has too much distance.
The importance of boundaries, how to get kids to really love discipline, how to fight in front of your kids, how to build a strong prayer life with your kids.
Jennifer has her 3 college aged kids come back home once a week for a family devotional. I definitely want to know what she did to make that happen!
How to teach your kids to be in awe of God, The importance of date nights, How to give your kids the best gift: a good marriage, What a family devotional looks like, How God fills the gaps.
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Heather, author of Knights in Training, tells us the FULL story of chivalry and how we can use this in a modern world to raise boys.
How your kids can live a purposeful life
How to teach your kids to protect the vulnerable
How to teach your boys to LOOK for ways to serve
How mom's can teach boys to respect women's honor
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