Kids & Family
**Crazy Cool Family**

Want home to be your favorite place in the world? Want to see siblings get along like best friends? Want to send your kid off to college with hope instead of fear? At Crazy Cool Family, we can help you answer all of those questions with a resounding “YES!”

We have one simple mission: To show parents how to create amazing families by building their lives around Jesus and helping their kids to do the same. In Matthew 22, Jesus tells us that what is most important in life is our relationship with God and our relationships with one another. We believe that families are our most important relationships and their strength will determine the strength of your family. You will Rethink the Way You Do Family when you see God’s incredible relational design for your families.

God wants a Crazy Cool Family for you and we want to help you get there!

Latest Episodes:

How To Assess The Relationships In Your Family Nov 06, 2019

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When you think of creating your best family, what are the first things that come to mind?

So go the relationships in your family, so goes your family. And that is why we created the Family Dashboard—a simple tool showing all the relationships in your family on one diagram.

In this episode we explain how you can use this dashboard to assess your family.

Build your own Family Dashboard here!

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Should My Family Celebrate Halloween? Oct 30, 2019

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To celebrate Halloween or not, that is the question. We stopped focusing on the negative, fearful side of a holiday and turned our focus on all that God said was good.

In this episode, we share our take on halloween and our experience with our 7 kids.

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How Siblings Can & Should Be Best Friends Oct 23, 2019

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In this episode, Don and Suzanne go over examples that will help you understand how siblings can and should be best friends.

Tune into the episode to learn new ways for your kids to get along AND click the link below to join Basecamp!

When this podcast was recorded, Basecamp was not created quite yet, but now we have a 100% FREE resource for you to utilize! Check it out below and start the Relational Discipline Course in Basecamp!

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How To Discipline Your Kids + BIG NEWS! Oct 16, 2019

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We’ve officially launched! Have you seen our new website?! We’re so excited to share a few of the many changes that are happening!

Here are a few things we’ve introduced!

The updated branding and new resources on crazycoolfamily.com
Our updated Crazy Cool Family book
The Family Dashboard
And two new digital courses!
- Relational Discipline
- Siblings as Best Friends

This week, we’re highlighting our Relational Discipline course and we can't wait for you to learn more!

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Why Family Is Worth It + EXCITING NEWS! Oct 09, 2019

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This week on the podcast, we are sharing some exciting news about what will be available next week!

Tune in to learn more details and to get an exclusive discount for next week!

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Crazy Cool Family Ministry Update Oct 02, 2019

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We have some exciting things to share with you guys!

Tune into this episode to learn more about what's to come for our ministry!

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New Parent Q&A - Madeline Interviews Suzanne Sep 25, 2019

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Calling ALL New Parents! We've got a podcast just for you!

This week, Madeline takes over the podcast and interviews Suzanne about advice she would give to new parents. Listen to Suzanne’s unique perspective regarding what she’s learned in her 30+ years of parenting.

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Setting Grade Expectations Part 2 - With Macy Manning Sep 18, 2019

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In this week’s podcast, we continue our discussion of Setting Grade Expectations. This time Macy chimes in with some amazing insight.

As a perfectionist in regard to her schoolwork, she shares what she learned about not allowing grades to define her identity.

Listen as we discuss topics to further help you grow the relationships in your family.

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Setting Grade Expectations Part 1 - With Madeline and Maddox Manning Sep 11, 2019

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Grades can be a huge source of conflict between parents and their kids, but it doesn’t have to be!

Training your children to love learning and take ownership of their grades is another opportunity to strengthen the relationships in your family.

This week, Madeline and Maddox join Don and Suzanne to give their perspective on this important topic.

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Becoming The Trusted Voice In Your Kid's Life Sep 04, 2019

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How do you become a trusted voice in your child’s life when there are so many voices battling for his attention?

This week we discuss that topic on the podcast! Listen and hear from our years of experience as we've raised 7 kids to hear God's voice and trust ours.

Kids need parents who trust them and are trustworthy. God gave you a voice into your kid's lives and how we use it is immensely important.